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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    June, 2017
    Guyana

    This Act amends the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority Act in section 5 concerning the composition of the Governing Board of the Authority, and by making minor modifications to sections 6 and 10.

    Amends: Deeds Registry Authority Act, 1999 (Cap. 5:11). (2007)

  2. 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.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act establishes the right of a joint owner of land to recover an amount paid as potion of repayment of a government loan charged upon a plantation in co-ownership. Conditions for the right of summary recovery are acting in good faith of the paying co-owner and for purposes of preventing proceedings by parate execution being taken against the plantation.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act establishes the Deeds Registry as a body corporate. This authority shall carry out functions assigned to it under various laws including the Deeds Registry Act. The Registrar and the Deputy Registrar shall be appointed by the Minister. The Act also establishes an Advisory Board of the Registry. The Board shall advise the Minister and the Registrar. The Act also confers regulation-making powers upon the Minister for purposes of this Act and the Deeds Registry Act.

    Amended by: Deeds Registry Authority (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 15 of 2017). (2017-06-28)

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    The Act provides for compensation payable or purchase money to be payable in land bonds. A vendor is not under the obligation to accept land bonds as a means of payment, except in cases where commissioners appointed under section 7 of the Acquisition of Land (Land Settlement) Act have reported to the Minister that (part of) such land is not beneficially occupied or utilised for agriculture. It further provides, among other things, for issue, description, redemption, surrender, service and registration of land bonds, and interest on land bonds.

  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

    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.

  9. 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.

  10. Library Resource

    An Act to make provision for local government in village districts, country districts and rural districts and for matters related thereto.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act provides for local government in Guyana. It defines functions and powers of village councils, country councils and rural authorities.The Minister may enforce obligations of local authorities in the field of supply of water and sewerage and may exercise the powers of a local authority whenever is appears expedient to the Minister to do so. The Minister may also make By-laws for, among other things, the management and administration of villages and country districts and rights relating waterworks between villages or country districts.

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