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Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (as amended) 🇬🇭

Ghana

Amendments

2020-12-29Cybersecurity Act, 2020

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Coat of Arms
Republic of Ghana


The seven hundred and seventy-second

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana
entitled

Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (as amended)

  • Published by Government Gazette on 19 December 2008
  • Assented to on 18 December 2008
  • Commenced on 19 December 2008
  1. [Amended by Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038 of 2020) on 29 December 2020]
AN ACT to provide for the regulation of electronic communications and related transactions and to provide for connected purposes.

Object of the Act

1. Object of the Act

(1)The object of this Act is to provide for and facilitate electronic communications and related transactions in the public interest, and to
(a)remove and prevent barriers to electronic communications and transactions;
(b)promote legal certainty and confidence in electronic communications and transactions;
(c)promote e-government services and electronic communications and transactions with public and private bodies, institutions and citizens;
(d)develop a safe, secure and effective environment…

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