Regulation 1For the purpose of establishing mineral rights or mining cadastre under these Regulations, the surface of the Republic of Ghana is ...
Regulation 2(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, an applicant for a mineral right shall submit to the Director of the Commission responsibl ...
Regulation 3(1) The Director of the Commission responsible for Mineral Titles is responsible for the administration of mineral rights as well as the maint ...
Regulation 4(1) Application fees and fees that relate to mineral rights and other matters are payable as specified in the Second Schedule.(2) ...
Regulation 6(1) An application shall not be recorded in the Priority Register unless the following information is provided&n ...
Regulation 7(1) The Commission shall within five days after recording an application in the Priority Register, review the application to ensur ...
Regulation 8(1) Where an applicant knowingly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular or does not correct ...
Regulation 9(1) In accordance with section 15(5) of the Act, where an application for a mineral right conflicts with an existing mineral right for a diffe ...
Regulation 10(1) Where an application is determined to satisfy the requirements of regulation 7, the Commission shall within fifteen days afte ...
Regulation 11The Commission shall, within thirty days after the publication consider the application, including& ...
Regulation 12The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the r ...
Regulation 13(1) The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for t ...
Regulation 14(1) A grant shall be revoked if the applicant fails to give notice of the applicant's acceptance to the Minister and the Co ...
Regulation 15(1) Where an application is rejected, the Commission shall delete the provisional polygon relating to the ...
Regulation 16A licence issued by the Minister shall state,(a) the registered name and address of the holder;(b) the date of issuance of ...
Regulation 17The Commission shall on the grant of a licence record the details of the grant in the General Register and replace the provisional polygon with a p ...
Regulation 18The holder of a licence shall within twenty-one days after being granted the licence but before the commencement of a ...
Regulation 21(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall record in the General Register, the details of the application, including the date, ...
Regulation 22(1) The Commission shall within five days after recording an application in the General Regis ...
Regulation 23(1) Where an applicant submits an application for extension later than ninety days before the expiration of the licence, or ...
Regulation 24The Commission shall within forty days after recording an application for extension in the General Register, consider the a ...
Regulation 26(1) The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the grant of an extension to the applicant, ...
Regulation 27(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall on the grant of an extension of a licence, record the details of the grant in the General ...
Regulation 29(1) A holder of a reconnaissance licence or a restricted reconnaissance licence shall within thirty days of the discovery of a mineral not included ...
Regulation 30(1) A holder of a reconnaissance licence or a restricted reconnaissance licence may, at anytime during the term ...
Regulation 31(1) Within five days of recording an application in the General Register, the Commission shall review the application ...
Regulation 32(1) Where an applicant knowingly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material ...
Regulation 33The Commission shall within forty days after recording the application in the General Register, consider the application&nb ...
Regulation 34The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the rejection of an applicati ...
Regulation 34The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the rejection of an applicati ...
Regulation 35(1) The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to grant the amendment, give notice to th ...
Regulation 38(1) A holder of a reconnaissance licence may, not later than ninety days before the expiration of the licence, apply to the Commission, ...
Regulation 39(1) Where the applicant provides the information required under regulation 38, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission sh ...
Regulation 43Where an application is rejected, the Commission shall within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the reje ...
Regulation 44(1) The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to grant the division of the ...
Regulation 45(1) Where an application is rejected, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall delete the provisional polygons from the cadastral map ...
Regulation 46The licence shall state(a) the registered name and address of the holder;(b) the date of the grant of the licence;(c) the term of ...
Regulation 50(1) A holder of reconnaissance licences which cover contiguous blocks may, for efficient and economic man ...
Regulation 51(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall where the applicant has provided all the information required und ...
Regulation 52(1) The Commission shall within five days of recording an application in the General Register ...
Regulation 53(1) An application shall be rejected where the applicant (a) submits the application later than one hundred and& ...
Regulation 55The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to reject an application,&n ...
Regulation 56(1) The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved a recommendation to grant the merger of the licences, on behalf&nb ...
Regulation 57(1) Where an application is rejected, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall delete the provisional&nb ...
Regulation 60 The holder shall within twenty-one days after the grant of a licence in relation to the merger.(a) stamp and register the licence in ac ...
