GHANA NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME ACT, 1980

(1) There is hereby established a National Service Scheme. (2) The functions of the Scheme are, (a) to set forth the national policy framework and orientation for the Scheme and take measures for the implementation of the policy and the orientation, (b) to take the measures that will instil a sense of civic duty and voluntarism in the citizens and ensure the realisation of the purposes of the Scheme, and (c) to carry out specified activities determined by the President for the development of programmes for the advancement of the quality of life of the youth.

The Scheme applies to a citizen who is not less than eighteen years of age.