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Law No. 9/2020 approving the Legal Regime for the Exploration and Extraction of Aggregates.

Country/Territory
Sao Tome and Principe
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 62.
Subject
Environment gen., Mineral resources
Keyword
Environmental planning Concession Mining Authorization/permit Coastal zone management Policy/planning Minerals Management/conservation
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States
Entry into force notes
This Law shall enter into force within one year from the date of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 88 articles divided into nine Chapters, approves the Legal Regime for the Exploration and Extraction of Aggregates. This Legal Regime defines the conditions under which the exploitation and extraction of aggregates is permitted in the National Territory. It is applicable to all natural and legal persons involved in the management, exploration and extraction, temporary, sporadic or permanent, of inert materials in the National Territory. For the purposes of the application of this legislation, the sands, gravels, sandstones, basalt, clays, limestones, coral reefs, pebbles, phonolites, trachytes, as well as all materials are considered inert raw materials that scientifically fall into this category.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

Decree No. 35/99 establishing the requirements to be satisfied for coastal sand extraction.

Legislation | Sao Tome and Principe | 1999

Keyword: Coastal zone management, Offences/penalties, EIA, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX