NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY 
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                                             
                      DECEMBER 2008 
         
         
           ACRONYMS 
            AGOA      African Growth and Opportunity Act 
            Att-Gen Attorney General 
            ATK       Aviation Turbine Kerosene 
            ATNS      Air Traffic Navigation Service 
            BOT       Build Operate Transfer 
            BRRI      Building and Roads Research Institute 
            CBO       Community Based Organization 
            CEPS      Customs, Excise and Preventive Service 
            CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 
            C-TPAT    Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism 
            CWSA Community , Water and Sanitation  Agency 
            DFR       Department of Feeder Roads 
            DPs Development Partners 
            DSW       Department of Social Welfare 
            DUR       Department of Urban Roads 
            DVLA      Driver's and Vehicle Licensing Authority 
            EC Energy Commission 
            ECOWAS    Economic Commission  of West African States 
            EIA Environmental Impact Assessment 
            EPA       Environmental Protection Agency 
            GACL      Ghana Airports Company Limited 
            GCAA      Ghana Civil Aviation Authority 
            GEPC      Ghana Export Promotion Council  
            GHAPOHA   Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority 
            GIPC      Ghana Investment Promotion Center 
            GMA       Ghana Maritime Authority 
            GPRS      Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy 
            GPRTU     Ghana Private Road and Transport Union 
            GTB       Ghana Tourist Board 
            ICAO      International Civil Aeronautics Organization 
            ICT       Information and Communications Technology 
            IMO-SOLAS  International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 
            ITA       Investment in Transport Act (SADC) 
            MARPOL    Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 
            MCA       Millennium Challenge Account 
            MDAs      Ministries, Departments and Agencies 
            MDBS      Multi Donor Budget Support 
            MDGs      Millennium Development Goals 
            MLFM      Ministry of Land, Forests, and Mines 
            MLGRDE    Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Energy 
            MMEY      Ministry of Manpower, Employment and Youth 
            MOAv      Ministry of Aviation 
            MOCT      Ministry of Communication and Technology 
            MoEn      Ministry of Energy 
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                MOF          Ministry of Fisheries 
                MOFA         Ministry of Food and Agriculture 
                MOFEP        Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning 
                MOH          Ministry of Health 
                MOI          Ministry of Information 
                MOJ          Ministry of Justice 
                MoSE         Ministry of Science and Environment 
                MOT & MCC  Ministry of Tourism & Modernization of the Capital City 
                MOTI         Ministry of Trade and Industry 
                MOWAC        Ministry of Women and Children Affairs 
                MHR          Ministry of Harbors, and Railways 
                MPSD & PSI   Ministry of Private Sector Development and Presidential Special Initiatives 
                MT           Ministry of Transportation 
                MSMEs        Small and Medium Enterprises 
                MTTU         Motor Traffic and Transport Unit 
                NACP         National Aids Control Program 
                NBSSI        National Board for Small Scale Industries 
                NCA          National Communication Authority 
                NCWD         National Commission on Women Development 
                NDPC         National Development Planning Commission 
                NEPAD        New Partnership for Africa’s Development 
                NGO          Non Governmental Organization 
                NMT          Non Motorized Transport 
                NPA          National Petroleum Authority 
                NRSC         National Road Safety Commission 
                NTP          National Transport Policy Study 
                PEF          Private Enterprise Foundation 
                PSI          Presidential Special Initiatives 
                PSIA         Poverty and Social Impact Analysis 
                PWDs         Persons With Disabilities 
                STEP         Skill Training and Entrepreneurship Program 
                STLC         Secure Transport Logistics Chain 
                MTEU         Twenty Foot Equivalent Units 
                VLTC         Volta Lake Transport Company 
                WCO          World Customs Organization 
                WHO          World Health Organization 
                WTO          World Trade Organization 
                 
                
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