BKITISH GUIANA. 



[COURT OF POLICY.] 



OEDINANCE No. 1 OF 190;3. 



An Ordinance to make provision for Mining for Grold, 

 Silver, and Valuable Minerals, and for Precious 

 Stones. [rtli Februarj^ I90;i] 



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E it enacted by the Governor of British Guiana, with the advice a.d. 1903 

 and consent of the Court of Policy thereof, as follows : — 



1. This Ordinance may be cited as " The Mining Ordinance, 1903." Short Title. 



2. In this Ordinance and in any Regulations made thei'eunder, Definitions, 

 luiless the context otherwise requires — 



" Commissioner " means the Commissioner of Lands and Mines, 

 or in the absence of the Commissioner, the ofiicer of the Depai't- 

 ment next in rank. 



•'Officer" means and includes every Justice of the Peace, every 

 Commissary of Taxation, every Customs Officer, every Officer of 

 the Department of Lands and Mines, every Warden and Sul)- 

 Warden. all Police and other Constables, all Officers specially 

 appointed for the purposes of this Ordinance, and every other 

 ])ublic officer appointed bv the Governor by notice in the Ga/.ette. 

 (3 of 1887, s. 2.) 



■■ Warden '' means any Officer appointed Ity the Governor for the 

 purposes of this Ordinance and of the Mining Regulations for the 

 time being in force to be Warden of a Mining District, and 

 unless the context otherwise requires includes Sub- Warden. 



" Mining Regulations "' means the Regulations in the First 

 Schecbile to this Ordinance, and any Regulations made luider the 

 authority of Section 82 of this (Ordinance. 



'"Mining District'' means any porticm of the Colony declared to 

 be a Mining District under Section 4 of this Ordinance. 



"Raw Gold" includes any substance or thing containing gold or 

 of which gold forms a part, whether it has l)een smelted or not, 

 upon which the payment of Royalty is not admitted by the Com- 

 missioner. (3 of 1887, s. 2.) 



