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Adopted Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Act 1038) establishing Cyber Security Authority

On 6 November 2020, the Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Act 1038) was adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana. The Act establishes the Cyber Security Authority as a corporate body. The Authority's powers include regulating cybersecurity activitie…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2020-11-06
adopted

On 6 November 2020, the Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Act 1038) was adopted by the Parliament of the Repu…

2020-12-29
in force

On 29 December 2020, the Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Act 1038) entered into force following its signing…