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(1) Where a person alleges infringement of the person’s rights under this Act, the person may make an application to the High Court.

(2) Where on an application by a person who alleges infringement, the Court discovers that

(a) a person has committed an offence under this Act,

(b) has contravened a condition for the issue of a licence,

(c) has breached a code of conduct issued by the Bank of Ghana or issued with the Bank’s permission, or

(d) is about to do an act which would constitute an offence the Court may, in addition to other orders, make one or more of the following. orders:

(i) an order to restrain the person from carrying on a credit bureau business, acting as a data provider or a credit information recipient, or purporting to carry out credit bureau business; or

(ii) an order to restrain a person from providing, acquiring, disposing of or dealing with any credit information specified in the order;

(iii) an order to direct a person to do or refrain from doing a specified act; and

(iv) any ancillary order.

(3) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with an order under subsection (2) and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than five thousand penalty units or a term of imprisonment of not more than ten years or both.