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Mining Act 1989 (No. 20 of 1989) (Cap. 65:01).

Main Region

First Region

Guyana
Mining and quarrying workers
1989
National
Law, Act

Second Region

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

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