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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the Commissioner 
                                              responsible for the Interior by 
                                              section 28 of the Aliens Act, 1963 
                                              (Act 160) these Regulations are 
                                              made this 23rd day of August, 
                                              1974.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 1&#8212;Regulation 7 of L.I. 
                                              265 Amended</span></b></p>
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                                              The Aliens Regulations, 1963 (L.I. 
                                              265) as amended by the Aliens 
                                              (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 
                                              1971 (L.I. 692) are hereby further 
                                              amended by the substitution for 
                                              regulation 7 thereof of the 
                                              following new regulation:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              &quot;7. Residence Permit.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) Subject to the other 
                                              provisions of this regulation, the 
                                              immigration officer may grant a 
                                              residence permit to an alien 
                                              desiring to take up or continue in 
                                              employment in Ghana or to engage 
                                              in any trade, business or 
                                              profession or who otherwise 
                                              desires to remain in Ghana for an 
                                              indefinite or substantial period, 
                                              and subject as aforesaid, any such 
                                              permit may from time to time be 
                                              renewed.</span></p>
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                                              (2) A residence permit shall be 
                                              subject to the condition that the 
                                              person to whom it is granted shall 
                                              not undertake any employment or 
                                              engage in any business, trade or 
                                              profession except as may be 
                                              specified (if any) in the permit.</span></p>
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                                              (3) A residence permit or a 
                                              renewal of a residence permit 
                                              shall be for such period as the 
                                              immigration officer many decide, 
                                              so however that except where the 
                                              Commissioner otherwise directs, a 
                                              residence permit shall be for a 
                                              period not exceeding two years and 
                                              a renewal thereof shall not exceed 
                                              one year at a time.</span></p>

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                                              (4) There shall be charged for the 
                                              grant of a residence permit a fee 
                                              of fifty cedis and for each 
                                              renewal there shall be charged a 
                                              fee of ten cedis:</span></p>
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                                              Provided that the fee for a 
                                              renewal shall be the same as for 
                                              the original permit unless the 
                                              application for the renewal was 
                                              made within one month prior to the 
                                              expiration of the original 
                                              licence.</span></p>
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                                              (5) No fee shall be paid by farm 
                                              labourers in respect of the issue 
                                              of a residence permit.</span></p>
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                                              (6) The immigration officer may 
                                              issue a residence permit to a wife 
                                              or other dependant of a person to 
                                              whom a residence permit has been 
                                              issued (hereinafter referred to as 
                                              the principal holder) subject to 
                                              the condition that the person to 
                                              whom it is issued shall not 
                                              undertake or follow any occupation 
                                              for reward (other than part-time 
                                              or full-time employment for 
                                              renumeration with the express 
                                              permission of the Commissioner) 
                                              and subject to any other 
                                              conditions to which the principal 
                                              holder's permit is subject.</span></p>
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                                              (7) A residence permit granted to 
                                              a principal holder's dependant 
                                              shall be for a period not 
                                              exceeding that applicable to the 
                                              principal holder's permit or the 
                                              residue thereof &quot;.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 2&#8212;Revocation.</span></b></p>
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                                              The Aliens (Amendment) (No. 2) 
                                              Regulations, 1971 (L.I. 692) are 
                                              hereby revoked.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 3&#8212;Commencement</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              These Regulations shall come into 
                                              force on the 23rd day of August, 
                                              1974.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              J. H. COBBINA</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Commissioner responsible for 
                                              Interior</span></p>
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                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 23rd 
                                              August, 1974.</span></p>