Mining Regulations. Country/Territory Guyana Document type Regulation Date 1931 (1951) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Mining Authorization/permit Exploration Concession Water rights Waterworks Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America Abstract The 215 regulations are divided into 23 Parts: Preliminary; Issue of licenses and locating of claims (I); Marking of boundaries, issue of claims licenses, etc. (ii), reward claims (III); right of challenge (IV); Exclusive permissions to explore (V); Concessions (other than a permission or an exclusive right to explore under Part V of these Regulations) and leases (VI); Purchase and transfer of concessions, leases and licenses (VII); Water rights (VIII); Occupation of land for residence, mill, etc. (IX); Surveys (X), determination of disputes (XI); Sanitary regulations (XII); Regulation of mines (XIII); use of poisonous substances on mines (XIV); Royalty payable on gold, silver and precious stones (XV); Lessees and tributors (XVI); Employment of persons in mining districts (XVII); Keeping of record on gold, valuable minerals and precious stones (XIX); Sale and purchase of gold, valuable minerals and precious stones (XX); The Amerindians (XXII); Miscellaneous (XXIII). Full text English References - Legislation Implements Mining Act. Legislation | Guyana | 1921 (1998) Keyword: Timber extraction/logging, Forest management/forest conservation, Expropriation, Mining, Institution, Concession, Minerals Source: FAO, FAOLEX