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Decree No. 19 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on supervision and control over the use, protection, exploration and management of subsoil and mineral resources.

Country/Territory
Uzbekistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Exploration Enforcement/compliance Environmental fees/charges Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Decree designates the State Committee on Nature Management, the State Mining Survey and the State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources as the state bodies responsible for supervising the use, protection, exploration and management of subsoil and mineral resources. The purpose of state supervision and control shall be to ensure that users comply with subsoil management legislation, in particular: (a) observance of the terms and conditions of subsoil management licences; and (b) accuracy and promptness of payment of environmental fees.

Full text
Russian
Website
pravo.uz

References - Legislation

Implements

Law on subsoil.

Legislation | Uzbekistan | 1994 (2002)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Mining, Management/conservation, Exploration, Minerals, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental audit, Registration, Authorization/permit, Groundwater, Water abstraction

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ministerial Decree No. 147 amending Decree No. 19 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on supervision and control over use, protection, exploration and management of subsoil and mineral resources.

Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2007

Keyword: Contract/agreement, Management/conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX