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    An Act to make provision with respect to prospecting for and mining of metals, minerals and other precious stones, for regulating their conveyance and for matters connected therewith.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act provides rules relative to prospecting, quarrying and mining of minerals. The Act also regulates the exportation of radioactive minerals and safeguards rights of Amerindians in respect of land and restricts rights of Amerindians to take minerals.The Minister may constitute part of Guyana as a mining district. All minerals shall vest in the State. The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission may grant licences or permits to enter on private lands and to search and take minerals on such land. The Act provides rules for large scale and medium and small scale mining and prospecting.

  2. Library Resource

    An Act to make provision for the good government of the Amerindian communities of Guyana.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act provides for local government of Amerindians, i.e. an Indian who is a member of a tribe indigenous to Guyana. For this purpose Amerindian Districts, Amerindian Areas and Amerindian Villages are established.The Act also provides for the protection of property of Amerindians and establishes the Amerindian Purposes Fund. The Minister may establish District Councils or Area Councils as a body corporate. The Councils shall, among other things, manage and regulate the use and occupation of land situated in a District, Area or Village.

  3. Library Resource

    An Act to make provision for the orderly and progressive development of Land, Cities, Towns and other areas, whether urban or rural, to preserve and improve amenities thereof, and for other matters connected therewith.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act makes provision with respect to planning of development of land in Guyana. The Act consists of 46 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Preparation and approval of Schemes (II); Interim development of land (III); Contents and effects of Schemes (IV); Compensation and betterment (V); Miscellaneous (VI).The duty of carrying out of provisions of this Act, including the execution and enforcement of town planning schemes, regional schemes and supplementary schemes, shall be vested in the Central Housing and Planning Authority established under the Housing Act (sect. 3).

  4. Library Resource

    An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of an Amerindian Lands Commission.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    The Act provides for the establishment of a permanent government institution called the Amerindian Lands Commission.

  5. Library Resource

    An Act to provide for the establishment of the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission, to provide for its functions and for other purposes connected therewith.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act establishes the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission as a body corporate. The Commission shall be the successor to the Lands and Surveys Department.

  6. Library Resource

    An Act to declare and amend the law relating to the administration of estates of deceased persons.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act provides for administration of land and other property of deceased persons.The Act sets out procedures for the lodgement of wills and other procedures upon the death of the owner of an estate and the appointment of an administrator by Court. The administrator shall administrate the estate in accordance with provisions of this Act. The Act also provides with respect to execution of judgements and custody of estates pending probate and letters of administration.

  7. Library Resource

    An Act to amend the law relating to wills and the attestation thereof, and to remove certain restrictions in the freedom of the disposition of property by the owner thereof.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act makes provision for matters of inheritance by will. It specifies the procedures and criteria for the making of a will and the effect of a valid will. It also valid concerns attestation of a will.

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation
    September, 2011
    Guyana

    This Act provides for the establishment of the Protected Areas Commission, the Protected Areas Trust and a Trust Fund and empowers the Minister to declare national protected areas. It applies to the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, fishery zone and continental shelf as defined in the Maritime Zones Act 2010. The Act alos provides with respect to the National Protected Areas System and allows village councils to apply to the Commission for village lands or any part thereof to be recognised as an Amerindian protected area.

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