The procedures are to guide forest officers responsible for preparing and implementing forest resource plans.

The act provides for the control of artificial insemination of animals. It stipulates that a person shall not collect or sell semen from an animal except under the provisions of the act.

The development plan is conceived to coordinate and guide all activities and interventions of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works, and Housing. It aims to ensure implementation of all strategies charged at addressing the challenges faced by the Ministry.

This is the first comprehensive land policy in Ghana. It thus sets the foundation for addressing fundamental land management issues which include: general indiscipline in the land market, land encroachments, multiple land sales, use of unapproved development schemes, haphazard development, indeterminate boundaries of lands from lack of reliable maps and plans, and compulsory acquisition by Government of large tracts of land.

The Act revises the Stamp Act of 1965

The development plan translates the policy objectives of the GSGDA II (2014-2017) into actionable plans for implementation. The development plan is conceived to coordinate and guide all activities and interventions of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works, and Housing. It aims to ensure implementation of all strategies charged at addressing the challenges faced by the Ministry.

Vision 2020 represents the national coordinating policy of Ghana for a 25 year period (1996 through 2020). The overall objective of the Vision 2020 is to become a middle-income country by 2020, prioritising human development, economic growth, rural development, urban development and an enabling environment. Food and nutrition security (reduction of infant, child, maternal, and women mortality) and access to health services, safe drinking water and sanitation will be improved especially among poor and disadvantaged groups in society.

This framework acknowledges the failure to attain the targets set by the MDGs. It subsequently seeks to augment the implementation of the Maternal and Child Health programme. It has an overall objective of attaining the newly set SDGs and targets as related to the maternal mortality ratio. It summarises Ghana’s MDG acceleration framework strategy and operational plans.

The Aquaculture Development Plan complements other efforts and interventions charged towards averting reduction in stocks of captured fish. It aims to revitalise the fisheries subsector as a tool for accelerated growth. The broader goal is to develop the aquaculture value chain in the face of rising fish prices, to project the subsector as a veritable business venture.

This serves as the plan towards the implementation of the National Seed Policy, as government believes the seed subsector holds the key to enhancing agricultural productivity and by extension, food security. It earmarks the private seed sector as the lead in the commercial aspect of the plan.

The Act works towards revising and deepening the laws on land use and spatial planning. It establishes the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority with the objective of ensuring judicious use of lands, providing for a sustainable development of land, and driving the planning decentralisation system of Ghana to the district assemblies, for efficient delivery of services.

The national social protection policy of Ghana provides the framework for purposive, targeted and effective social protection plans and interventions. It represents Ghana’s commitment and action on the Sustainable Development Goals, especially goals 1, 8, and 16. In the short term, it seeks to leverage on five flagship programmes: the Livelihoods Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), the Labour Intensive Public Works (LIPW), the School Feeding Programme (SFP), the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Exemptions, and the Basic Education Capitation Grants.

The Act establishes a committee to take stock of properties confiscated by the State. The committee shall locate and take inventory of assets confiscated to the state by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, make recommendations to the President regarding disposal, and ensure that non-state organizations and individuals are not beneficiaries.

The Act makes provisions for the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases. It addresses claims on compensation with regards to containment measures taken. It gives powers to the minister in charge to declare an infected area and declare a need for evacuation. It also states among others, that a person shall not reside or do business in an infected area.

This policy represents Ghana’s push to attain its vision for ICT. This is in line with the worldwide recognition of the importance of ICT for national development. It strives to realize the vision to transform Ghana into an information-rich, knowledge-based society and economy. It targets the development, deployment and exploitation of ICT within the economy and society.

The development plan notes the contribution of the sector to the economy and livelihood of Ghanaian citizens. It acknowledges the underdevelopment of the value chain. The development plan is conceived as the implementation plan for the Republic of Ghana Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy.

The revised environmental sanitation policy sets the gaze of the government on attaining the goals enshrined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It seeks to address the challenges and deficiencies of the 1999 policy. The revised policy broadens the ‘polluter-pays’ concept through legislation, as a means to raise finance for environmental sanitation. It emphasizes waste data collection for research and development and strengthening the capacity of environmental actors, among others.

The Act establishes and incorporates the Grains Development Authority with the broad objective of multiplying and supplying improved seed varieties.

The Act provides for Government’s participation in certain companies. This is in a bid to promote self-reliance and development of the country’s economy.

The policy notes the inefficient level at which the current water production and utilization (consumptive and non-consumptive) operates. The national policy follows from the principles of GPRS, MDGs, and NEPAD in providing a framework for the sustainable development and management of water resources in Ghana. It is targeted at a wide range of stakeholders, ranging from water users to policy makers.