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==ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS==
:1. Section 4 of Act 899 amended
:2. First Schedule to Act 899 amended

==PURPOSE==
AN ACT to amend the Energy Sector Levies Act, 2015 (Act 899) to review tranfers into the Power Generation and Infrasructure Support Sub-Account; to provide for a reduction in the rate of levies for Public Lighting and the National Electrification Scheme on petroleum products and for related matters.

==DATE OF ASSENT==
5th April, 2017.

==ACT==

====1. Section 4 of Act 899 amended====
The Energy Sector Levies Act, 2015 (Act 899) referred to in this enactment as the "principal enactment" is amended in subsection (2) of section 4 by the repeal of paragraphs (a) and (b).


====2. First Schedule to Act 899 amended====
The First Schedule to the principal enactment is amended
:(a) by the substitution for the fifth row "PUBLIC LIGHTING LEVY", of

::{| class="wikitable"
!LEVY !! RATE !! PURPOSE !! COLLECTING AGENCY !! PAYMENT TO
|-
| "PUBLIC LIGHTING LEVY || 3% per price of kWh of electricity charged on all categories of consumers || To support payment of energy consumed by traffic lights, street lights, public lights on highways; <br/> to support investment and maintenance of traffic lights, street lights, public lights on highways;  || Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies <br/> Electricity Company of Ghana, NEDCO, VRA and other suppliers of electricity <br/> Ministry responsible for Power and Electricity|| Distribution Companies"
|}

:(b) by the substitution for the sixth row "NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME LEVY'", of

::{| class="wikitable"
!LEVY !! RATE !! PURPOSE !! COLLECTING AGENCY !! PAYMENT TO
|-
| "NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME LEVY || 2% per price of kWh of electricity charged on all categories of consumers || To provide funding to support national electrification programme to improve access to electricity || Electricity Company of Ghana, NEDCO, VRA and other suppliers of electricity || National Electrification Fund".
|}