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GHANA SPORTS FUND ACT, 2025 (ACT 1159)

THE ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINTH ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED GHANA SPORTS FUND ACT, 2025 AN ACT to establish the Ghana Sports Fund to provide sustainable funding for sports development in the country and sport for development, to provide for the management of the Fund and for related matters. DATE OF ASSENT: 24th December, 2025. PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President.

Legislation

Table of Content

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Establishment of the Ghana Sports Fund

2. Objects of the Fund

3. Sources of moneys for the Fund

4. Bank account of the Fund

5. Application of moneys of the Fund

*Governance of the Fund*

6. Governing body of the Fund

7. Functions of the Board

8. Duties and liabilities of members of the Board

9. Tenure of office of members of the Board

10. Meetings of the Board

11. Disclosure of interest

12. Establishment of committees

13. Allowances

14. Policy directives

*Administrative Provisions*

15. Secretariat of the Fund

16. Appointment of Administrator

17. Functions of the Administrator

18. Appointment of Deputy Administrator

19. Functions of the Deputy Administrator

20. Secretary to the Board

21. Appointment of other staff

22. Internal Audit Unit

*Financial Provisions*

23. Expenses of the Fund

24. Exemptions

25. Accounts and audit

26. Annual report and other reports

Beneficiaries, Application and Disbursement of the Fund

27. Beneficiaries of the Fund

28. Application to the Fund

29. Disbursement of the Fund

Redress Mechanism

30. Review of decision

Miscellaneous Provisions

31. Collaboration with National Lottery Authority

32. Regulations

33. Interpretation

34. Consequential amendments

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Establishment of the Ghana Sports Fund

2. Objects of the Fund

3. Sources of moneys for the Fund

4. Bank account of the Fund

5. Application of moneys of the Fund

*Governance of the Fund*

6. Governing body of the Fund

7. Functions of the Board

8. Duties and liabilities of members of the Board

9. Tenure of office of members of the Board

10. Meetings of the Board

11. Disclosure of interest

12. Establishment of committees

13. Allowances

14. Policy directives

*Administrative Provisions*

15. Secretariat of the Fund

16. Appointment of Administrator

17. Functions of the Administrator

18. Appointment of Deputy Administrator

19. Functions of the Deputy Administrator

20. Secretary to the Board

21. Appointment of other staff

22. Internal Audit Unit

*Financial Provisions*

23. Expenses of the Fund

24. Exemptions

25. Accounts and audit

26. Annual report and other reports

Beneficiaries, Application and Disbursement of the Fund

27. Beneficiaries of the Fund

28. Application to the Fund

29. Disbursement of the Fund

Redress Mechanism

30. Review of decision

Miscellaneous Provisions

31. Collaboration with National Lottery Authority

32. Regulations

33. Interpretation

34. Consequential amendments

Section 1

1. Establishment of the Ghana Sports Fund

(1) There is established by this Act, the Ghana Sports Fund as a body corporate. (2) The Fund may, for the performance of the functions of the Fund, acquire and hold property, dispose of property and enter into a contract or any other related transaction. (3) Where there is a hindrance to the acquisition of land, the land may be acquired for the Fund under the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) and the cost shall be borne by the Fund.

Section 2

2. Objects of the Fund

The objects of the Fund are to (a) provide sustainable funding for sports development and sport for development; and (b) facilitate transparency and accountability in resource mobilisation and management in sports.