The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has published the names of some 43 professional bodies in Ghana that are not in good standing.

This follows their failure to comply with the initial June 30 deadline to update their records.

The professional bodies were required to file their annual returns and update their Certificate of Membership by June 30, 2024, as stipulated in Section 16 of the Professional Bodies Registration Act, 1973 (NRCD 143).

However, despite the initial deadline of June 30, many professional bodies have failed to comply as of July 31.

As a result, the ORC extended the deadline to December 30, 2024.

The ORC’s validation of the register post-deadline reveals that 40 professional bodies are in good standing, 43 professional bodies are not in good standing, 11 professional bodies are newly registered.

73 professional bodies have no contact numbers for record updates whilst 4 professional bodies have requested deregistration due to gaining Chartered status by an Act of Parliament.

Among those not in good standing are prominent organizations such as the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, the Chartered Institute of Bankers (Ghana), the Ghana Institute of Taxation, and the Ghana Bar Association.

Conversely, the Ghana Institute of Planners, the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana are in good standing.

Professional bodies seeking deregistration due to chartered status include the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana), the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana, the Ghana Medical Association (yet to submit a dissolution letter), and the Ghana Institute for Pure and Applied Chemistry.

The ORC has urged all defaulting professional bodies to comply by December 30, 2024, with Compliance including filing audited accounts, updating membership list, and any constitutional changes.

 PROFESSIONAL BODIES THAT ARE IN GOOD STANDING AS AT 31/07/2024

1. GHANA INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS

2.GHANA ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS  

3.PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GHANA  

4.GHANA INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

5.GHANA INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING

6.GHANA VERTINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

7. THE GHANA INSTITUTE OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY

8. CHARTERED INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF GHANA

9. THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT

10. GHANA GEOSPATIAL SOCIETY

11. INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, GHANA

12. INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (GHANA)

13. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATORS AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS- GHANA

14. GHANA INSTITUTE OF FREIGHT FORWARDERS

15. PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENTISTS, TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIAN ASSOCIATION OF GHANA

16. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT ANALYSTS GHANA

17. GHANA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SURVEYORS

18. THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ECONOMISTS OF GHANA

19. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

20. INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED BUSINESS ANALYSTS & CONSULTANTS

21. GHANA NUCLEAR SOCIETY

22. INSTITUTE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

23. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY – UK- GHANA BRANCH

24. GHANA ASSOCIATION OF RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY ADVISORS

25. INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS, GHANA

26. GHANA ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

27. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED FORENSIC ACCOUNTANTS

28. RESEARCH SCIENTIST ASSOCIATION-GHANA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

29. PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, GHANA

30. GHANA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENTISTS

31. OFFICIAL REPORTERS AND EDITORS’ SOCIETY OF GHANA  

32. GHANA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ADR PRACTITIONERS

33. GHANA SOCIETY OF RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS

34.CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TAX LAW AND FORENSIC ACCOUNTANTS, GHANA  

35. GHANA GEOSPATIAL SOCIETY

36. ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION OF GHANA

37. GHANA INSTITUTE OF SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS

38. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CREDIT MANAGEMENT (GHANA)

39. GHANA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

40. GHANA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

PROFESSIONAL BODIES THAT ARE NOT IN GOOD STANDING AS AT 31/07/2024

1. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GHANA

2. GHANA REGISTERED NURSES AND MIDWIVES ASSOCIATION

3. THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BANKERS (GHANA)

4. INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS

5. MINING METALLURGICAL AND PERTOLEUM SOCIETY

6. GHANA ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS

7. GHANA CHEMICAL SOCIETY

8. COMPUTING ASSOCIATION OF GHANA

9. ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATORS (GHANA)

10. GHANA REGISTERED MIDWIVES ASSOCIATION

11. ASSOCIATION OF RATING VALUERS (GHANA)

12. GHANA SOCIETY OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION

13. GHANA HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION

14. GHANA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

15. GHANA ASSOCIATION OF TRANSLATORS & INTERPRETORS

16. GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

17. ASSOCIATION OF BUILDING TECHNICIANS

18. GHANA INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS

19. THE GHANA INSTITUTE OF TAXATION

20. GHANA INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION

21. GHANA ASSOCIATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED AND SECRETARIES & ADMINISTRATORS

22. GHANA INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURISTS

23. GHANA INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

24. DISPENSING TECHNOLOGISTS SOCIETY OF GHANA

25. INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS (GHANA)

26. GHANA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION

27. GHANA ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELLORS

28. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTANTS, VALUERS & ANALYSTS

29. GHANA QUALITY INSTITUTE

30. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED TAX ACCOUNTANTS

31. ASSOCIATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE

32. AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION OF GHANA

33. GHANA ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED CONSULTANTS

34. INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS GHANA

35. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED FORENSIC INVESTIGATION

36. PROFESSIONAL AGILE CERTIFICATION AFRICA

37. GHANA ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

38. GHANA COLLEGE OF SCIENTISTS

39. GLOBAL ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT

40. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED TAX ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS

41. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE GHANA (CIA-GH)

42. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE & DEVELOPMENT

43. GHANA BAR ASSOCIATION

NEWLY REGISTERED BODIES THAT ARE NOT DUE FOR RENEWAL

1. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS

2. AFRICAN MOBILITY SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION

3. INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

4. NSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANTS

5. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS

6. INSTITUTE OF STATISTICIANS AND DATA SCIENTISTS

7. INSTITUTE OF ICT PROFESSIONALS GHANA

8. GHANA METEOROLOGIAL SOCIETY

9. SPEECH THERAPISTS’ AND AUDIOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION OF GHANA

10. GHANA INSTITUTION OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS

11. GHANA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVACY PROFESSIONALS  

 

PROFESSIONAL BODIES THAT HAVE REQUESTED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE LIST

1.  THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS (GHANA)

2.  CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MARKETING GHANA

3.  GHANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (YET TO SUBMIT A LETTER FOR DISSOLUTION)

4.  GHANA INSTITUTE FOR PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY