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Guyana - Agriculture workers - Law, Act

Industrial Hemp Act 2022 (Act No. 13 of 2022). -

Adoption: 2022-08-11 | GUY-2022-L-113797

The Act provides the legal framework for the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp and related products, research and development into the materials as well as setting up the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Authority.

Guyana - Agriculture workers - Law, Act

Rice Factories (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 31 of 2009). -

Adoption: 2009-10-22 | GUY-2009-L-99463

Guyana - Agriculture workers - Law, Act

Rice Factories Act (Cap. 95:05). -

Adoption: 2002 | GUY-2002-L-85545

This Act makes provision for the public control on the manufacture of rice and for this purpose requires rice manufacturers to obtain a licence from the Guyana Rice Development Board. Establishment of a rice factory requires a permit from the Board. No person shall manufacture rice without a licence obtained under this Act. A licensee may apply to the Board to become an official unhulled rice grading agency.

Guyana - Agriculture workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Timber Grant Workers Wages (Amendment) Order 1987 (no. 49)

Adoption: 1987-08-10 | GUY-1987-R-55285

Raises the minimum wage for timber workers.

Guyana - Agriculture workers - Law, Act

Cane Farmers Special Funds (Cap. 69:09). -

Adoption: 1974-01-01 | GUY-1974-L-105468

Guyana - Agriculture workers - Law, Act

Rice Farmers (Security of Tenure) Act (Cap. 69:02). -

Adoption: 1956-10-01 | GUY-1956-L-46805

Governs security of tenure for tenant rice farmers and limits rent payable for letting of rice lands.

Guyana - Agriculture workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Hours of Work (Saw Mill Workers) Regulations (No. 19 of 1956) [as amended to 1976-12-31]

Adoption: 1956 | GUY-1956-R-42170

Hours worked by a saw mill worker shall not exceed forty-four hours a week. Made under s. 21 of Factories Act 1947.

Guyana - Agriculture workers - Law, Act

Housing of Labour Workers on Sugar Estates Act (Cap. 99:04) -

Adoption: 1951 | Date of entry into force: 1951-05-26 | GUY-1951-L-72138