Regulation 61The Commission shall within seven days after receipt of the duly stamped and registered licence, forward the copies of that licen ...
Regulation 62(1) A holder of a reconnaissance licence or a restricted reconnaissance licence may not later than sixty days before the expiration of ...
Regulation 63(1) Where the applicant provides all the information required under regulation 62, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission ...
Regulation 64(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall, within five days after recording an application in the Gen ...
Regulation 65(1) An application shall be rejected, where an application(a) is submitted later than sixty days before the expiration ...
Regulation 66Subject to the period stated in regulation 64(2), the Commission shall within twenty-one days of recording an application i ...
Regulation 67The Commission shall, within five days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the rejecti ...
Regulation 71The transferee or assignee shall within twenty-one days of the grant of the approval(a) stamp and register the deed of tran ...
Regulation 73(1) A holder of a reconnaissance licence or a restricted reconnaissance licence may not later than sixty days before the expiration of the li ...
Regulation 74(1) Where the applicant provides the information required under regulation 73, the Mineral Titles Department of the C ...
Regulation 75(1) The Commission shall within five days after recording an application in the General ...
Regulation 77Subject to the period stated in regulation 75(2), the Commission shall within twenty-one days of recording an application&n ...
Regulation 78The Commission shall within five days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the&nb ...
Regulation 79(1) The Commission shall within five days after the Minister has approved a recommendation for the mortgage of a licence, g ...
Regulation 80(1) Where an application is rejected, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall enter t ...
Regulation 81Where a mortgage is approved, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall record the details of the approva ...
Regulation 82The holder of a licence shall within twenty-one days after the grant of the licence(a) stamp and register the mortgage ...
Regulation 83(1) Where a mortgage is redeemed, the holder and the mortgagee shall give notice to the Commission by submitting proof of the red ...
Regulation 84.(1) Where a holder fails to redeem the mortgage within the stipulated period, and the mortgagee intends to take over ...
Regulation 85(1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commission suspend or terminate a reconnaissance licence at any time&nbs ...
Regulation 86Where a reconnaissance licence is suspended,(a) the Commission shall on behalf of the Minister give notice to the holder&nb ...
Regulation 87(1) Where a reconnaissance licence is terminated,(a) the rights of the holder shall cease but without prejudice to the liab ...
Regulation 88On the expiration of the term of a reconnaissance licence,(a) the Commission shall, on behalf of the Minister give notice to the ...
Regulation 901) An application shall not be recorded in the Priority Register unless the applicant provides(a) evidence of payment ...
Regulation 91(1) Within five days after recording an application in the Priority Register, the Commission shall review the application&n ...
Regulation 92(1) An application for a prospecting licence shall be rejected, where the applicant (a) makes a statement which the applican ...
Regulation 93. (1) In accordance with section 15(5) of the Act, where an application for a prospecting licence conflicts with an existing ...
Regulation 94. (1) Where an application complies with regulation 91, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission&nb ...
Regulation 95.Within thirty days after the publication period lapses, the Commission shall consider the application, including any concerns submitted by a ...
Regulation 96Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to reject an application ...
Regulation 97(1) Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to grant the licence to the appli ...
Regulation 98. (1) A grant shall be revoked if the applicant fails to give notice to the Minister and the Commission of acceptance.(2) Where a grant ...
Regulation 99(1) Where an application is rejected, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall delete the provisio ...
Regulation 100. A licence issued by the Minister shall include(a) the registered name and address of the holder;(b) the date of issue of the li ...
Regulation 102The holder of a prospecting licence shall within twenty-one days after the grant of a licence(a) stamp and register the licences ...
Regulation 103Within seven days after receipt of the duly stamped and registered licences, the Commission shall distribute copies of the licence in accordance w ...
Regulation 1051) Where an applicant provides all the information required in regulation 104(3), the Mineral Titles Department ...
Regulation 106(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within five days after recording an application ...
Regulation 107(1) An application for extension of prospecting licence shall be rejected where the application(a) is submitted later than ninety days ...
Regulation 108The Commission shall within forty days after recording an application for extension in the General Register, consider the application and make&nbs ...
Regulation 109Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved a recommendation to reject an application for extension of a prospecting licenc ...
