Regions of Ghana Act, 1960 🇬🇭

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Constitutional Amendment 11

Regions of Ghana Act, 1960

Published in Government Gazette on 29 June 1960
Assented to on 29 June 1960
Commenced
[This is the version of this document from 29 June 1960.]

AN ACT to make changes in the Regions into which Ghana is divided and to specify the territories comprised in each Region.

WHEREAS by section 2 of the Constituent Assembly and Plebiscite Act, 1960 (No. 1) this Constituent Assembly is authorised to enact such provisions for or in connection with the establishment of a new Constitution as it thinks fit.AND WHEREAS it is expedient to enact the provisions hereinafter appearing in consequence of the enactment of the Constitution;NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the Constituent Assembly as follows:

1. Division of Northern Region

(1)The Northern Region of Ghana as defined by subsection (2) of section 2 of the Brong-Ahafo Region Act, 1959 (No. 18) is hereby divided into two new Regions to be known as the Upper Region and the Northern Region.

(2)The Upper Regi…

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