(1) An accountable institution shall obtain from or in respect of a prospective client who is a citizen, permanent resident or a person with a residence permit or who has a right of abode,
(a) that prospective client's
(i) legal name and any other names used by the prospective client;
(ii) location including important landmarks close to the prospective client's residence;
(iii) telephone number, fax number and mailing address;
(iv) date and place of birth;
(v) nationality;
(vi) hometown;
(vii) occupation, position held and employer's name;
(viii) identity document; and
(ix) nature of business,
(b) where the client is a student,
(i) an introductory letter from the client's institution signed by the head of the institution or a representative of the head of institution, or
(ii) a student's identity card.
(2) The accountable institution shall obtain the signature of the prospective client.
(3) Where a prospective client is a person with a right of abode,
The prospective client shall furnish the accountable institution with documentary evidence of the prospective client's status of right of abode.
(4) For the purposes of these Regulations, a person has a status of
right of abode if that person is
(a) a Ghanaian who has lost the Ghanaian nationality by reason of the acquisition of a foreign nationality, or
(b) a person of African descent in the diaspora.