Assets Disclosure by Public Officials: Ghana

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Historical Information

Full Name and Date of Effectiveness:

ACT 550: The Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualifications Act), May 4 1998.

Was this the first time such a law/rule was passed, or is this rule/law linked with any earlier one?

An earlier Public and Political Party Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Eligibility) Law 1992 (P.N.D.C.L. 280) was repealed.

Does the Constitution mandate public officials to disclose their assets?

This law is in conformity with Article 286, Chapter twenty-four of the Constitution, "CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS," A person who holds a public office shall submit to the Auditor-General a written declaration of all property or assets owned by, or liabilities owed by, him whether directly or indirectly