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Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Last amended date: 2009. Date of original text: 20 February 1980.



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Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC)


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Agricultural and rural development


Policies

AREA:AG AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC165953] Guyana: National Strategy for Agriculture in Guyana 2013-2020. Date of text: 2013.



Legislation

AREA:AG AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC198935] Guyana: Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute Act (Act 6 of 1988). Date of text: 14 July 1988.

[LEX-FAOC043242] Guyana: National Agricultural Research Institute Act (Cap. 68:02). Last amended date: 1997. Date of original text: 26 November 1984.

[LEX-FAOC004464] Guyana: Agricultural Loans Act (Cap. 68:06). Date of text: 5 March 1966.

[LEX-FAOC004436] Guyana: Crops and Livestock Registration Act (Cap. 68:04). Date of text: 15 December 1917.

[LEX-FAOC204765] Guyana: Criminal Law (Offences) Act No. 18 of 1893 (Cap. 8:01). Last amended date: 2010. Date of original text: 1 March 1894.

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Climate change


Policies

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[LEX-FAOC215409] Guyana: Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS 2030). Date of text: July 2022.

[LEX-FAOC202548] Guyana: Strategic Plan Capacity Building of the National Climate Change Committee of Guyana. Date of text: 2020.

[LEX-FAOC186383] Guyana: Guyana's Revised Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC). Date of text: 1 October 2015.

[LEX-FAOC169657] Guyana: Low Carbon Development Strategy Update - Transforming Guyana's Economy While Combating Climate Change. Date of text: March 2013.

[LEX-FAOC203119] Guyana: Guyana Climate Change Action Plan in response to its commitments to the UNFCCC. Date of text: June 2001.


Cultivated plants



Legislation

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[LEX-FAOC141551] Guyana: Plant Protection Act (Cap. 68:03). Date of text: 1 September 2011.

[LEX-FAOC081479] Guyana: Rice Factories Act (Cap. 95:05). Last amended date: 2009. Date of original text: 2002.

[LEX-FAOC043219] Guyana: Guyana Rice Development Board Act (Cap. 72:01). Last amended date: 2007. Date of original text: 10 October 1994.

[LEX-FAOC043246] Guyana: Produce Protection Act (Cap. 68:08). Date of text: 27 February 1978.

[LEX-FAOC042958] Guyana: Cane Farmers Special Funds Act (Cap. 69:09). Last amended date: 1991. Date of original text: 1 January 1974.

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Disaster risk management


Policies

AREA:DI AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC202549] Guyana: Guyana’s National Drought Mitigation and Adaptation Plan. Date of text: July 2020.

[LEX-FAOC203116] Guyana: Disaster Risk Management Policy. Date of text: 2016.

[LEX-FAOC203118] Guyana: Multi-Hazard Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan. Date of text: October 2013.

[LEX-FAOC203041] Guyana: National Integrated Disaster Risk Management Plan and Implementation Strategy for Guyana. Date of text: October 2013.



Legislation

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[LEX-FAOC204622] Guyana: Fire Prevention Act No. 19 of 1954 (Cap. 22:01). Last amended date: 1997. Date of original text: 10 July 1954.

[LEX-FAOC194402] Guyana: Covid-19 Emergency Measures (No. 3). Date of text: 29 April 2020.

[LEX-FAOC194403] Guyana: Direction of the President under the Public Health Ordinance (No. 41/2020). Date of text: 16 March 2020.

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Environment


Policies

AREA:EN AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P NOT AREA:CL

[LEX-FAOC218942] Guyana: National Implementation Plan for Guyana under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Date of text: 16 March 2013.

[LEX-FAOC177811] Guyana: National Solid Waste Management Strategy for the Cooperative Republic of Guyana 2013-2024. Date of text: 2013.

[LEX-FAOC199314] Guyana: National Biosafety Framework for Guyana. Date of text: 5 February 2007.



Legislation

AREA:EN AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P NOT AREA:CL

[LEX-FAOC039200] Guyana: Environmental Protection Act (Cap. 20:05). Last amended date: 2005. Date of original text: 5 June 1996.

[LEX-FAOC043243] Guyana: Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Act 2000 (Cap. 68:09). Last amended date: 2007. Date of original text: 1 October 2000.

[LEX-FAOC224875] Guyana: Radiation Safety and Security Act No. 10 of 2023. Date of text: 2 August 2023.

[LEX-FAOC213479] Guyana: Natural Resources Fund Act 2021. Date of text: 30 December 2021.

[LEX-FAOC204904] Guyana: Protected Disclosures Act No. 5 of 2018. Date of text: 12 February 2018.

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Fisheries



Legislation

AREA:FI AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC142497] Guyana: Fisheries Act (Cap 71:08). Last amended date: 2010. Date of original text: 25 July 2003.

[LEX-FAOC172062] Guyana: Animal Health Act, 2011 (No. 7 of 2011). Date of text: 3 August 2011.

