The legislations are grouped according to the following environmental themes :

	Air Pollution
	Coastal and Marine Environment
	Energy and Mineral Resources
	Flora and Fauna
	Human Development and Settlement
	Hazardous Substances/Chemical
	Land Mangement
	Noise Control
	Solid Waste Management
	Water Management and Pollution

1. Air Pollution
• Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994(Act 490)
• Management of Ozone Depleting Substances and Products Regulations,2005

2. Coastal & Marine Environment

• Fisheries Act, 2002

• Maritime Zone(Delimitation) Act,1986

• Wetlands Management (RAMSAR Sites) Regulations,1999

3. Energy and Mineral Resources
• Atomic Energy Commission Act,2000

• Diamonds Act,1972

• Energy Commission Act, 1997
• Ghana National Petroleum Act,1983
• Minerals Commission Act,1993
• Minerals Export Duty(Abolition) Act,1987
• Minerals Health Areas Act,1925

• Small Scale Gold Mining Act,1989
• Volta River Development Act,1961
• West African Gas Pipeline Act,2004

4. Flora and Fauna
• Animals (Artificial Insemination)Act,1955
• Animals (Control and Importation)Act,1952

• Control and Prevention of Bush Fires Act,1990

• Economic Plants Protection Act,1979

• Forest Plantation Development Act,2000

• Timber Resource Management Regulation Act,1998
• Timber Operations Act
• Tree and Timber Act,1974
• Timber Resource Management Regulations,1998
• Timber Industry and Ghana Timber Marketing Board Act,1977
• Wild Animals Preservation Act 1961(Act 43)

5. Human Development and Settlement

• Concessions Act,1939
• Concessions Act,1962
• Copyright Act,2005

• Centre For Scientific and Industrial Research Act,1996
• Centre For Scientific Research into Plant Medicine Act,1975

• Confiscated Assets (Recovery and Disposal)Committee Act,1979

• Food and Drugs Board• Administration of Lands,Act 1962
• Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority Act,1986
• Ghana Maritime Security Act, 2004

• Ghana Maritime Authority Act,2002
• Ghana Shipping Act,2003
• Ghana National Fire Service Act, 1997

• Ghana Meteorological Agency Act,2004

• Ghana Tourist Control Authority Act,1973

• Ghana Standards Board(Food, Drugs and Other Goods)General Labelling Rules,1992
• Infectious Diseases Act,1908

• Local Government Act,

Local Government Service Act

• Seeds(Certification and Standard)Act,1972
• Standards Authority Act,1973
• Telecommunications(Frequency Registration and Control) Act,1977
• Town and Country Planning Act,1945
• Towns Act,1992
• Traditional Medicine Practice Act,2003,
• Vaccination Act,1919
• Weights and Measures Act

6. Hazardous Substances/Chemical
• Mercury Act,1989

7. Land Management
• Lands Commission Act,1994

• Lands Miscellaneous Provision Act,1963

• Land Planning and Soil Conservation Act,1953
• Landed Properties of Ghana, Rubber Estates Limited and Fire Stone Act,1977
• Land Registry Act,1962rrigation Development Authority Act,1977
• Lands( Statutory Wayleaves) Act,1963

• Land Title Registration Act,1986


8. Noise Control

9. Solid Waste Management

• Abandoned Property(Dissposal)Act ,1974
• Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999, (LI 1652)

• Layout Designs

• Local Government Act (1994), Act 462

10. Water Management and Pollution
• Beaches Obstructions Act,1897

• Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994(Act 490) Part I & II
• Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 1965 (Act 310)
• Rivers Act,1903

• Water Resources Commission Act, 1996 (Act 522)