Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2018 Act 983

ACT 983
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FEES AND CHARGES (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 2018 (ACT 983)
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ACT, 2020 (ACT 1039)1
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Enactments specified in the Schedule
2. Transfer of power
3. Determination of fees and charges
4. Audit of expenditures and revenues of a Ministry, Department or Agency
5. Regulations
6. Interpretation
7. Repeal and savings
SCHEDULE
THE NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THIRD
ACT
OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
ENTITLED
FEES AND CHARGES (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 2018
AN ACT to provide for the regulation of fees and charges and for related matters.
DATE OF ASSENT: 28TH DECEMBER, 2018
Passed by Parliament and assented to by the President.
Section 1—Enactments specified in the Schedule

ted matters.
DATE OF ASSENT: 28TH DECEMBER, 2018
Passed by Parliament and assented to by the President.
Section 1—Enactments specified in the Schedule

For an enactment specified in the second column of the Schedule, there shall be prescribed by
Regulations, fees and charges for the Ministry, Department or Agency specified in the third
column of the Schedule. Section 2—Transfer of Power
(1) The authority conferred under an enactment set out in the second column of the Schedule
to determine fees and charges or any other enactment is transferred to the Minister
responsible for Finance and accordingly those enactments are amended. (2) Where in any enactment, power is conferred on an authority to determine fees and charges
for its services the fee or charge shall be determined in accordance with this Act. Section 3—Determination of fees and charges
(1) A Ministry, Department or Agency entitled to charge a fee or levy a charge shall review
annually the administrative efficiency of collection, the accuracy of past estimates and the
relevance of fees and charges to current economic conditions.

ally the administrative efficiency of collection, the accuracy of past estimates and the
relevance of fees and charges to current economic conditions.

(2) A Ministry, Department or Agency, in submitting proposals for fees and charges to the
Minister, shall provide
(a) justification for the proposal; and :
(b) details of the costing and pricing considerations that formed the basis for the proposed
fees and charges. (3) The Minister shall, on receipt of proposals from a Ministry, Department or Agency,
determine the fees and charges of the Ministry, Department or Agency on the basis of the
overall Government policy. (4) Where a public private partnership agreement is approved by Parliament or the General
Assembly of a local government authority, the fees and charges shall be determined and fixed
by the partnership and adjusted periodically as provided by the partnership. [As amended by
the Public Private Partnership Act, 2020 (Act 1039), s. 90]
Section 4—Audit of expenditure and revenues of a Ministry, Department or Agency
The Minister, may for the purpose of reviewing a fee or charge, cause an audit of the
expenditure and revenue of a Ministry, Department or Agency which requests for a review of
fees or charges.

ing a fee or charge, cause an audit of the
expenditure and revenue of a Ministry, Department or Agency which requests for a review of
fees or charges.

Section 5—Regulations
The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make Regulations to
(a) amend the Schedule to this Act to include or exclude a Ministry, Department or Agency
from the list of Ministries, Departments and Agencies specified in the third column of the
Schedule,'
(b) prescribe and review the fees and charges levied by a Ministry, Department or Agency
listed in the Schedule; and
(c) provide generally for the effective implementation of this Act.

and charges levied by a Ministry, Department or Agency
listed in the Schedule; and
(c) provide generally for the effective implementation of this Act.

Section 6—Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
"enactment" includes the enactments specified in the Schedule;
"fees or charges" include rates or any moneys charged or levied under any enactment;
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Finance; and
"Ministry" means the Ministry of Finance. Section 7—Repeats and savings
(1) The Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 (Act 793) is repealed. (2) Despite the repeal of Act 793, Regulations by laws, notices, orders, directions or any
other act made or done under the repealed enactment and in force immediately before the
coming into force of this Act are deemed to be made under this Act and shall remain in effect
until revoked or cancelled. (sections 1, 2(1) and 5)
No. ENACTMENT MINISTRY, DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY
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rigade (Ministry of Health)
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Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (Ministry of Education)

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and Labour Relations)
Department of Feeder Roads (Ministry of Works and Housing)
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Department of Rural Housing (Ministry of Works and Housing)
Department of Urban Roads (Ministry of Works and Housing)
Hydrological Services Department (Ministry of Works and Housing)
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Efua Sutherland Children's Park (Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection)
Ghana News Agency (Ministry of Information)
Information Services Department (Ministry of Information)
Ghana-Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in Information Communication Technology
(Ministry of Communication)
Government Technical Training Centre (Ministry of Transport)
Gratis Foundation (Ministry of Trade and Industry)
Hotel, Catering and Tourism Training Institute (Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative
Arts)
Human Resources Development and Management Directorate (Ministry of Food and
Agriculture)
Police Hospital (Ministry of the Interior)
Animal Production Department (Ministry of Food and Agriculture)
Veterinary Services Department (Ministry of Food and Agriculture)
Institute of Technical Supervision (Office of the Head of Civil Service)
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8.

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Ministry of Trade and Industry

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Ministry of National Security
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Ministry of Education
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Monitoring and Evaluation
Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and Development
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations
Ministry of Railways Development
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional lntegration
Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Special Development Initiatives
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Works and Housing
Ministry of Roads and Highways
Ministry of Youth and Sports
Ministry of Information
Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Ministry of Business Development
Ministry of Inner-City and Zongo Development

Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Ministry of Business Development
Ministry of Inner-City and Zongo Development

Ministry of Aviation
Ministry of Planning
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27. Free Zone Act, 1995 (Act 504) Ghana Free Zones Board
28. Gaming Act, 2006 (Act 721) Gaming Commission

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30. Ghana Civil Aviation Act, 2004 (Act 678) Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
31. Ghana Export Promotion Authority Act, 1969 (Act 396) Ghana Export Promotion
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50. Insurance Act, 2006 (Act 724) National Insurance Commission
51. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Act, 1961 (Act 80)
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62. National Board for Small-Scale Industries Act, 1981 (Act 434) National Board for
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62. National Board for Small-Scale Industries Act, 1981 (Act 434) National Board for
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63. National Commission on Culture Act, 1990 (PNDCL 238) Centres for National
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64. National Communications Authority Act, 2008 (Act 769) National Communications
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65. National Film and Television Institute Act, 1978 (SMCD 151) National Film and
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66. National Identification Authority Act, 2006 (Act 707) National Identification
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67. National Information Technology Agency Act, 2008 (Act 771) National
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68. National Museum Act, 1969 (N.L.C.387) Ghana Museums & Monuments Board
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75. Petroleum Commission Act, 2011 (Act 821) Petroleum Commission (Fees and
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