Regulation 110 (1) Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved a recommendation to grant an extension of a prospec ...
Regulation 111(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall record the details of the grant in the General Register and shal ...
Regulation 113. (1) Where in the course of operations, a holder of a prospecting licence or a restricted prospecting licence discovers a mineral not ...
Regulation 114(1) The holder of a prospecting licence or a restricted prospecting licence may, at anytime during the term of the licence, appl ...
Regulation 115.(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within five days after reco ...
Regulation 116.(1) Where an applicant makes a statement which the applicant knows or ought to know is false or misleading in any materia ...
Regulation 118Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to reject the application for ...
Regulation 112(1) The requirements and procedure for division of a prospecting licence are subject to the appropriate modifications,&nbs ...
Regulation 123(1) A holder of prospecting licences which cover contiguous blocks may, for efficient economic managemen ...
Regulation 125(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within five days of recording an&n ...
Regulation 126(1) An application for merger of prospecting licence shall be rejected where(a) an applicant submits the appli ...
Regulation 127. The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within forty days after recording the application for a merger of p ...
Regulation 128.The Commission shall, within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the rejection of an applica ...
Regulation 129. (1) The Commission shall within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the grant of a merger of prospecting ...
Regulation 130. (1) Where an application is rejected, the Mineral Titles, Department of Commission shall delete the provisional polygon from the cada ...
Regulation 113.The holder of a licence shall within twenty-one days after the grant of the licence(a) stamp and ...
Regulation 135(1) A holder of a prospecting licence or a restricted prospecting licence may not later than sixty days before the expiration of the licence ...
Regulation 136.(1) Where the applicant provides all the information required under regulation 135, t ...
Regulation 137.(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within five days after recording an application in the Ge ...
Regulation 138. (1) An application shall be rejected where,(a) an application is submitted later than sixty days before the e ...
Regulation 139. Subject to the period stated in regulation 137(2), the Commission shall within twenty-one days after recording the application ...
Regulation 140. The Commission shall within five days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the& ...
Regulation 141.(1) Within five days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the transfer or assignment of a prospecting licence ...
Regulation 146. (1) A holder of a prospecting licence or a restricted prospecting licence may, at least sixty days before the expiration& ...
Regulation 147. (1) Where the applicant provides the information required in regulation 146, the Mineral Titles Department of the C ...
Regulation 148(1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within five days after recording an application in t ...
Regulation 150. Subject to the period stated in regulation 148(2), the Commission shall within twenty-one days after recording an application in the ...
Regulatoin 151.Within five days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to reject an application for the mortgage of a ...
Regulatioon 152(1) Within five days after the Minister has approved a recommendation for the mortgage of a prospecting licence, th ...
Regulation 155. A holder of a licence shall within twenty-one days after the grant of the licence(a) stamp and register the mortgage ...
Regulation 156 (1) A mortgagor and a mortgagee shall give notice to the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission on redemption o ...
Regulation 157(1) Where a holder fails to redeem a mortgage within the stipulated period, and the mortgagee ...
Regulation 158.(1) The holder of a prospecting licence who wishes to surrender all or part of the land which is the subject matter of the licence shall apply to ...
Regulation 159. (1) Where the applicant provides all the information required under regulation 158, the Mineral&n ...
Regulation 160. (1) The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall, within five days of recording an application ...
Regulation 161(1) An application for surrender of a prospecting licence shall be rejected where(a) the application is submitted later than&nbs ...
Regulation 162. Subject to the period stated in regulation 160(2), the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within twenty-one days after ...
Regulation 163. Within five days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the rejection of an application for the surrender ...
Regulation 164(1) Within five days after the Minister has approved the recommendation for the surrender of a prospecting licence,& ...
Regulation 166. (1) Where an application for surrender is approved, the Mineral Titles Department of the&nb ...
Regulation 168(1) The Minister on the recommendation of the Commission may suspend or terminate a prospecting licence ...
Regulation 169Where a prospecting licence is suspended,(a) the Commission shall give notice of the period of the suspension of the ...
Regulation 170.(1) Where a prospecting licence is terminated, (a) the rights of the holder shall cease without affectin ...
Regulation 171.On the expiration of the term of a prospecting licence,(a) the Commission shall give notice to the ...
