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Adopted Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Act 1038) including operational license requirement

On 6 November 2020, the Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Act 1038) was adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana. The Act outlines the licensing requirements for cybersecurity service providers. According to the Act, entities must obtain a license f…

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Operational license requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment, infrastructure provider: other
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…

2021-03-29
in force

On 29 March 2021, the obligation for cybersecurity service providers to obtain a licence under the …