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GHA-2006-L-85445
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Title_of_text
Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act No. 703 of 2006).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ghana
Subjects (Classification)
Mining and quarrying workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2006-03-31
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Revises and consolidates the law on mines and minerals. Provides that all mineral resources are the property of the nation of Ghana. Regulates licencing and exploitation of mineral resources. Repeals the following laws:
- Minerals and Mining Law 1986 (PNDCL 153)
- Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act 1994 (Act 475)
- Administration of Lands (Amendment) Decree 1979 (AFRCD 61)
- Minerals Export Duty (Abolition) Law 1987 (PNDCL 182)
- Mining Operations (Government Participation)(Repeal) Act 1993 (Act 465).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1989-04-19 (GHA-1989-L-9462)
Small-Scale Gold Mining Law (No. 218 of 1989)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
GHA85445.pdf (PDF of Law in English)