Tied to national agenda chairman governing council is member of fec and direct report to president. The presentation, made at an oil and gas workshop, outlines ugandas recentlypassed and draft petroleum laws in relation to local content provisions. The ghana local content and local participation bill 20 is a bill passed in november 20 by the ghanaian government that stipulates that ghanaians should be prioritised in terms of employment in the petroleum industry, and should benefit from the countrys resources. What follows should help them to decide what sorts of tools are most suitable within the chosen policy areas. Apart from the 1992 constitution, several pieces of legislation govern the oil and gas sector in ghana. Enhancing the benefits at the subnational level policy framework prepared for revenue watch institute. An indigenous ghanaian company will be given preference in the award of rights art. General legal council blamed for law school brouhaha general legal council blamed for law school brouhaha. Best practice for local content development strategy. Pages in category ghanaian law the following pages are in this category, out of total. Article 2 territory the territory of this church shall be the territory of ghana as defined by the 1992 constitution of ghana, and any other place outside ghana where the church may establish a branch permitted by law.
A serious attempt was, however, made in 2010 with the promulgation of the nigerian oil and gas development. Ghanaian customary law refers to the rules of law, which by custom are applicable to particular communities in ghana. The resurgence in local content reforms in most oilrich africa countries is broadly understood within the elitepolitical projects. The objective of the regulations is to achieve a minimum of fiftyone percent 51% equity participation in wholesale supply and distribution in. Mining accounts for 5 percent of ghanas gdp and mi. A citizen of ghana may hold the citizenship of any other country in addition. There is a logical sequence to the choice of many policy instruments. Local content in the upstream petroleum industry in ghana. Enactment of ghanas petroleum local content and local participation regulations. Local content in the upstream petroleum industry in ghana the. For instance, setting inappropriate key performance indicators kpis and targets for local content can encourage perverse behaviour. A guidance document for the oil and gas industry london. In early 2010, ghana s ministry of energy formulated a policy framework that set the. The objective of the regulations is to achieve a minimum of fiftyone percent 51% equity.
Every mineral in its natural state in, under or upon land in ghana, rivers, streams, watercourses throughout the country, the exclusive economic zone and an area covered by the territorial sea or continental shelf is the property of the republic and is vested in the president in trust for the people of ghana. By its nature therefore customary law is not easily ascertainable. The support we have received from the upstream is an example and a leverage for us. The case of the oil and gas industry in ghana, authorc. The support we have received from the upstream is an example and a. Support for technology transfer to indigenous ghanaian companies. Local content policy in nigeria started in 1971 through the establishment of the national oil company noc to promote the indigenisation policy in the oil and gas sector. A look at local content rules and the case of ghana devex. Mozambique decree law 22014 nigerian oil and gas industry content development nogic act, 2010 ghana petroleum local content and local participation regulations, l. Local content policies in the oil and gas sector world bank. Local content ghana oil ccsi june 2014 columbia center on. In 20, comprehensive local content and local participation regulations in the upstream oil and gas sector were introduced, as well as in the electricity supply industry in 20171. Ghana volta region separatists to face treason charges rfi english.
Trademarks act, 2004 this page was last edited on 21 may 2017, at 01. Act 663 public procurement act, 2003 t assist the local business community to become competitive and efficient suppliers to the public sector. Local content and value addition in ghanas mineral, oil, and gas. Pdf the resurgence in local content reforms in most oilrich africa countries is broadly understood within the elitepolitical projects of creating. Local content in ghana general outlook local content requirements have been present in many forms. Ghana s local content law would make it difficult for the country to. Local content fund is established, the object, source of money, and management of fund is specified. The extractive industries and society vol 7, issue 2, pages 253. The politics of local content implementation in ghanas oil and. Ghanas constitution of 1992 with amendments through 1996. Operation of bank account in ghana local content performance reporting 34. Companies are to publish their local content plans, and government is to make them available for inspection.
Local content and local participation energy commission. Noc became nigerian national petroleum corporation nnpc in 1977. Local content and procurement requirements in oil and gas. Jun 17, 2019 over the past few years, ghana has been rolling out local content and local participation regulations in various sectors of the economy. Nonetheless, the object of ghanaian legislation is to among others promote job creation through the use of local expertise and to develop local capacities in the petroleum industry. Programmes offered and admission requirements 1012 5.
