Act 651 7 the six hundred and fiftyfirst act of the parliament of the republic of ghana entitled labour act, 2003 an act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to labour, employers, trade unions and industrial relations. Hence, each free zone has its own set of procedures and restrictions. Ugandachina guangdong free zone of international industrial cooperation is a subsidiary of guangzhou dongsong energy group u co. Free zone enterprises shall comply with the factories, offices and shops act 1970 act 238 on health and safety requirements. Freezone act, 2014 uganda legal information institute. Free zone companies in ghana add your free listing. The authority was planned to improve the processing and manufacturing of goods. List of best industrial premises in tema, ghana, top industrial premises in tema, ghana, industrial premises near me, best industrial premises. It was enacted by an act of parliament, the free zone act 1995 act 504. Subject to the provisions of this act any person may apply for a license to establish an enterprise in a free zone. Of the parliamnet of the republic of ghana entitled the free zone act, 1995 an act to enable the establishment of free zones in ghana for the promotion of economic development. Its important and expected role requires the board to. Assistant lecturer, faculty of law, university of ghana, legon, accra, ghana. Banks and special deposit act, 2016 date of assent.
As of today we have 110,518,197 ebooks for you to download for free. Running a business in a free zone the official portal of. The ghana free zones board gfzb was established on 31 st august, 1995 by an act of parliament. Since secondary education is much more expensive than primary education, and making secondary. Ghanas constitution of 1992 with amendments through 1996. Schedule to this act shall be approved activities for the purposes of this act. Republic of ghana the budget statement and economic policy of the government of ghana presented to parliament on thursday, 21st february 2002 by hon. Complying with the data protection act, 2012 act 843. The ghana free zones authority gfza, is a ghanaian governmentcontrolled institution formed on 31 august 1995 to facilitate the setting up of free zones in ghana to improve the economic development and to regulate its related activities. Department of banking and finance, school of business and law, university for development studies, wa campus, ghana. Afz airport free zone ag associated gas agi association of ghana industries agoa african growth opportunities act agreds assemblies of god, relief and development services alp alternative livelihood programmes ama accra metropolitan assembly amsecs agriculture mechanization service enterprise centres. Ghana building code 2018 ghana standards authority. Act 663, company, ghana, goods, public procurement act 2003. Free zone companies in ghana including accra, and more.
Act of the parliament of the republic of ghana entitled the free zone act, 1995 an act to enable the establishment of free zones in ghana for the promotion of economic development. Gfzb is defined as ghana free zones board established under the free zone act, 1995 somewhat frequently. The ghana free zones programme was established by the free zone act, 1995 act 504 with the core objective of promoting economic development through the attraction of local and foreign direct investments, promotion of export diversification. Kufuor president of the republic of ghana table of contents.
Short title, extent and commencement 1 this act may be called the customs act, 1962. Tamale is the capit al of the norther n region of ghana. The oil and gas free zones authority ogfza is the national regulatory agency superintending over the operation of the oil and gas free trade zones in the country. The ghana free zones authority was established on 31st august 1995 by an act of parliament to enable the establishment of free zones in ghana for the promotion of economic development, to provide for the regulation of activities in free zones and for related purposes. To create a free zone, the president of ghana must declare that an area of land or building is a free zone or single factory zone. In fact, article 3 in the aus constitutive act, establishes that the third objective of. Yaw osafo maafo minister of finance on the authority of his excellency presdident j.
A partnership is resident for a year if any of the partners resided in ghana at any time during that year. Kenya held the lead with 33 free zones, some being very small and confined to only a few firms and only two of which were governmentowned. Applications to undertake approved activity in a zone as provided by the act shall be accepted by the authorityzone management on the condition that the application is presented in the. An act to enable the establishment of free zones in ghana for the promotion of economic development. There is established by this act a board to be known as the free zones board. Under the act, any area in ghana may be declared a free zone or port. The ghana free zones authority gfza was established on 31st august, 1995 by an act of parliament1995 act 504, to enable the establishment of free zones for the promotion of economic development. Twenty six african states including ghana are working towards the removal of trade barriers for a single trade zone for the continent by 2016. Free zones companies are regulated by the local government in each respective emirate.
Act 504 free zone act, 19951 an act to enable the establishment of free zones for the promotion of economic development, to provide for the regulation of activities in free zones and for re lated matters. Council for the regulation of engineering in nigeria 22 addis ababa crescent wuse zone 4, p. The agency is responsible for the establishment, development, management, marketing, maintenance, supervision and. Laws applicable to the operation of business in ghana conform to international.
Economy of ghana government agencies of ghana african government. There is established by this act an authority to be known as the free zones. Directions if you are looking for directions to accra rather than an online map of all of the places that you are interested in visiting, you also have the option of finding and saving the directions for. In ghana, the setting of this study, debates about free secondary education were central in the last three presidential elections. Local government act 1993 act 462 c the member or members of parliament from the constituencies that fall within the area of authority of the district assembly, except that that member or those members shall not have a voting right, and d any other personsnot exceeding thirty percent of the total membership of the. Gfzb stands for ghana free zones board established under the free zone act, 1995. A company is resident if it is incorporated under the companies act, 1963 act 179, or management and control of the company is exercised in ghana at any time during the year. The uganda free zones authority is a body corporate under the supervision of the ministry of finance, planning and economic development. Gfzb ghana free zones board established under the free. In general, a company registered under a respective free zone is not permitted to carry out. This may have risen from practical considerations of the difficulties involved in.
Ogfza was established by section 2 of the oil and gas export free zone act no. An act to enable the establishment of free zones in ghana. No annoying ads, no download limits, enjoy it and dont forget to bookmark and share the love. Arrangement of sections section part i preliminary 1. How is ghana free zones board established under the free zone act, 1995 abbreviated. Free zone act, 1995 act 503 the labour act, 2003 act 651 foreign exchange act, 2006 act 723 ghana revenue authority act 2009, act 791 national communications authority act, 2008, act 769 banks and specialized deposit taking. Moti building behind ceps office harbour area, takoradi, ghana. Food, chemistry and material standards fms technical coordination services. A final meeting to approve the africa free trade zone aftz treaty is scheduled for june, after which citizens of. Industrial premises in tema, ghana list of industrial. Feel free to download the pdf version of the accra map so that you can easily access it while you travel without any means to the internet.
The ghana free zones board, which is the government agency responsible for the implementation of the programme, is achieving positive results. December, 1962 an act to consolidate and amend the law relating to customs. Zone and a project plan showing the location, layout, area and proposed utilization of the zone. Unlike a free zone, which is a collection of enterprises, a single factory zone covers a single factory area or building. Additionally, the government of ghana has entered into bilateral investment promotion. Be it enacted by parliament in the thirteenth year of the republic of india as follows. In exercise of the powers conferred on the minister responsible for trade and industry by sections 262 and 41 of the free zone act 1995 act 504, and after consultation with the minister responsible for customs and exercise and the commissioner of customs, excise and preventive service in accordance with section 262 of act 504, these regulations.