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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    September, 2016
    Ghana

    This Act provides with respect to spatial and land use planning at national, regional and district level in Ghana. It established the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority and the Land Use and Spatial Planning Development Fund.

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 1994
    Ghana

    This Act establishes the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands, in accordance with article 267 of the Constitution as a body corporate, defines the functions of and designates the head of the Office as the Administrator of Stool Lands. The Act also concerns creation of interests in stool lands and ten percent of the revenue accruing from stool lands shall be paid to the Office to cover administrative expenses and the remaining revenue shall be disbursed in specified proportions by the Administrator.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    May, 2005
    Ghana

    This Act requires the amounts specified in Schedule 1 to payable as stamp duties in respect of the matters stated respectively in relation to them. An instrument relating to the creation or transfer of an estate or interest in land, submitted to the Commissioner for assessment of the chargeable stamp duty, shall be accompanied with a statement in the form set out in the Schedule 2. (2) The statement shall be signed by the grantee, transferee or by a person authorised in writing to do so by the grantee or transferee.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    December, 2016
    Ghana

    This Act provides with respect to local government and selected matters of local development and planning in Ghana. It, among other things, provides for the creation of district assemblies, metropolitan assemblies, district planning authorities, the Local Government Service, the District Assemblies Common Fund, Regional Co-ordinating Councils, and the Inter-Ministerial Co-ordinating Committee on Decentralisation. For purposes of Local governance, the districts in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue to exist.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 1962
    Ghana

    This Act provides that the Concessions Act, 1939, other than section 30, Part 4 and section 40, shall cease to apply to stool lands.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    This Act applies sections 5 and 6 (on grant of leases and licences by the President and the making of regulations by the Minister) to land vested in the President pursuant top specified legislation and concerns the Declaration made by the President under section 4 and claims under subsection (1) of section 8 of the State Property and Contracts Act, 1960.

    Amends: Concessions Act, 1962 (Act No. 124). (1962-06-14)

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    This Act concerns concession granted on stool lands to which the Administration of Lands Act, 1962, applies. Such concessions shall continue in force according to the terms of the concession, provided that: (a) such terms may be varied by agreement between the parties to the concession, subject to written consent of the Minister and (b) roads on land specified in the concession shall be open for all persons authorised by the Minister (sect. 2).

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    The Act consists of 36 sections divided into 5 Parts; The Volta River Authority (I); Functions and duties of the Authority (II); Finance (III); Acquisition of land and resettlement measures (IV); Miscellaneous (V).The Authority is established as a body corporate and shall consist of 8 members, including the Chairman. The Authority shall be responsible for the Volta river development, which consists mainly in the construction and maintenance of hydropower works.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    This Act contains provisions pertaining to five different Acts: The Ashanti Stool Lands Act, 1958 (No. 28); The Stool Lands Act, 1960 (Act 27); The Administration of Lands Act, 9162 (Act 123); The Concessions Act, 1962 (Act 124); and The Minerals Act, 1962 (Act 126).

    Amends: Concessions Act, 1962 (Act No. 124). (1962-06-14)
    Amends: Administration of Lands Act, 1962. (0000)

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    This Act establishes the Lands Commission, in accordance with article 258 of the Constitution as a body corporate, defines the functions of and assigns powers to the Commission and makes provision with respect to its composition and administration and the qualification and appointment of members of the Commission. The headquarters of the Commission shall be in Accra but there shall be in each region a Regional Lands Commission.

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