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Electricity (Special Levies) Act, 1995

Act 497 of 1995

Electricity (Special Levies) Act, 1995
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Act 497 of 1995
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10 February 1995
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Electricity (Special Levies) Act, 1995

Act 497 of 1995

AN ACT to impose special levies towards rural electrification and lighting of public places.BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows—

1. Imposition of levy for rural electrification

There is imposed by this Act a special levy of ₵1.70kwh payable by all consumers of electricity in Ghana as an additional charge towards the cost of rural electrification.

2. Levy for public lighting

There is imposed by this Act a special levy of ₵0.5 kwh payable by all consumers of electricity in Ghana as an additional charge towards the provision of lights on streets, roads and similar public places.

3. Payment

(1)The levies payable under this Act shall be collected by the Electricity Corporation of Ghana and the Volta River Authority together with the regular charges for electricity consumption.
(2)The levies shall be paid into such public account as the Controller and Account General shall determine.

4. Revocation

Paragraph 2 of the Electricity Corporation of Ghana (Power tariff) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (L.I. 1595) is revoked.

History of this document

10 February 1995 this version
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02 February 1995
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