FOURTH   REPUBLIC

                                                     Act 699

              THE SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINTHY

                             ACT

OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA

                             ENTITLED

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2006

AN ACT to amend the Representation of the People Law, 1992 (PNDCL284) to enable Ghanaians resident abroad to register to vote in public elections and referenda.

DATE OF ASSENT: 24th February, 2006.

ENACTED by the President and Parliament:

PNDCL 284 amended

1. The Representation of the People Law, 1992 (PNDCL 284) as amended is further amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph (c) of section 7(1) by the addition of the words "or hails from the constituency" after "division".

(b) by the substitution for section 8 of the following:

"Registration of Ghanaian citizens abroad

8. (1) A person who is a citizen of Ghana resident outside the Republic is entitled to be registered as a voter if the person satisfies the requirements for registration prescribed by law other than those relating to residence in a polling division.

 (2) The Commission may appoint the Head of a Ghana Mission or Embassy abroad or any other person or institution designated in writing by the Commission as a registration officer to register a person to be a voter (or an election.

(3) The Commission may give such directions as it considers appropriate to a person appointed as a registration officer";

((J by the inscliion of the following after "by-ejection" in section 50, "citizen" means a citizen of Ghana under the Citizenship Act, 2000 (Act 591 )".

Modalities for the implementation of the Act

2. The Electoral Commission shall, by Constitutional Instrument, make Regulations to prescribe the modalities for the implementation of this Act.

Date of Gazelle notification: 24th February, 2006

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