To avoid penalties, the Ministry of the Interior has requested that all key cutting, rubber stamp, and seal operators register or renew their licenses with the ministry.
According to Alhaji Zakari Musah, the Ministry’s Head of Public Affairs, to improve efficiency and adherence to the law, representatives from the Ministry and the Ghana Police Service have initiated a nationwide monitoring and sensitization campaign targeting private security organizations, locksmiths (who cut keys), and operators of rubber stamps and seals.
The Locksmiths (Licensing) Act, 1994 Act 488 states that a person shall not engage in the business of making locks, repairing locks, or cutting keys unless that person is granted a license by the Minister.
As a result, it is illegal to operate without registering a license with the Ministry of the Interior, according to Alhaji Zakari, who was sensitizing the operators during the monitoring exercise in Accra.
He stated that the exercise, which commenced in 2023, will run through the end of 2024. He, therefore, asked all players within the sector to abide by the guidelines governing their operations and comply with the directive to avoid sanctions.
