Emergency Powers Act, 1994 🇬🇭

Ghana 1 Citing Cases

Republic of Ghana

The four hundred and seventy-second

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana

entitled

Emergency Powers Act, 1994

Published by Government Gazette on 14 February 1994
Assented to on 14 February 1994
Commenced on 14 February 1994

matters. AN ACT to provide for powers to be exercised in cases of state of emergency and for relatedDATE OF ASSENT: 14th February, 1994.

1. Declaration of a state of emergency

(1)In accordance with article 31 of the Constitution, the President may, acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, declare that a state of emergency exists in the Republic or in a part of the Republic.

(2)The circumstances under which a state of emergency may be declared include a natural disaster and a situation in which an action is taken or is immediately threatened to be taken by a person or body of persons which

(a)is calculated or is likely to deprive the community of the essentials of life, or

(b)renders necess…

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