Minerals And Mining (Compensation And Resettlement) Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2175)
Regulation 3 —Compensation principles
(1) To assess the compensation which a claimant is entitled to, the following principles shall be considered:
(a) in respect of crops,
(i) loss of expected income, which depends on the nature of crops and their life expectancy;
(ii) loss of earnings or sustenance suffered by the farmer under any customary tenancy or any other interest the farmer may have in the land; and
(iii) any other disturbance suffered as a result of the grant of the mineral right;
(b) in respect of deprivation of use or a particular use of the natural surface of land,
(i) the disruption of the socio-economic activities of the claimant;
(ii) change or conversion of use of the land after mine closure;
(iii) duration of the mining lease;
(iv) diminution of the value of the land as a result of the diminution of the use made of or which may be made of the land;
(v) severance of any part of the land from other parts;
and
(vi) any surface rights or access;
(c) in respect of commercial structures which affect a business,
(i) the cost of re-establishing commercial activities elsewhere in a similar locality;
(ii) loss of net income during the period of transition;.
and
(iii) the costs of the transfer and reinstallation of plant, machinery or equipment; and
(d) in respect of immovable property, where there is a loss or damage the payment of compensation based on full replacement cost.
(2) The Government Agency responsible for land valuation and the Ministry responsible for Agriculture shall publish a price list for crops annually, which shall be used in the assessment of compensation for crops.
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36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
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- Website: https://www.mincom.gov.gh/
- GPS: GA-110-0371
- Telephone: 030 277 1318
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