Electronic Communications Act, 2008
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rural areas and shall mainly take the form of non-commercial but competitive grants.
(2) The disbursement of funds
(a) for public telephony projects shall be by open tender,
(b) for internet point-of-presence and training contracts shall
be by open tender,
(c) for applications related to rural areas, which do not have
services and are seeking amounts less than the cedi equivalent
of US$50,OOO shall be by direct disbursements.
(3) The Trustees shall ensure that disbursement are in accordance
with approved programmes and order of priority of the Fund.
(4) The operational expenses including administrative expenses,
salaries and other expenses incidental to the operation of the Fund shall
be charged to the Fund.
(5) Where there are differences between the established procedures
of the Trustees and those proposed by a donor or development partner,
appropriate measures may be taken to ensure that the primary goals are
maintained.
Prioritisation of projects
46. (1) Projects for which moneys from the Fund are disbursed shall
satisfy the criteria laid out in the order of priority.
(2) The order of priority for support by the Fund is as follows:
(a) projects that are established to provide basic telephony service
to rural areas;
(b) projects for the establishment of access to value-added
services including introduction of internet points-of-presence
in a district; and
(c) other projects that the Minister may designate as priority
projects.
Accounts and audit
47. (1) The Trustees shall keep books of account and proper records
in relation to them in the form approved by the Auditor-General.
(2) The Trustees shall submit the accounts of the Fund to the
Auditor-General for audit-within three months after the end of the
financial year.
(3) The Auditor-General shall, not later than three months after
the receipt of the accounts, audit the accounts and forward a copy of the
audit report to the Minister.
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