Certification Gatekeeping Controls Market Access

This provision makes fact-checking certification a prerequisite for license renewal (subsection 5), giving the Division discretionary control over which businesses can operate in Ghana's media and digital sectors. Combined with 83's requirement for two years of bi-annual training before license renewal, this creates compounding barriers to market entry and continuation. The provision provides no standards for what constitutes adequate fact-checking or how certification decisions will be made, creating regulatory uncertainty that particularly burdens smaller media organizations and startups lacking resources for compliance infrastructure. This licensing prerequisite transforms the Division into a market gatekeeper with undefined criteria for business operation.