Electricity (Special Levies) Act, 1995 (Act 497)

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1. Imposition of Levy for Rural Electrification.

2. Levy for Public Lighting.

3. Payment.

4. Revocation.

LONG TITLE

AN ACT to impose special levies towards rural electrification and lighting of public places.

DATE OF ASSENT

2nd February, 1995.

ACT

1. Imposition of Levy for Rural Electrification

There is imposed by this Act a special levy of ¢1.70 kwh payable by all consumers of electricity in Ghana as an additional charge towards the cost of rural electrification.

2. Levy for Public Lighting

There is imposed by this Act a special levy of ¢0.5 kwh payable by all consumers of electricity in Ghana as an additional charge towards the provision of lights on streets, roads and similar public places.

3. Payment

(1) The levies payable under this Act shall be collected by the Electricity Corporation of Ghana and the Volta River Authority together with the regular charges for electricity consumption.

(2) The levies shall be paid into such public account as the Controller and Accountant General shall determine.

4. Revocation

Paragraph 2 of the Electricity Corporation of Ghana (Power Tariff) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (L.I. 1595) is revoked.