Hydro-Electric Power Act. País/Territorio Guyana Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1956 (1998) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Laws of Guyana, 1998, pp. 1-18. Título completoAn Act to make provision for the grant of licenses authorizing the utilization of waters of Guyana for the purposes of generating electrical energy, and for matters connected therewith. Materia Energía, Agua Palabra clave Conservación de energía/producción de energía Producción de energía hidroeléctrica Instalaciones Autorización/permiso Área geográphica Amazona, Americas, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, América del Sur Resumen The Act shall principally apply to all State water power plants. Lands defined in section 5, essential to State water power plants shall remain State property. Rights of entry, permit licence lease or concession within a game sanctuary or dish sanctuary shall be subject to a report by the Conservator of Forest on the effects of those rights on the sanctuary and the decision of the President to enact new rules regarding the granting of the rights relating to land in sanctuaries. Licences to use water for generating electrical power are granted by the President in accordance with section 6. The terms of licence shall be defined by the President at his or her discretion (sect. 7). Section 8 concerns the expropriation of private lands. Section 11 concerns the joint development of two or more water power plants. Regulation making powers of the President are defined in section 23. Section 26 and following prescribe offences including illegal diversion of water or pollution of rivers. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.caricomlaw.org Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Hydro-Electric Power Regulations (Cap. 56:03). Legislación | Guyana | 1957 (1973) Palabra clave: Conservación de energía/producción de energía, Producción de energía hidroeléctrica, Instalaciones, Autorización/permiso Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Enmendado porr Energy Sector (Harmonisation of Laws) Act (Cap. 57:02). Legislación | Guyana | 2002 Palabra clave: Institución, Conservación de energía/producción de energía, Producción de energía hidroeléctrica Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX