This Right to Information (RTI) Manual is made pursuant to section 3 of the Right to Information Act, 2019, Act 989. The Act gives substance to the constitutional right to information provided under Article 21 (1) (f) of the Constitution, enabling citizens access to official information held by government institutions, and the qualifications and conditions under which the access may be obtained. In accordance with Section 80, the Act applies to information which came into existence before, or which will come into existence after the commencement of the Act.

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AN ACT to provide for the establishment of an Authority charged with the duties of generating electricity by means of the water power of the Volta River, and by any other means, and of supplying electricity through a transmission system; for the construction of a dam and power station near Akosombo, and for the creation of a lake by the damming of the River; for giving the Authority power to administer certain lands liable to be inundated and lands adjacent thereto, and for dealing with the resettlement of people living in the lands to be inundated; for charging the Authority with certain incidental responsibilities and for related matters.

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AN ACT to provide for public procurement, establish the Public Procurement Board; make administrative and institutional arrangements for procurement; stipulate tendering procedures and provide for purposes connected with these.

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AN ACT to revise the Audit Service Decree, 1972 (N ,R,CD, 49) by incorporating therein the relevant provisions of articles 187, 188 and 189 of the Constitution; to incorporate, with amendments, specific provisions in the Financial Administration Decree, 1979 (S,M,CD, 221) regarding the method of operation of the Auditor-General and to provide for related matters.

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The Sovereignty of Ghana resides in the people of Ghana in whose name and for whose welfare the powers of government are to be
exercised in the manner and within the limits laid down in this Constitution.

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In exercise of the powers conferred on the Audit Service Board acting in consultation with the Public Services Commission by article 189(3)(b) of the Constitution and section 35 of the Audit Service Act, 2000 (Act 584) these Regulations are made this 15th day of February, 2011.

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AN Act to regulate the financial management of the public sector within a macroeconomic and fiscal framework; to define responsibilities of persons entrusted with the management and control of public funds, assets, liabilities and resources, to ensure that public funds are sustainable and consistent with the level of public debt; to provide for accounting and audit of public funds and to provide for related matters.

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AN ACT to establish an Internal Audit Agency as a central agency to co-ordinate, facilitate, monitor  and supervise internal audit activities within Ministries, Departments and Agencies and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in order to secure quality assurance of internal audit within these institutions of State; to provide for the Board of the Internal  Audit Agency and to provide for  connected purposes.

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AN ACT to provide for the implementation of the constitutional right to information held by a public institution, subject to the exemptions that are necessary and consistent with the protection of the public interest in a democratic society, to foster a culture of transparency and accountability in public affairs and to provide for related matters.

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The supply and stores function is a vital and essential part of Government operations. Its purpose is to ensure that Government operations, in whatever form, are not interrupted by the lack of materials, equipment and supplies in their right quality and quantity, nor are the operations made unnecessarily expensive through over procurement,  deterioration and the lack of proper care and control of supplies.

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In exercise of the power conferred on the Minister responsible for Finance by section 101 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921)  and in consultation with the Public Procurement Authority, these Regulations are made on this 12th day of March 2019.

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