Cybersecurity Act, 2020
Act 1038
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
THE ONE THOUSAND AND THIRTY-EIGHTH
ACT
OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
ENTITLED
CYBERSECURITY ACT, 2020
AN ACT to establish the Cyber Security Authority; to regulate
cybersecurity activities in the country; to promote the development
of cybersecurity in the country and to provide for related matters.
DATE OF ASSENT: 29th December, 2020.
PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President
Preliminary
Application
1. (1) This Act applies to cybersecurity activities in the country.
(2) This Act shall be read together with other relevant enactments
including the
(a) Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29);
(b) Evidence Act, 1975 (N.R.C.D. 323);
(c) Foreign Exchange Act, 2006 (Act 723);
(d) Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2008 (Act 749);
(e) Anti-Terrorism Act, 2008 (Act 762);
(f) Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772);
(g) Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775);
(h) Economic and Organised Crime Office Act, 2010 (Act 804);
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