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Index of Laws

Mining Laws

The Mercury Act, 1933

Minerals Ordinance, 1936

The Minerals Act 1962 (Act 126)

The Minerals and Mining Law of 1986 (PNDCL 153)

The Mercury Act 1989 (PNDCL 217)

Small-Scale Gold Mining Law 1989 (PNDCL 218)

The Precious Minerals Marketing Corporation Act 1989 (PNDCL 219)

Minerals Commission Act, 1993 (Act 450)

The Minerals and Mining Act of 2006 (Act 703)

National Mining Policy, 2010

Land Laws

The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992-Chapter 21-Lands and Natural Resources

National Land Policy, 1999

Health Laws

Ghana Health Service and Teaching Hospitals Act, 1996 (Act 525)

National Health Insurance Act, 2003 (Act 650)

National Health Insurance Act, 2012 (Act 852)

Environmental Laws

Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999

L.I. 1692 Water Use Regulations, 2001

National Water Policy, 2007

National Health Insurance Act, 2012 (Act 852)

International Conventions

UNEP Mercury Programme, 2009

Minamata Convention, 2013