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Article 22 — CHIEFTAINCY

Article
22
Index row title
CHIEFTAINCY
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
08410bcb-abb9-4872-b0bb-718017b6eeec

106 words

Verbatim text

(1) A spouse shall not be deprived of a reasonable provision out of the estate of a spouse whether or not the spouse died having made a will. (2) Parliament shall, as soon as practicable after the coming into force of this Constitution, enact legislation regulating the property rights of spouses. (3) With a view to achieving the full realisation o f the rights referred to in clause (2) of this article— (a) spouses shall have equal access to property joi ntly acquired during marriage; (b) assets which are jointly acquired during marria ge shall be distributed equitably between the spouses upon dissolution of the marriage.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 22 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “CHIEFTAINCY”.
  • The passage runs to about 106 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions property — it addresses property, possession, or taking property compulsorily (the words used: “property”); it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “equal”).

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