Regulation 172. An application for a mining lease or a restricted mining lease shall be made in person by the&nbs ...
Regulation 173. (1) Where an applicant provides the information required in regulation 172, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall ass ...
Regulation 174. (1) The Commission shall within five days of recording an application in the Priority Register review the application to ensure that( ...
Regulation 175. (1) An application shall be rejected where the applicant(a) makes a statement which the applicant knows or ought to know ...
Regulation 176.(1) In accordance with section 15(5) of the Act, where an application for a mining lease conflicts with an existing ...
Regulation 177(1) Where an application complies with regulation 174, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within fifteen days after ...
Regulation 178. The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall, within thirty days after the publication period lapses, consider the applicati ...
Regulation 179.Within twenty one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to reject an application for ...
Regulation 180(1) Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to grant the lease to the ...
Regulation 181(1) A grant shall be revoked if the applicant fails to give notice to the Minister and the Commission of acceptance in accordance with regulation ...
Regulation 182. (1) Where an application is rejected, the Commission shall delete the provisional polygon relating to the application fro ...
Regulation 183A lease granted by the Minister shall contain particulars of(a) the registered name and address of the holder;(b) the date ...
Regulation 184. Within twenty-one days after the grant of the lease, the holder shall(a) stamp and register the lease in accordance with ...
Regulation 185.The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within seven days after the receipt of the duly stamped and registe ...
Regulation 186Where a lease is granted, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall record the details of the grant in the General R ...
Regulation 187Where an application involves the transformation from a previous reconnaissance or prospecting licence, the original licence code shall be maintai ...
Regulation 188. The Minister shall submit all leases to Parliament for ratification, except where the lease forms part of a particular class of transaction ...
Regulation 189(1) A holder of a mining lease may not later than ninety days before the expiration of the term of the l ...
Regulation 190(1) Where an applicant provides the information required in regulation 189(2), t ...
Regulation 191.(1) Within five days after recording an application in the General Register, the Mineral Ti ...
Regulation 192.(1) An application shall be rejected if the applicant(a) submits an application for extension later than ninety days before the expir ...
Regulation 193.The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall within forty days after recording an application for extension in the General R ...
Regulation 194Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to reject an application for the extension ...
Regulation 195(1) Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to grant an extension of the min ...
Regulation 196(1) Where an extension of a lease is granted, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall record the ...
Regulation 198(1) A holder of a mining lease may, not later than ninety days before the expiration of the lease, apply to th ...
Regulation 199(1) The requirements and procedures for amendment, division, merger, transfer or assignment, mortgage, and surrender of&nb ...
Regulation 200(1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commission, suspend or terminate a mining lease at any time during the term of the lease if(a) ...
Regulation 201(1) The procedure to be followed on the expiration of a mining lease is subject to appropriate modifications, the sa ...
Regulation 202An application for a small scale mining licence shall be made in person by the applicant or a representative of the applicant to the Distric ...
Regulation 203(1) Where an applicant provides all the information required in regulation 202, the District Office of t ...
Regulation 204. (1) The District Office of the Commission shall within five days after recording an application in the Priority Register, revie ...
Regulation 205(1) Where an applicant makes a statement which the applicant knows or ought to know is false or misleading in ...
Regulation 206(1) In accordance with section 15(5) of the Act, where an application for a small scale mining licence conflicts with an existing mine ...
Regulation 207(1) Where an application complies with regulation 202 and the application has been accepted by the Commission, ...
Regulation 208Within ten days after the publication period lapses, the District Office of the Commission shall submit the application do ...
Regulation 209Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved a recommendation to reject an application, the Commission shall, on ...
Regulation 210(1) Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to grant the licence to the applicant, ...
Regulation 211(1) A grant shall be revoked if the applicant fails to give notice to the Minister and the Commission of the acceptance, in accordance ...
Regulation 213. The small scale mining licence issued by the Minister shall include particulars of (a) the registered name and addre ...
Regulation 214Where a licence is granted, the District Office of the Commission shall enter the details of the grant in the General Regi ...
Regulation 215Within twenty-one days after the grant of the licence and before the commencement of any activity in the field, the holder shall ...
