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Guyana - Country Profiles

Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
Date of original text: 20 February 1980 (2009)

Policies

Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS 2030).
Date of text: 01 July 2022
Guyana’s National Drought Mitigation and Adaptation Plan.
Date of text: 01 July 2020
Strategic Plan Capacity Building of the National Climate Change Committee of Guyana.
Date of text: 2020
Green State Development Strategy: Vision 2040.
Date of text: 01 May 2019
Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission: Strategic Plan 2019-2029.
Date of text: 01 January 2019

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute Act (Act 6 of 1988).
Date of text: 14 July 1988
National Agricultural Research Institute Act (Cap. 68:02).
Date of original text: 26 November 1984 (1997)
Agricultural Loans Act (Cap. 68:06).
Date of text: 05 March 1966
Crops and Livestock Registration Act (Cap. 68:04).
Date of text: 15 December 1917
Criminal Law (Offences) Act No. 18 of 1893 (Cap. 8:01).
Date of original text: 01 March 1894 (2010)

Cultivated plants

Plant Protection Act (Cap. 68:03).
Date of text: 01 September 2011
Rice Factories Act (Cap. 95:05).
Date of original text: 2002 (2009)
Guyana Rice Development Board Act (Cap. 72:01).
Date of original text: 10 October 1994 (2007)
Produce Protection Act (Cap. 68:08).
Date of text: 27 February 1978
Cane Farmers Special Funds Act (Cap. 69:09).
Date of original text: 01 January 1974 (1991)

Disaster risk management

Fire Prevention Act No. 19 of 1954 (Cap. 22:01).
Date of original text: 10 July 1954 (1997)
Covid-19 Emergency Measures (No. 3).
Date of text: 29 April 2020
Direction of the President under the Public Health Ordinance (No. 41/2020).
Date of text: 16 March 2020

Environment

Environmental Protection Act (Cap. 20:05).
Date of original text: 05 June 1996 (2005)
Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Act 2000 (Cap. 68:09).
Date of original text: 01 October 2000 (2007)
Radiation Safety and Security Act No. 10 of 2023.
Date of text: 02 August 2023
Natural Resources Fund Act 2021.
Date of text: 30 December 2021
Protected Disclosures Act No. 5 of 2018.
Date of text: 12 February 2018

Fisheries

Fisheries Act (Cap 71:08).
Date of original text: 25 July 2003 (2010)
Animal Health Act, 2011 (No. 7 of 2011).
Date of text: 03 August 2011
Fisheries (Products) Regulations No. 13 of 2022.
Date of text: 11 May 2022
Fisheries (Products) Regulations 2023.
Date of text: 29 July 2023
Criminal Law (Offences) Act No. 18 of 1893 (Cap. 8:01).
Date of original text: 01 March 1894 (2010)

Food and nutrition

Food Safety Act No. 19 of 2019.
Date of text: 19 July 2019
Guyana Livestock Development Authority Act (Cap. 71:10).
Date of text: 14 April 2010
Geographical Indications Act 2005 (No. 15 of 2005).
Date of text: 30 December 2005
Slaughter of Cattle (Control) Act (Cap. 71:09).
Date of original text: 09 February 1974 (1997)
Food and Drugs Act (Cap. 34;03).
Date of text: 01 August 1971

Forestry

Forests Act 2009 (No. 6 of 2009).
Date of text: 01 January 2009
Forests Regulations 2018 (Regulations Made under The Forests Act (No. 6 of 2009).
Date of text: 2018
Guyana Forestry Commission Act 2007.
Date of text: 21 August 2007
Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation (Cap. 20:04).
Date of text: 07 May 1996
Forests Regulations.
Date of original text: 1953 (1973)

Gender

Equal Rights Act No. 19 of 1990.
Date of original text: 31 December 1990 (1997)

Indigenous peoples

Amerindian Act (Cap. 29:01).
Date of text: 14 April 2006
Ethnic Relations Commission Tribunal Act 2000 (Cap. 38:02).
Date of text: 29 December 2000
Declaration of Kanashen Village as an Amerindian Protected Area.
Date of text: 2017

Land and soil

Planning and Development Single Window System Act No. 11 of 2023.
Date of text: 02 August 2023
Guyana Lands and Survey Commission Act (Cap. 59:05.)
Date of text: 31 December 1999
Deeds Registry Authority Act, 1999 (Cap. 5:11).
Date of original text: 1999 (2007)
Registration of Landlords Act (61:02).
Date of text: 28 February 1994
Acquisition of Lands (Not Beneficially Occupied) Act 1984 (Cap. 62:09).
Date of original text: 22 March 1984 (1989)

Livestock

Animal Welfare Act No. 18 of 2018.
Date of text: 01 September 2018
Animal Health Act, 2011 (No. 7 of 2011).
Date of text: 03 August 2011
Guyana Livestock Development Authority Act (Cap. 71:10).
Date of text: 14 April 2010
Animals (Control of Experiments) Act (Cap. 71:03).
Date of original text: 13 July 1957 (1997)
Food and Drugs Act (Cap. 34;03).
Date of text: 01 August 1971

Sea

Maritime Zones Act 2010 (No. 18 of 2010).
Date of text: 16 September 2010
Guyana Shipping Act (Cap. 49:01).
Date of original text: 24 December 1998 (2006)
Transport and Harbours Act (Cap. 49:04).
Date of original text: 05 January 1932 (1998)
Maritime zones (Internal Waters and River Closing Baselines) Regulations 2015.
Date of text: 2015
Exclusive Economic Zone (Designation of Area) Order 1991 (No. 19 of 1991).
Date of text: 23 February 1991

Water

Water and Sewerage Act (Cap. 30:01).
Date of text: 2002
Drainage and Irrigation Act (Cap. 64:03).
Date of text: 29 December 2006
Public Utilities Commission Act 2016 ( No. 19 of 2016).
Date of text: 08 August 2016
Berbice River Bridge Act No. 3 of 2006.
Date of text: 31 January 2006
Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation Act No. 2 of 2003 (Cap. 51:05).
Date of text: 30 April 2003

Wild species and ecosystems

Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2016.
Date of text: 2016
Protected Areas Act 2011 (No. 14 of 2011).
Date of text: 21 September 2011
Guyana Tourism Authority Act (Cap. 91:12).
Date of text: 2002
National Parks Commission Act (Cap. 20:06).
Date of original text: 09 December 1977 (1994)
Kaiteur National Park Act (Cap. 20:02).
Date of original text: 04 January 1930 (2000)

Miscellaneous

Access to Information Act No. 21 of 2011.
Date of text: 15 September 2011
Mining Act (Cap. 65:01).
Date of original text: 15 July 1989 (2010)
Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 88:01).
Date of original text: 01 September 1948 (1991)
Investment Act No. 1 of 2004.
Date of text: 2004
Petroleum Activities Act No. 17 of 2023.
Date of text: 16 August 2023

International Agreements

Agreement establishing the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy.
Date of text: 2014
Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part.
Date of text: 15 August 2008
Protocolo al Convenio para el Establecimiento de la Zona de Turismo Sustentable del Caribe (ZTSC).
Date of text: 12 February 2004

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