Mines and Minerals (Trading in Reserved Minerals) Regulations (Cap.213).

Subject

Mineral resources

Keyword

Minerals International trade Authorization/permit

Geographical area

Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries

Abstract

These Regulations prohibit to: (a) buy, deal in, or receive by way of barter or pledge, either as principal or agent, any reserved mineral, unless a person is licensed or authorized under these regulations to trade in reserved minerals or is the operator of a registered lapidary; (b) sell, offer, display for sale, barter or pledge, either as principal or agent, any reserved mineral unless:(i) subject to the provisions of section forty of the Mines and Minerals Act, a person is the holder of a valid prospecting or exploration licence relating to that reserved mineral; (ii) the reserved mineral is won or recovered by that person from land on which he or she is lawfully mining for reserved minerals; or (iii) he or she is authorized to sell or dispose of that reserved mineral; (c) possess any reserved mineral unless: (i) a person is authorized under these Regulations to be in possession of that reserved mineral; or (ii) he or she has a permit. The Reserved Minerals Traders' Licensing Committee constituted under regulation 5, may grant, in writing, authority to trade and possess reserved minerals to any person who is not a citizen of Zambia or is not ordinarily resident in Zambia for a period of two years.

Full text

English

References - Legislation

Implements

Mines and Minerals Act (Cap.213).

Legislation | Zambia | 1995 (2006)

Keyword: Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Basic legislation, Mining, Exploration, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX