Owner of excavators in Ghana have been ordered to register with Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies.
The country’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources issued the order and the directive, which is in accordance with section 100 (1) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), is to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of L.I. 2404’s requirements as well as to combat the threat of illegal mining, also known as “galamsey.”
Minerals and Mining Act
The owners have been given 7 Days to be registered. During the registration, they must specify the purpose for which the excavator is being used or is to be used and the area where the excavator is being used or will be used.
The registration period is expected to end on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, across the country. Those that will not be registered in accordance with this order, whether located at a mining site, another operational site or elsewhere, will be confiscated and the required legal actions will be followed to seize it to the State.
“All owners, operators and/or users of excavators in the country shall, within seven days of this notice, excluding weekends and statutory holidays, register their excavators with the Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assembly (MMDA) with jurisdiction over the area where the excavator is located; for the avoidance of doubt, the deadline for the registration of all excavators in the country is by close of business on Wednesday, 2nd November 2022. Notice is hereby given to the general public, and particularly owners, operators and/or users of excavators, as well as all MMDAs to ensure strict compliance with these directives,” stated press statement signed by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor.
