Undefined Licensing Criteria Stifle Innovation

The provision requires government licensing for all data protection service providers but delegates all approval criteria to the Authority's discretion through unspecified "prescribed form," "supporting documentation," and future guidelines. This creates regulatory uncertainty that deters innovation - startups and technology companies cannot know what standards they must meet to offer data protection services (consulting, compliance tools, privacy software). Combined with 79's penalties of up to 50,000 penalty units for operating without a license, this creates significant barriers to market entry for the very privacy-enhancing technologies and compliance solutions Ghana's new data protection regime will need.