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Children's Amendment Act, 2016 🇬🇭


Coat of Arms
Republic of Ghana


The nine hundred and thirty-seventh

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana
entitled

Children's Amendment Act, 2016

  • Published by Government Gazette on 30 December 2016
  • Assented to on 23 November 2016
  • Commenced on 30 December 2016
AN ACT to amend the Children's Act, 1998 (Act 560) to make further provisions in respect of foster-care and adoption and for related matters.PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President.

1. Section 18 of Act 560 amended

The Children's Act, 1998 (Act 560) referred to in this Act as the principal enactment is amended in subsection (1) of section 18
(a)by the substitution for paragraph (e) of
"(e) is under the care of a parent or guardian who, by reason of abuse of substance, is unfit to have the care of the child·"· and
(b)by the insertion after paragraph (e) of
"(eA) is under the care of a parent or guardian who by reason of a criminal conviction particularly in relation to child abuse is unfit to have the care of the child;".

2. Section 19 …

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