Minerals And Mining Act, 2006(ACT 703) As amended
Section 106 as amended by Act 900: A person who
(a) conducts reconnaissance, prospects for or mines minerals otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act,
(b) in making application for mineral right or renewal of mineral light, knowingly makes a statement which is false or misleading in any material particular,
(c) in a report, return or affidavit submitted in pursuance of the provisions of this Act, knowingly includes information which is false or misleading in a material particular,
(d) removes or disposes of a mineral contrary to the provisions of this Act, (e) removes a building, fixed machinery or other movable propel1y con¬trary to this Act,
(I) places or deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited, a mineral in a place with the intention to mislead another person as to the mineral possibilities of the place,
(g) mingles or causes to be mingled with samples or ore, substances which will enhance the value or in a way change the nature of the ore with the intention to cheat, deceive or defraud,
(h) being engaged in the business of milling, leaching, sampling, concen¬trating, reducing, assaying, transporting or dealing in ores, metals or minerals, keeps or uses a false or fraudulent scales or weights for weighing the ores, metals or minerals, or uses a false or fraudulent assay scales or weights or enriched fluxes used for ascertaining the assay value of minerals, knowing them to be false or fraudulent,
(i) fails, neglects or refuses to comply with a direction lawfully given under this Act,
0) fails neglects or refuses to allow or provide reasonable facilities and assistance to an officer exercising a power under this Act,
(k) obstructs, hinders or delays an authorised officer in the performance of the officer's duties under this Act, or
(I) contravenes a provision of this Act or Regulations made under this Act, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not more than the cedi equivalent of US$ five thousand and in the case of a continuing offence after first conviction, to a penalty of the cedi equivalent of USS five hundred for each day the offence is continued.
“(2) Without limiting section 99, a court before which a person is convicted under this Act shall order the forfeiture to the State of the mineral in respect of which the offence was committed.”
Procedure to Follow
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Responsible Institution
36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
- Email:
- Website: https://www.mincom.gov.gh/
- GPS: GA-110-0371
- Telephone: 030 277 1318
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