JAWUSTA CONSTRUCTION WORK vs. MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF THE ASHANTI REGIONAL CO-ORDINATING COUNCIL

RULING Section 15 of the State Proceedings Act, 1998 (Act 555) provides as follows: “Section 15—Satisfaction of Orders. (1) Where in civil proceedings by or against the Republic or in connection with an arbitration to which the Republic is a party, an order including an order for costs is made by a court in favour of any person against— (a) the Republic; (b) a department of the Republic; or (c) an employee of the Republic, the court shall issue to the person a certificate containing particulars of the order on an application made by or on behalf of the person at any time after the expiration of twenty-one days from the date of the order where the order provides for the payment of costs and the costs are required to be taxed, at any time after the costs have been taxed, whichever is later. (2) A copy of a certificate issued under this subsection (1) may be served by or on behalf of the person in whose favour the certificate is made — a) on the Accountant-General if th...