Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992

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Field	Value
Sector	Oil and Gas
Country	Ghana
Year
RGI Edition Year	2021
Topic	Legislation and regulation, Licensing and negotiation, Measurement of environmental and social impacts, Tax policy and revenue collection
Document Type	PDF
RGI Sub-component
RGI Questions	1.1a: How does the country legally define the ownership of subsoil extractive resources?, 1.1.10d: Is the legislature required to ratify licenses/contracts?, 1.2.6c: Is the national tax authority required to periodically be audited by an external body?, 1.3.7a: Are there rules governing compensation to landowners or land users when project development interferes with their access to or use of land?, 1.3.7b: Are there specific procedures governing the resettlement of land users when project development interferes with their access to or use of land?, 5.6a: Are there rules governing compensation when project development interferes with people's livelihoods (aspects of both tangible and intangible value)?, 5.6b: Do existing rules governing the compensation and resettlement process include the following principles: - principle of consent of affected persons - principle of replacement cost for compensation - the right to be assisted for the restoration of livelihoods - the right to appeal against decisions on compensations.
Did this document contribute to RGI scoring?	Used for scoring
Are the RGI questions here tagged with law and/or practice	Law
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Source or API link	https://www.petrocom.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/constitutionofghana.pdf
Maintainer	Natural Resource Governance Institute
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