Ghana - Apply for Outdoor Advertising Permit or License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Outdoor Advertising Permit or License in Ghana, the applicant has to approach the Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly (ABWMA) or Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) contact link or contact link
2. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
3. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
4. Documents that are needed for this procedure are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Submission of an application letter to the Municipal Chief Executive.
6. An applicant pays a non-refundable application processing fee determined by fixing resolution of the Assembly. Officers in charge shall inform the applicant of any corrections to be made (if any) and propose a date for the site inspection.
7. Application forms duly completed by applicant(s) shall be submitted to the Officer in charge at the Works Department with the Receipt of payment of the non-refundable fee.
8. The Advert Officer would process the application within 10 working days upon recommendation of the technical team.
9. All approvals (permits) or otherwise shall be communicated to applicant(s) by the Advert Officer within a month.
10. Applicant(s) shall pay an approved permit fee to the Assembly as indicated in the approval letter.
11. Applicant(s) shall pay an approved Annual Renewal Fee(s) to the Assembly.
12. Applicant(s) shall mount the approved billboard(s) and signage(s) under the Monitoring of the Advert Officer.
13. The supervision of construction shall be the responsibility of the consultant (Certified architect or structural/civil engineer) of the applicant (for signage 50m2 and above).
14. This process takes within a month.

Note: All fees (Submission, Approval and Annual Renewal fee(s)) shall be determined based on the Assembly’s Fee-Fixing Resolution.

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Required Documents

• Company certificate of incorporation/commencement of business
• Business Operating Permit (BOP) –Companies Operating within OfMA’s Jurisdiction
• Applicant operating outside OfMA shall present evidence of BOP from operating MMDA’s
• List of proposed locations and photo montage of the area(s) (Google Map of the proposed area(s)) and a site plan of the area(s) as well as GPS Coordinates.
• Copies of architectural designs and structural drawings of proposed billboard(s) and signage(s) endorsed by a certified architect or an engineer.
• Evidence of insurance cover
• Evidence of a written consent (clearance) from the property owner (if proposed site is on a private property)

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Accra
Address: Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly (ABWMA)
HP5Q+7W Accra, Ghana.
Phone number- +233 30 290 9400
Digital address: GA-506-0620
P.O. Box DS 931, Dansoman, Accra, Ghana.
Contact number- 0202820699/ 0302 909400/ 0302 305076
Social welfare hotline- 0302-291-7569
Email id: [email protected]
Contact link
Location link

Location: Accra
Address: Accra Metropolitan Assembly
HQ2W+7HM, Accra, Ghana.
Contactnumber- +233 30 266 3947
Website: link
Digital address: GA-143-7447
P.O. Box GP 385, Accra Central, Accra, Ghana.
Telephone number- +233 (0) 302 665 951
Email id: [email protected]
Contact link
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Eligibility

• All companies/Citizens /organizations are eligible for getting an outdoor advertising permit license.
• The advertisement must be for a registered product; unregistered products are not eligible for advertisement.

Fees

• The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Validity

• Outdoor advertising permit validity is for 1 year.

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Processing Time

• This process takes within a month.

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Instructions

• All products must first be registered before the applicants apply for approval of advertisement.
• Any alterations in the approved advertisement without prior notification and subsequent approval by the AMA shall render the advertisement null and void and shall attract sanction(s).

Required Information

• Applicant’s name
• Applicant’s address
• Contact number
• Email id
• Organization details
• Fax number
• Organization address

Need for the Document

• No person or media shall advertise any product in the print, electronic media including internet or by any means unless such advertisement has been approved by the Authority AMA.

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