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(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.