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GMB-1954-R-87136
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Title_of_text
Minerals Rules (Cap. 121).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Gambia
Subjects (Classification)
Mining and quarrying workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1954
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The 47 rules are divided into 9 Parts: Fees, rents and royalties (I); prospecting rights (II); Exclusive prospecting licenses (III); Application by holder of prospecting right or exclusive prospecting license to retain or dispose of minerals (IV); Mining rights (V); Mining leases (VI); Tender for exclusive prospecting licenses, mining rights and mining leases in respect of areas in a tract of land in which any mineral has been discovered by Government (VII); Water Rights (VIII); Miscellaneous provisions (IX).
Water may be diverted and impounded for the purpose of mining operations without a water right by holder of a mining lease or mining right or an applicant for a mining right to whom a permission to mine has been granted under section 23 of the Act. Subject to condition set out in rule 45. Application for water rights shall be accompanied by a plan showing the point of intake on a watercourse, and other specified items.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1954-07-01 (GMB-1954-L-87132)
Minerals Act (Cap. 121) [as consolidated to 1963].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Regulations on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/gam41093.pdf
File
GMB87136.pdf (PDF)