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Economic and Organised Crime Act, 2010 (Act 804)

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Basic legislation Governance Offences/penalties Institution Access-to-justice Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Court/tribunal Business/industry/corporations Procedural matters
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This act establishes an Economic and Organised Crime Office as a specialised agency to monitor and investigate economic and organised crime and on the authority of the Attorney-General prosecute these offences to recover the proceeds of crime and provide for related matters. The functions of the Office are to (a) investigate and on the authority of the Attorney-General prosecute serious offences that involve (i) financial or economic loss to the Republic or any State entity or institution in which the State has financial interest, (ii) money laundering, (iii) human trafficking, (iv) prohibited cyber activity, (v) tax fraud, and (vi) other serious offences; (b) recover the proceeds of crime; (c) monitor activities connected with the offences specified in paragraph (a) to detect correlative crimes; (d) take reasonable measures necessary to prevent the commission of crimes specified in paragraph (a) and their correlative offences; (e) disseminate information gathered in the course of investigation to law enforcement agencies, other appropriate public agencies and other persons the Office considers appropriate in connection with the offences specified in paragraph (a); (f) co-operate with relevant foreign or international agencies in furtherance of this Act; and (g) perform any other functions connected with the objects of the Office.

Full text
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Website
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