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THE O~FICIAL GAZETTE lOTH IULY, 1997 LECAL SUPPLEMENT - B GUYANA No.

24 of 19'17 ORDER Made Under THE PUBLIC' C'ORPORATrONS ACT 1988 fNo.

21 of 1988> IN EXERCISE OF THE POWERS CONFl::.RRE.D UPON ME BY SECTION 3 OF THE PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ACT.

1988.

I HEREBY MAKE THF FOLLOWING ORDER· I.

This Order which amends the Guyana Natural Re- souroe~ Agency Order 1986*, may be cited as the Guyana Natural Resources Agency (Amendment) Order 1997.

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.Clause 2 of the Principal Order is hereby amended a~ follows - Amendment ot clauae 3 of the Prlncl'Pal Order (a) by the insertion immediately after the definition of .. Agency" of the following definition - _ " (aa) 'concerned Minister' means the M10- ister who is assigned responsibility for the Agency or, where there is no such Minister.

the President;" .

(b) by the substitution for the definition of "natural resources" of the following definition - *No.
37 of I 986 (Subsidiary Legislation) 108 THE OFFICIAL GAZETI'E LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - B 10TH JULY, 1997 "(c) inctuacs rore~t.

... 'natural resources· petroleum.

minerals and metah found tn any land and hydro-dectrii.

: power resources:": (c) by the deletion of paragraph (2).

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Clause 4 of the Prim:1pal Order is hereby amended by the substitution therefor of the following clause - Amendment or clauae ' of the Pr1nc11>al ~rdcr '"P'un<:UonM of the A11ency: Schedule I It ~hall be 4.
(I) the function of the Agency to formulate guidelines and planning frameworks for the develop ment, exploilatioo and manag.

:111cn~ of in the natural resource~ mentioned Schedule I so as to ensure to the people of Guyana the maximum benefit'> there from.

(2) Without prejudice to the provi sions of paragraph (I).

the Agenc~- (a) (b) for be res1x>nsiblc shall formulation, and submis sion for approval to th\!

concerned Minister.

of policy relation to all matters connected wrth the development .
explo1tation and proper management of all re sources of Guyana; and the natural in shall be responsible to pro- vide the concerned Minis- ter or Ministers assigned responsibility for forestry, energy or mines, all assist- ance that may be requested for from the Agency by such concerned Minister or any of such Ministers.

as Lhe case may be.
as Lhe case may be.

(3) In the discharge of the functions of the Agency under paragraphs (1) and (2) it sball be lawful for the Agency to - " • J ~ , r lOTH JULY, 1997 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - B 109 (a) carry out studies and pre pare reports and documents in respect of any natural resource: (b) promote and undertake re search rela ting to explora tion or exploration of any specified natural resource or the manufacture or any product therefrom; (c) carry on all activities.
whether in Guyana or out side Guyana.

the carrying on whereof appears to thl!

Agency 10 be requisite.

ad vantageous or convenient for or in connection with.

the discharge of its func tions.''.

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Schedule I to the Principal Order is hereby amended by the !>Ubstitution therefor of the following Schedule: Amendment of Schedule 1 to the PrlncU>at Order .

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Schedule I Clause 4 (I) l. Forests.

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Mineral!..

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Petroleum .

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Hydro-electric power re:.ources.

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All other natural resources of Guyana.".

Made this 11th dav of July.

1997 Samuel Hinds, President .