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ACCESS TO LAND AND LAND MANAGEMENT FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE WATER MANAGEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INSTITUTIONS

ACCESS TO LAND AND LAND MANAGEMENT

  1. Administration of Land Act, 1962 (Act 123).
  2. Administration of Lands (Amendment) Decree, (A.F.R.C.D. 61), 1979.
  3. Conveyancing Decree, 1973 (N.R.C.D. 175).
  4. Farm Lands (Protection) Act, 1962 (Act 107).
  5. Hemang Lands (Acquisition and Compensation) Law, 1992 (P.N.D.C.L. 294).
  6. Land Development (Protection of Purchasers) Act, 1960 (Act 2).
  7. Landed Properties of Ghana Rubber Estates Limited and Firestone Ghana Limited (Miscellaneous Provisions) Decree, 1977 (S.M.C.D. 84).
  8. Land Planning and Soil Conservation Ordinance, 1953 (No. 32).
  9. Land Planning and Soil Conservation (Amendment) Act, 1957 (No. 35).
  10. Land Registry Act, 1962 (Act 122).
  11. Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963 (Act 161)
  12. Lands (Statutory Wayleaves) Act, 1963 (Act 186).
  13. Limitation Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 54).
  14. Mortgages Decree, 1962 (N.R.C.D. 96)
  15. Mortgages (Amendment) Decree, 1979 (A.F.R.C.D. 37).
  16. Public Conveyancing Act, 1965 (Act 302).
  17. Public Lands (Protection) Decree, 1974 (N.R.C.D. 240).
  18. Rents Stabilization Act (Repeal) Decree, 1966 (N.L.C.D. 49).
  19. Rents Stabilization Act (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (N.L.C.D. 103).
  20. State Lands Act, (Act 125).
  21. State Lands 1962 (Amendment) Decree, 1968 (N.L.C.D. 234).
  22. State Lands (Amendment) Decree, 1974 (N.R.C.D. 307).
  23. State Lands (Amendment) Decree, 1979 (A.F.R.C.D. 62).
  24. State Lands (Revesting) Decree, 1979 (S.M.C.D. 227).
  25. Survey Act, 1962 (Act 127).
  26. Survey (Amendment) Decree, 1974 (N.R.C.D. 283).

FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE

  1. Beaches Obstruction Ordinance, 1951 (Cap. 240).
  2. Fisheries Law, 1991 (P.ND.C.L. 256).
  3. Mosquitoes Ordinance, 1951 (Cap. 75).
  4. The Oil in Navigable Waters Act, 1964 (Act 235).
  5. The Rivers Ordinance, 1951 (Cap 226).
  6. Volta River Development Act, 1961 (Act 46).

WATER MANAGEMENT

  1. Beaches Obstruction Ordinance, 1951 (Cap. 240).
  2. Fisheries Law, 1991 (P.ND.C.L. 256).
  3. Mosquitoes Ordinance, 1951 (Cap. 75).
  4. The Oil in Navigable Waters Act, 1964 (Act 235).
  5. The Rivers Ordinance, 1951 (Cap 226).
  6. Volta River Development Act, 1961 (Act 46).

POLLUTION CONTROL

  1. Diamonds Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 32).
  2. Mercury Law, 1989 (P.N.D.C.L. 217).
  3. Minerals and Mining Law, 1986 (P.N.D.C.L. 153).
  4. Mining Rights Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1957 (No. 31).
  5. The Factories, Offices and Shops Act, 1970 (Act 328).
  6. The Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Law, 1984 (P.N.D.C.L. 84).

HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

  1. Mining Health Areas Ordinance, 1951 (Cap.150).
  2. National Development Planning (System) Act, 1994 (Act 480).
  3. The Town Ordinance, 1951 (Cap. 86).
  4. Town and Country Planning Ordinance, 1945 (Cap. 84).

INSTITUTIONS

  1. Atomic Energy Commission Act, 1963 (Act 204).
  2. Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994 (Act 490).
  3. Forestry Commission Act, 1993 (Act 453).
  4. Forest Products Inspection Bureau Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 117).
  5. Lands Commission Act, 1994 (Act 483).
  6. Land Title Registration Law, 1986 (P.N.D.C.L. 152).
  7. Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462).
  8. Mineral Commission Act, 1993 (Act 450).
  9. National Development Planning Commission Act, 1994 (Act 479).
  10. Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands Act, 1994 (Act 481).
  11. Pesticides Control And Management Act, 1996 (Act 528).
  12. Stool Lands Boundary Settlement Commission Decree, 1973 (N.R.C.D. 172) Repealed.
  13. Stool Lands Boundary Settlement (Amendment) Law, 1986 (P.N.D.C.L. 147) Repealed by Act.
  14. Timber Industry and Ghana Timber Marketing Board (Amendment) Decree, 1977 (S.M.C.D. 125).
  15. Timber Export Development Board Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 123).
  16. Water Resources Commission Act, 1996 (Act 522).
  17. Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation Act, 1965 (Act 310).
  18. Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 1994 (Act 478).