River Navigation Act (Cap. 50:01). Pays/Territoire Guyana Type du document Législation Date 1891 (1998) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Laws of Guyana. Titre completAn Act to make provision for the more safe and convenient navigation of the rivers of Guyana. Sujet Eau Mot clé Eaux continentales Navigation Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement, Amérique du Sud Résumé This Act concerns the control of navigation on rivers in Guyana. There shall be a public officer who shall be in charge of navigation in any specified rivers of Guyana or any parts thereof and there shall be a public officer responsible for any tributary or specified part of a river and a deputy. Also subordinate officers and servants shall be appointed for purposes of carrying out provisions of this Act. Regulation making powers of the Minister in respect of navigation on rivers are specified in section 7. The Minister may order navigation improvement works pursuant to section 8. A report on the condition of river navigation shall be submitted yearly to the National Assembly. Nothing in this Act shall affect boats belonging to Amerindians and used solely for their own purposes. (13 sections) Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.legalaffairs.gov.gy