Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame?
No
Are these plans available to general public?
No
Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment?
Yes, throughout government
There are 3 stages of notice/publication: 1) during the analysis process of different options through stakeholder meetings; 2) during the drafting stage and before submission to Cabinet; 3) during the Parliamentary review process.
Where is the draft text or summary published?
Printed in a federal journal or similar publication; directly distributed to interested stakeholders.
Electronic or hard copies of draft regulations are distributed to stakeholders for comment and validation.
Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment?
Yes, throughout government
According to the Article 106, paragraph 2, point b) of the Constitution of Ghana (1992), no bill shall be introduced in Parliament unless it has been published in the Gazette at least 14 days before the date of its introduction in Parliament.
Constitution of the Republic of Ghana
Is the entire text of the proposed draft published?
Yes, throughout government
Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available?
No
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public?
Yes, throughout government
How are the comments received?
Through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups; through email; through mail/courier...
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Through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups; through email; through mail/courier.
Each ministry or agency has a directory of stakeholders that it regularly updates for public consultations.
Three types of criteria: 1) Primary stakeholders (those likely to be impacted by the changes); 2) Secondary stakeholders (policy advocates in the regulatory are e.g. business associations); 3) Independent stakeholders (academia and policy researchers).
Are received comments publicly accessible?
No
Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations?
No
Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments?
Yes
Parliament (through its selected committees)
Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations?
No
How does the government report on the results of the consultation?
n/a
Where does the government report on the results of the consultation?
n/a
Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law?
No
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations?
No
Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment?
No
Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines?
No
Are impact assessments required by law?
No
Are impact assessment made publicly available?
No
How is this assessment distributed?
n/a
When is this assessment distributed?
n/a
Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation?
No
Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies?
No
Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions.
n/a
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Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place?
Yes
How are the laws that are in force accessed?
Printed in an official gazette / journal or other publication
