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The Environmental Protection Agency is the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in Ghana.
It's our job to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today's society, so that tomorrow's generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world. We have more than 40 years of history behind us. We have offices across Ghana working on and carrying out Government policy, inspecting and regulating businesses and reacting when there is an emergency such as a pollution incident. A 13-member board of directors, appointed by the President of Ghana, supervises our operations.
However, the management of our day-to-day operations is directly under an Executive Director and three divisional heads (Deputy Executive Directors).
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 13Timber Resource Management and Legality Licensing Regulations, 2017 (LI 2254).
These Regulations reform the law in Ghana with respect to the granting of timber rights and related matters. They (a) regulate the identification of land suitable for the grant of timber rights, (b) regulate the terms and conditions for small and large scale timber rights, (c) regulate other sources of timber, and (d) provide for a legality licensing scheme.The Forestry Commission shall identify lands suitable for grant of large scale timber utilisation contracts. The Regulations set out the procedures for the identification of lands (including owner consent).
Lands (Statutory Wayleaves) Act, 1963.
This Act allows the President to create, in the name of public interest, public statutory rights of way. Section 2 specifies the works for which statutory rights of way may be created. If a person is not satisfied with compensation assessed by the Minister for the establishment of a right of way, the matter may be referred to a Tribunal to be established under subsection (5) of section 6 by the President. (5 sections)
Lands (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963.
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)
Landed Properties of Ghana Rubber Estates Limited and Firestone Ghana Limited (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1977.
This Act declares that the term of lease and freehold interest as granted by Government by agreement to Ghana Rubber Estates and Firestone Ghana Limited respectively shall remain valid and that of the clauses (7), (8), (9) and (10) of article 163 of the suspended Constitution as continued in force by section 1 of the Lands Commission Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 24) shall be deemed never to have applied to the term of years and the freehold interest. Despite a Law, decree or Regulations to the contrary, the freehold interest shall remain in full force and effect.
Town and Country Planning Act, 1945.
This Act makes provision with respect to development and spatial planning declared planning areas. It sets out powers of the Minister and provides for the transfer of powers from the Town and Country Planning Board to the Minister. The Minister shall appoint a planning committee for a declared planning area and establish a scheme for that area in accordance with provisions of this Act. The Minister may (compulsory) acquire land or other real property for purposes of carrying into effect provisions of the scheme.