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GUY-1989-L-46817
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Mining Act 1989 (No. 20 of 1989) (Cap. 65:01).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Guyana
Subjects (Classification)
Mining and quarrying workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1989
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Comprehensive legislation regarding mining rights. Part VIII provides for the regulation of safety and health of miners. Part XIV contains special provisions regarding Amerindians. Amerindians shall be deemed as lawful occupiers of land on which they live. Amerindians are prohibited from extracting minerals or resources unless they possess a licence; where they do have a license, any extracted resources shall be sold on behalf of Amerindians by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. Repeals the Mining Act (No. 34 of 1920).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/guy39218.pdf
File
GUY46817.pdf (PDF)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Laws of Guyana, Ministry of Legal Affairs
Country
Guyana
URL
http://mola.gov.gy/
File
GUY46817 2012.pdf (PDF of Act as at L.R.O. 1/2012)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Laws of Guyana
Date
1973
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Legal Supplement A
Date
1989
Page range
pp. 275-415