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The Rents (Stabilization) Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

The Act prescribes rents and other fees to land that are under the authority of the President, the Stools Land Act, a statutory body, or public corporation.

Ghana 1962 Land, Housing and Natural Resources

The States Land Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

The Act allows for provision of land to the public and the authorities in charge of land provision such as the President.

Ghana 1962 Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Health Sector Gender Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Health

Treatment of women and men should be devoid of bias, as contained in the Ghanaian constitution, and other international ratifications and guidelines. The health sector gender policy contains framework to guide all health sector policies and programmes. It aims to ensure gender concerns and issues are integrated in the sector’s developmental processes.

Ghana 2009 Health

The State Lands Regulations Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

Establishes a Site Advisory Committee to inspect and give recommendations of any land under the States Land Act. The Regulations Act also contains forms to apply for various types of land leases and licenses.

Ghana 1962 Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Land Registry Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

The Land Registry Acts establishes registry offices and appointees to work in those offices. The Act also describes how land instruments can be registered

Ghana 1962 Land, Housing and Natural Resources

The Farm Lands Protection Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

An Act that protects farmers who acquired land after Dec 31, 1940 and before the Act in 1962, and those lands that are defective.

Ghana 1962 Agriculture and Rural Development

The Concession Acts

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

An Act that does not apply the provisions of the Concessions Ordinance to the lands belonging to the stool.

Ghana 1962 Land, Housing and Natural Resources

The Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development of Ghana (2007-2015)

Ghana, N/A

This document is a development plan to catapult Ghana to a middle-income status nation by 2015. The plan asserts that, when properly implemented, it would lead to the following: improved skills and creativity of the population, an even distribution of jobs in the rural and urban areas, and a modernized agriculture sector.

Ghana 2007 Economy

The Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development Policies (2010-2016)

Ghana, N/A

These are a set of policies that target accelerated economic growth in the nation through building up human capital; removing barriers to facilitate trade in the West African region; removing investment and investor barriers such as value chain constraints; processing natural resources such as oil and gas, and modernizing agriculture.

Ghana 2010 Economy

Food and Drugs Act (1992)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

An Act to regulate the safe and healthy sale of food, drugs and other related matters.

Ghana 1992 Health

National Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition (1995-2000)

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

An action plan to improve the nutritional status of Ghanaians by tackling matters related to food security, breastfeeding, nutrient related diseases and good hygiene. There is also the idea to build on existing nutrition programmes, income generation programmes (e.g. smallholder farmers), and general health programmes.

Ghana 1995 Agriculture and Rural Development

Breastfeeding Promotion Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The Breastfeeding Promotion Regulation prohibits the sale, promotion and distribution of free samples of designated products to health care personnel and health care facilities. The document defines designated products as: “infant and follow-up formula, feeding bottle, teat, pacifiers, and any product that is marketed as suitable for feeding infants up to six months of age”. The regulation also prohibits manufacturers of designated products from sponsoring the attendance of health personnel to a conference. Manufacturers of non-designated products, however, can distribute educational materials on feeding infants and the young once the materials have been screened and approved by the Food and Drugs Board.

Ghana 2000 Health

Under Five Child Health Policy (2007-2015)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

A policy that seeks to care for the mother and child from prenatal care through pregnancy up until neonatal and early childhood care. The aim is to reduce the under-five child mortality rate to 40/1000 live births by 2015.

Ghana 2007 Health

National Nutrition Policy (2014-2017)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The National Nutrition Policy contains the commitment of the Government of Ghana and other stakeholders to promote adequate nutrition in Ghana. The policy also places priority on vulnerable populations such as HIV/AIDS patients, children and women of reproductive age.

Ghana 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development

Wetland Management (Ramsar Sites) Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Forestry

The Wetland Management Regulations designates which water bodies would be Ramsar sites. It authorizes the Minister of Forestry to declare closed fishing seasons and publish them via public media and defines prohibited activities and their associated penalties

Ghana 1999 Agriculture and Rural Development

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commision Act

Ghana, Ministry of Energy

This act details the creation of a Commission to regulate public utilities, the tenure of its members and its functions and limitations. It also details meeting scheduling, payment of allowances, and member illness. There are also rules in the document on the safety standards of delivering public utility services and the disciplinary measures for unmet standards.

Ghana 1997 Utilities

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Act

Ghana, Ministry of Energy

An act to provide for the establishment of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and for related matters. It also defines the functions of the Corporation, its board of directors and their tenure of office, functions of the Board, and how the Corporation can generate funds and operate as a company.

Ghana 1983 Environment and Climate Change