[LEX-FAOC223348] Guyana: Fisheries (Products) Regulations No. 13 of 2022. Date of text: 11 May 2022.

[LEX-FAOC213484] Guyana: Fisheries (Products) Regulations 2023. Date of text: 29 July 2023.

[LEX-FAOC204765] Guyana: Criminal Law (Offences) Act No. 18 of 1893 (Cap. 8:01). Last amended date: 2010. Date of original text: 1 March 1894.

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Food and nutrition


Policies

AREA:FD AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC166205] Guyana: Food and Nutrition Security Strategy for Guyana Date of text: April 2011.



Legislation

AREA:FD AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC201895] Guyana: Food Safety Act No. 19 of 2019. Date of text: 19 July 2019.

[LEX-FAOC142212] Guyana: Guyana Livestock Development Authority Act (Cap. 71:10). Date of text: 14 April 2010.

[LEX-FAOC152300] Guyana: Geographical Indications Act 2005 (No. 15 of 2005). Date of text: 30 December 2005.

[LEX-FAOC043362] Guyana: Slaughter of Cattle (Control) Act (Cap. 71:09). Last amended date: 1997. Date of original text: 9 February 1974.

[LEX-FAOC007356] Guyana: Food and Drugs Act (Cap. 34;03). Date of text: 1 August 1971.

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Forestry


Policies

AREA:FO AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC178005] Guyana: Revised National Forest Policy Statement 2018. Date of text: 2018.

[LEX-FAOC148214] Guyana: Guyana National Forest Plan. Date of text: 2011.

[LEX-FAOC163340] Guyana: National Forest Policy Statement. Date of text: 2011.

[LEX-FAOC213414] Guyana: National Forest Plan 2018. Date of text: 2018.



Legislation

AREA:FO AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC141900] Guyana: Forests Act 2009 (No. 6 of 2009). Date of text: 1 January 2009.

[LEX-FAOC198100] Guyana: Forests Regulations 2018 (Regulations Made under The Forests Act (No. 6 of 2009). Date of text: 2018.

[LEX-FAOC141375] Guyana: Guyana Forestry Commission Act 2007. Date of text: 21 August 2007.

[LEX-FAOC043578] Guyana: Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation (Cap. 20:04). Date of text: 7 May 1996.

[LEX-FAOC004354] Guyana: Forests Regulations. Last amended date: 1973. Date of original text: 1953.

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Gender



Legislation

AREA:GD AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC204771] Guyana: Equal Rights Act No. 19 of 1990. Last amended date: 1997. Date of original text: 31 December 1990.

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Indigenous Peoples



Legislation

AREA:IN AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC081428] Guyana: Amerindian Act (Cap. 29:01). Date of text: 14 April 2006.

[LEX-FAOC204774] Guyana: Ethnic Relations Commission Tribunal Act 2000 (Cap. 38:02). Date of text: 29 December 2000.

[LEX-FAOC172051] Guyana: Declaration of Kanashen Village as an Amerindian Protected Area. Date of text: 2017.

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Land and soil


Policies

AREA:LA AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC199297] Guyana: National Action Plan (NAP) to Combat Land Degradation. Date of text: December 2015.

[LEX-FAOC178057] Guyana: Guyana National Land Use Plan. Date of text: 2013.



Legislation

AREA:LA AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC224873] Guyana: Planning and Development Single Window System Act No. 11 of 2023. Date of text: 2 August 2023.

[LEX-FAOC043217] Guyana: Guyana Lands and Survey Commission Act (Cap. 59:05.) Date of text: 31 December 1999.

[LEX-FAOC081389] Guyana: Deeds Registry Authority Act, 1999 (Cap. 5:11). Last amended date: 2007. Date of original text: 1999.

[LEX-FAOC043249] Guyana: Registration of Landlords Act (61:02). Date of text: 28 February 1994.

[LEX-FAOC004149] Guyana: Acquisition of Lands (Not Beneficially Occupied) Act 1984 (Cap. 62:09). Last amended date: 1989. Date of original text: 22 March 1984.

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Livestock



Legislation

AREA:AN AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC204489] Guyana: Animal Welfare Act No. 18 of 2018. Date of text: 1 September 2018.

[LEX-FAOC172062] Guyana: Animal Health Act, 2011 (No. 7 of 2011). Date of text: 3 August 2011.

[LEX-FAOC142212] Guyana: Guyana Livestock Development Authority Act (Cap. 71:10). Date of text: 14 April 2010.

[LEX-FAOC042956] Guyana: Animals (Control of Experiments) Act (Cap. 71:03). Last amended date: 1997. Date of original text: 13 July 1957.

[LEX-FAOC007356] Guyana: Food and Drugs Act (Cap. 34;03). Date of text: 1 August 1971.

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Sea



Legislation

AREA:SE AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC141190] Guyana: Maritime Zones Act 2010 (No. 18 of 2010). Date of text: 16 September 2010.