The minerals and mining law, 2006 act 703 sought to promote a localization policy and facilitate production linkages. Dec 04, 2017 this article focuses on the upstream sector and ghana s local content law. Introduction at the core of this paper prepared for revenue watch institute is the assumption that there is a need for. The policy and legislation have been described largely as adequate, promising, and necessary to promote local content and local participation in the oil and gas industry.
The law is expected to ensure that ghana s natural resources benefit ghanaians, while also allowing foreign oil companies to. Ghanaian local content and the importance of public. Feb 18, 2021 this guide to law online ghana contains a selection of ghanaian legal, juridical, and governmental sources accessible through the internet. V2documentsannualreporting2016 downloads 2016sustainabilityreport. Jul 11, 20 july 11, 20 acmeug legislation and law reform, oil and gas, policy and legislation 0 presentation by phillip karugaba, head of corporate advisory at mmaks advocates, in kampala uganda. The ghana local content and local participation bill 20 is a bill passed in november 20 by the ghanaian government that stipulates that ghanaians. Bsr commercial value from sustainable local benefits. Government of ghana 2010 the oil and gas local content act, 2010. Pdf the politics of local content legislation in ghana. Local content and local participation energy commission, ghana.
On 22 nd december, 2017, the energy commission local content and local participation electricity supply industry esi regulations, 2017, l. The law required that mining companies procured inputs from ghana to the maximum extent possible consistent with the economy, efficiently and safely. The case of ghanathe case of ghana local content and local participation policy and legislation have come to stay in ghana s oil and gas industry. Ghana local government act 1993 a comparative analysis in. The name of the organization shall be assemblies of god, ghana, hereafter referred to as the church. Yardsticks and best practice, snf working paper no. Although increasingly required by law in the oil and gas industry, local content represents the most. Critical reflections on local content laws in extractive industries, edited. Local content regulation as a differentiator for inward investment in africa. Furthermore, whilst local content seems to be a recent fad, the policy has reflected in ghana s mining legislation, since the minerals and mining law pndc law 153 of 1986. Though ghana is a relative novice in oil production it has local content laws that some oil industry experts deem unrealistic, in part because ghana s oil industry is still quite young and the. The minister said the petroleum sectors local content policy was so far going well and receiving support from oilproducing partners and should, therefore, be extended to the power sector because it constitutes a large chunk of the energy sector.
Ghana journalist anas speaks out after colleagues murder global journalist. The ncdmb and the senate committee on local content organized a capacitybuilding workshop in march 2018. At the workshop, the senators highlighted the urgent need to. Applications for rights companies must submit bids that include the proposed level of local content in compliance with the 20 petroleum local content regulations and any other laws and regulations regulations 2018 art. Minerals and mining laws since 1986, pndcl 153 minerals and mining act 703 2006 trade and investment laws since 1992, li 1547 local content requirements contained in key legislative documents. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf read fulltext. Vra as a strategic industry has positioned itself to develop a local content policy for its operations. Examples of local content in secondary legislation. It is hoped that this gap will be closed in the future. Petroleum commission ghana petroleum commission ghana. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.
Ghana school of law students facilities and societies 67 3. In the case of an audiovisual work, the rights of the author referred to in section 5 are protected until the expiration of seventy years from the date of the. Ghana to develop a local content policylegislation is overdue, and it is crucial and relevant at this point in time of the nations development when the country appears to import almost everything. Customary laws, are however, largely unwritten, and have to be discovered from reported decisions of the courts, and from a handful of textbooks. Recently, an article appeared in ghana business news gbn discussing how the absence of local content legislation in ghana is holding back its citizens and businesses from participating in the oil and gas industry, which has seen a boom in the oilrich western region. Preamble we of the assemblies of god, ghana, in exercise of.
Requirement for submitting local content performance report 35. Ghanaian local content and the importance of publicprivate. Local content law engine of growth for ghanaian enterprises. The success of ghana s local content policy law lies in the effective operationalisation of the laiddown regulations l. Local content and local participation policy and legislation have come to stay in ghanas oil and gas industry. We provide below, another update on the operation of the law and the events that are likely to shape its success in the years to come. Local content policy for power sector ghana investment. Requirement for third party reporting data and information on local content 37. Local content is major change from importer to producer will be resisted globally and locally. Participation in petroleum activities in ghana or the 2004 local content and. The politics of local content legislation in ghana esid. Implementation of the policy and legislation has, however, produced mixed results, according to industry. Local content and local participation policy and legislation have come to stay in ghana s oil and gas industry. For offshore deep water discoveries as is the case in ghana so far, floating production storage and offloading fpso.
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