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GHA-2008-L-88539
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Title_of_text
National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ghana
Subjects (Classification)
Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
2008-12-04
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
AN ACT to provide for pension reform in the country by the introduction of a contributory three-tier pension scheme; the establishment of a National Pensions Regulatory Authority to oversee the administration and management of registered pension schemes and trustees of registered schemes, the establishment of a Social Security and National Insurance Trust to manage the basic national social security scheme to cater for the first tier of the contributory three-tier scheme, and to provide for related matters.
Repeals the following:
(a) Social Security Act, 1991 (P.N.D.C.L. 247);
(b) Long-Term Savings Act, 2004 (Act 679).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2014-12-31 (GHA-2014-L-108705)
National Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2014 (Act No. 883).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1991-01-01 (GHA-1991-L-31973)
Social Security Act (No. 247 of 1991)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Social Security and National Insurance Trust
Country
Ghana
URL
http://www.ssnit.com
File
GHA88539.pdf (PDF of Law in English)