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Minerals Act (Cap. 65:07).

Country/Territory
Guyana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1971
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Guyana.
Long title
An Act to make provision for the orderly extraction and marketing of minerals and the orderly production and marketing of articles prepared or manufactured therefrom.
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Mining Institution Minerals
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America
Abstract

This Act prescribes that no person shall extract minerals or market minerals except as in accordance with the law relating thereto and Regulations made under the present Act. The Minister may make regulations for the orderly extraction, production and marketing of minerals. Specific legislation powers of the Minister are set out in section 4. Section 4 provides also for control.

Full text
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Website
legalaffairs.gov.gy