In today’s #FridayRead we will discuss the new Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC). The President of the Republic of Ghana launched the Office of the Registrar under the Ghana’s Companies Act 2019, Act 992. This is an autonomous entity derived from the...
Today’s #FridayRead looks at the Minerals Income Investment Fund Act, 2018 (the “Act”)The Act establishes a Fund to manage the interests of the Republic in mining companies and to receive all income due the Republic from mining operations as well as invest same for...
Today’s #FridayRead looks at the making of by-laws by the District Assemblies under the Local Government Act, 2016 (the “Act”)The Act provides that a District Assembly may make by-laws for the purpose of carrying out any of its functions under the Act or any other...
Today’s #FridayRead highlights compulsory Professional Indemnity Insurance under the new Insurance Act 2022 (Act 1061) The Professional Indemnity Insurance was introduced by Act 1061 to provide indemnity to professionals for loss or damage caused to another person...
In Today’s #FridayRead, highlights Compulsory Indemnity Insurance for commercial buildings under the Insurance Act 2021 (the “Act”)The Act requires persons who construct and/or own commercial buildings to insure such buildings with a licensed insurer. The compulsory...
Today’s #FridayRead is on the Income Tax (Amendment) No. 2 Act, 2021 (Act 1071). The Parliament of Ghana amended the Income Tax Act 2015 (Act 896) to review the rates of income tax on wages particularly the minimum wage in Ghana.Thus, the new income tax schedule for...
In today’s #FridayRead we will discuss the Ingredients of Murder.The law on “Murder” can be found in the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). Section 47 of Act 29 defines Murder as, A person who intentionally causes the death of another person by an unlawful harm...
In today’s Friday read, we will discuss briefly what the taxable foreign income entails. Section 103 (1) of the Income Tax Act 2015, (Act 896) states that, where the income of a person employed is derived from a source outside of the country and a source that is in...
In Today’s #FridayRead we will go into the prerequisite of obtaining a license to operate courier services in Ghana. The law that governs courier services in Ghana is the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission Act, 2003 (Act 649).The term “Courier Services”...
Today’s #FridayRead looks at environmental sanitation under the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851)In order to regulate sanitation in the environment or public place, the Act prohibits the carrying out of business in noxious or offensive trade. A business or trade is...