[LEX-FAOC043457] Guyana: Guyana Shipping Act (Cap. 49:01). Last amended date: 2006. Date of original text: 24 December 1998.

[LEX-FAOC039544] Guyana: Transport and Harbours Act (Cap. 49:04). Last amended date: 1998. Date of original text: 5 January 1932.

[LEX-FAOC159843] Guyana: Maritime zones (Internal Waters and River Closing Baselines) Regulations 2015. Date of text: 2015.

[LEX-FAOC033056] Guyana: Exclusive Economic Zone (Designation of Area) Order 1991 (No. 19 of 1991). Date of text: 23 February 1991.

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Water


Policies

AREA:WA AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC202549] Guyana: Guyana’s National Drought Mitigation and Adaptation Plan. Date of text: July 2020.

[LEX-FAOC183327] Guyana: Water and Sanitation Sector Strategic Plan 2017-2021. Date of text: 2017.



Legislation

AREA:WA AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC043370] Guyana: Water and Sewerage Act (Cap. 30:01). Date of text: 2002.

[LEX-FAOC141700] Guyana: Drainage and Irrigation Act (Cap. 64:03). Date of text: 29 December 2006.

[LEX-FAOC158132] Guyana: Public Utilities Commission Act 2016 ( No. 19 of 2016). Date of text: 8 August 2016.

[LEX-FAOC204761] Guyana: Berbice River Bridge Act No. 3 of 2006. Date of text: 31 January 2006.

[LEX-FAOC204763] Guyana: Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation Act No. 2 of 2003 (Cap. 51:05). Date of text: 30 April 2003.

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Wild species and ecosystems


Policies

AREA:WB AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC178005] Guyana: Revised National Forest Policy Statement 2018. Date of text: 2018.

[LEX-FAOC156992] Guyana: Guyana’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2012-2020). Date of text: September 2014.

[LEX-FAOC204585] Guyana: National Policy on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization. Date of text: April 2007.

[LEX-FAOC199202] Guyana: Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission: Strategic Plan 2019-2029. Date of text: 1 January 2019.

[LEX-FAOC222763] Argentina; Belize; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guatemala; Guyana; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname: Jaguar 2030. Una hoja de ruta para la conservación en las Américas. Date of text: 19 November 2018.



Legislation

AREA:WB AND CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC199414] Guyana: Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2016. Date of text: 2016.

[LEX-FAOC172057] Guyana: Protected Areas Act 2011 (No. 14 of 2011). Date of text: 21 September 2011.

[LEX-FAOC081475] Guyana: Guyana Tourism Authority Act (Cap. 91:12). Date of text: 2002.

[LEX-FAOC039202] Guyana: National Parks Commission Act (Cap. 20:06). Last amended date: 1994. Date of original text: 9 December 1977.

[LEX-FAOC039203] Guyana: Kaiteur National Park Act (Cap. 20:02). Last amended date: 2000. Date of original text: 4 January 1930.

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Miscellaneous


Policies

CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P NOT AREA:(AG CL PL DI EN FI FD FO GD IN LA AN SE SO WA WB)

[LEX-FAOC199315] Guyana: Green State Development Strategy: Vision 2040. Date of text: 1 May 2019.

[LEX-FAOC175622] Guyana: Framework of the Guyana Green State Development Strategy and Financing Mechanisms. Date of text: 28 March 2017.

[LEX-FAOC169658] Guyana: Health Vision 2020 'Health for all in Guyana' - A National Health Strategy for Guyana 2013-2020. Date of text: December 2013.

[LEX-FAOC169839] Guyana: Guyana Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2011-2015. Date of text: July 2011.



Legislation

CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L NOT P) NOT AREA:(AG CL PL DI EN FI FD FO GD IN LA AN SE SO WA WB)

[LEX-FAOC204587] Guyana: Access to Information Act No. 21 of 2011. Date of text: 15 September 2011.

[LEX-FAOC081462] Guyana: Mining Act (Cap. 65:01). Last amended date: 2010. Date of original text: 15 July 1989.

[LEX-FAOC043119] Guyana: Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 88:01). Last amended date: 1991. Date of original text: 1 September 1948.

[LEX-FAOC202465] Guyana: Investment Act No. 1 of 2004. Date of text: 2004.

[LEX-FAOC224872] Guyana: Petroleum Activities Act No. 17 of 2023. Date of text: 16 August 2023.

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International agreements

CC:GUY AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND TERRIT:N AND Z:A NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC167228] Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM): Anguilla (UK); Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; Montserrat (UK); Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago: Agreement establishing the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy. Date of text: 2014.

[LEX-FAOC173849] Caribbean Community (CARICOM): European Union; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago: 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.

[LEX-FAOC092148] Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Dominica; El Salvador; Mexico; Grenada; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Nicaragua; Panama; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Saint Lucia; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): 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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