Parliament has passed the Land Bill, 2019 to reform land administration in the country.
The bill will address the defects in the land administration system in Ghana which had been characterised by a lack of comprehensive land policy framework, reliance on inadequate and outdated legislation, lack of adequate functional and coordinated geographic information systems, among others.
It further seeks to consolidate the various legislation on land into one enactment to provide a comprehensive statement in respect of the consolidated legislation.
This is to provide easy access to legislation on land and help remove the overlaps and inconsistencies that are currently associated with land legislation.
A memorandum accompanying the bill, signed by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, said the bill was the outcome of reforms which were introduced in the land sector as a result of the implementation of the 1999 National Land Policy (NLP).
