The Children’s Act (1998)
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Child and Youth General Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards
Ghana
30 December 1998
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Parliament of the Republic of Ghana
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The purpose of this Act is to reform and consolidate the law relating to children, to provide for the rights of the child, maintenance and adoption, regulate child labour and apprenticeship, for ancillary matters concerning children generally and to provide for related matters.Enacted on: 30.12.1998
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