Uganda begins scrutinizing Mining and Minerals Bill 2021
Uganda is mooting for the new law to streamline mining sector. Minister of State for Minerals, Peter Lokeris, led a team from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to introduce the long awaited Bill to the Committee for scrutiny. While presenting, Lokeris said the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021 would repeal the Mining Act, 2003 which has become ‘inadequate’ and ‘obsolete’ in protecting and streamlining the mining sector in the country. The Bill intends to cure the gaps unattended to by the current law [the Mining Act, 2003] by…
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