Ghana: Data protection regulation in Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843)
Progress
Current status
in force
16 Oct 2012 in force
Scope
Implementers
Ghana
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843) including data protection regulation entered into force
On 16 October 2012, the Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843) entered into force. The Act specifies conditions for lawful data processing, including lawfulness of processing, specification of purpose, minimality, consent, compatibility of further proce…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government