Statutory Declarations Act, 1971 🇬🇭

Ghana 12 Citing Cases

Republic of Ghana

The three hundred and eighty-ninth

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana

entitled

AN ACT to provide for the making of statutory declarations and for related matters.

(1)After the commencement of this Act, an affidavit shall not be sworn for a purpose, except

(a)where it relates to a proceeding, an application or any other matter commenced in a Court or referable to a Court, or

(b)where under an enactment an affidavit is authorised to be sworn.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), “Court” means a court of competent jurisdiction.

(1)Where section 1 does not apply, a person wishing to depose to a fact for a purpose may do so by means of a statutory declaration.

(2)Where a person has sworn to an affidavit for a purpose other than a purpose referred to in section 1, t…

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