Regulation 216Within seven days of receipt of the duly stamped and registered licence, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall d ...
Regulation 217. (1) A holder of a small scale mining licence may, not later than ninety days before the expiration of the term of the licence, ...
Regulation 218.(1) Where an applicant provides the information required in regulation 217(2), the District Office of the Commission shall record&nbs ...
Regulation 219(1) The District Office of the Commission shall within five days after recording an application in the General Register, review ...
Regulation 220. (1) An application for extension of small scale mining licence shall be rejected where the applicant(a) submi ...
Regulation 221(1) The District Office of the Commission shall within five days after recording an application for extension in the General Reg ...
Regulation 222. (1) Within seven days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to reject an application ...
Regulation 223(1) Within seven days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to grant an extension, the Comm ...
Regulation 224. (1) Where there is a grant of extension of a licence, the District Office of the Commission shall enter the details of th ...
Regulation 225. The extension granted by the Minister shall be copied to the persons and institutions liste ...
Regulation 226(1) The requirements and procedures for amendment, enlargement or reduction, transfer or assignment, mortgage and surrender of a ...
Regulation 227(1) A holder of a small scale mining licence may within ninety days before the expiration of the licence, apply to the District Office ...
Regulation 228(1) Where the applicant provides all the information required under regulation 227, the District Office of the Commi ...
Regulation 229(1) Within five days after recording an application in the General Register, the District Office of the Commission s ...
Regulation 230. (1) An application for division of small scale mining licence shall be rejected where the applicant(a) submits the application ...
Regulation 231. (1) The District Office of the Commission shall within five days after recording an application for division in the General Register, ...
Regulation 232Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to reject the application, the Commission shall, on behalf o ...
Regulation 233(1) Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to grant the division of a licence, the Commission ...
Regulation 234Where an application is rejected, the District Office of the Commission shall enter the details of the rejection in the General Register and ...
Regulation 235.(1) The licence issued by the Minister shall include the particulars, terms and conditions of a small scale mining& ...
Regulation 236On the grant of the licence for the division of the small scale licence, the District Office of the Commission ...
Regulation 237. Within twenty-one days after the grant of the licence, the holder of the small scale mining licence shall(a) stamp and register ...
Regulation 238Within seven days of receipt of the duly stamped and registered licence, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission s ...
Regulation 239(1) A holder of small scale mining licences covering contiguous blocks may apply to the District Office of the Commission as set out i ...
Regulation 240. (1) Where the applicant provides the information required under regulation 239, the District Office of the Commission shall record in the G ...
Regulation 241(1) Within five days after recording an application in the General Register, the District Office of the Commission shall r ...
Regulation 242(1) An application for merger of small scale mining licences shall be rejected where the applicant(a) submits an application later tha ...
Regulation 243(1) The District Office of the Commission shall, within five days after recording an application for merger in the General ...
Regulation 244Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to reject an application, the Commission shall, on beh ...
Regulation 245(1) Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved the recommendation to grant the merger of licences, the Commission sh ...
Regulation 246.Where an application is rejected, the District Office of the Commission shall enter the details of the rejection in ...
Regulation 247(1) The licence issued by the Minister shall include the particulars, terms and conditions of a small scale mining licence as provided under ...
Regulation 248. On the grant of the licence, the District Office of the Commission shall enter the details of the grant in the ...
Regulation 249Within twenty-one days after the grant of a licence, the holder shall(a) stamp and register the licence in accordance with ...
Regulation 250. Within seven days of receipt of the duly stamped and registered licence, the Commission shall forward a copy of that licence to ...
Regulation 251. (1) The Minister may on the recommendation of the Commission, suspend or terminate a small scale mining licence at any time during the term ...
Regulation 252. (1) The procedure to be followed on the expiration of a small scale mining licence is subject to appropriate modification ...
Regulation 253.(1) In accordance with section 89 of the Act, the Commission may, where it considers that it is in the public interest to encou ...
Regulation 254Where the Commission makes a recommendation for the designation of an area for small scale mining operations, the Commissi ...
Regulation 255. On publication in the Gazette, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall plot the designated area in the cadastral& ...
Regulation 256.Where a small scale mining area is designated by the Minister, the District Office of the Commission shall receive and pr ...