The Act shall principally apply to all State water power plants. Lands defined in section 5, essential to State water power plants shall remain State property. Rights of entry, permit licence lease or concession within a game sanctuary or dish sanctuary shall be subject to a report by the Conservator of Forest on the effects of those rights on the sanctuary and the decision of the President to enact new rules regarding the granting of the rights relating to land in sanctuaries. Licences to use water for generating electrical power are granted by the President in accordance with section 6. The terms of licence shall be defined by the President at his or her discretion (sect. 7). Section 8 concerns the expropriation of private lands. Section 11 concerns the joint development of two or more water power plants. Regulation making powers of the President are defined in section 23. Section 26 and following prescribe offences including illegal diversion of water or pollution of rivers.
Guyana · 1956-12-01