BRITISH GUIANA. 



THE MINING REGULATIONS, 1905. 



Short title. 



Interpretation 

 of terms. 



1. These Regulation? 

 Mining Regulations, 1905. 



Piy'Iliiii/niri/. 

 may be cited 



for all purposes as the 



2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, — ■ 



" Gold " includes amalgam silver and valuable mineral found in 

 or taken from any part of the Colony, in whatever condition, 

 until the same has or have passed through the Commissioner's 

 Office and royalty has been paid thereon and thereafter, whilst 

 subject to these Regulations ; 



" Amalgam " means gold combined with quicksilver ; 



" Mining Inspector " means any person appointed by the 

 Governor to be an Inspector for the purposes of Part X. of 

 these Regulations. 



Expressions in these Regulations referring to weights and 

 measui'es shall be construed as referring to Imperial weights 

 and measures. 



Form and 



requisites of 

 application fn 

 prospectintr 

 licence. 

 Form No. 1. 



PART I. 



Proi^pociing and Locathig of Claims and Issue of Prospecling Licences, 



3. — (1) Every person who desires to prospect for the purpose 

 of locating claims shall apply in writing, in Form No. 1 in the First 

 Schedule to these Regulations, to the Commissioner or Warden 

 for a licence hereinafter called a prospecting licence to do so, and shall 

 produce, if required by the ( ,'ommissioner, a certificate from the 

 Institute of Mines (which certificate shall be given free of charge by 

 the Institute) that he is not a labourer under a sul)sisting conti'act. 



(2) The application must contain the full name and address of 

 each applicant, and each applicant or his attorney duly authorised by 

 power of attorney deposited or recorded in the Registrar's Office, 

 must sign the same in the presence of two witnesses, Avho must also 

 si en the application. The application must also contain the name, 

 style or firm, if any, by which it is intended that the ])rospecting and 

 Avorking is to be carried on and also an atldress in Geoi'getown, 

 called a " registered address," at which all notices or other process 

 necessary iov the purposes of these Regulations may be served. 



(3) No prospecting licence .shall l>e issued in the name of any firm, 

 syndicate or partnership, unless tlie name or names and addresses of 

 the person constituting such firm, syndicate or partnership are stated 



