The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has directed all owners and or users of excavators within the country to register them (excavators) with the Metropolitan, Municipal, or District Assemblies.
It directed that the registration must be done within seven days, excluding weekends and statutory holidays.
This is to help curb the galamsey menace in the country.
Read Also: Ensure all journalists operate without oppression- Mahama tasks GJA
In a statement signed by the Sector Minister, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Ministry also stated that the deadline for the registration of all excavators in the country is by close of business on Wednesday, November 2,2022.
“An owner, operator and/or user of an excavator shall, at the time of registration, specify the purpose for which the excavator is being used or to be used as the case may be,” it stated.
“MMDAs shall, as part of the registration, record the following; the name and particulars of the owner of the excavator, the date the excavator was brought into the country, the registration number of the excavator, the chassis number of the excavator, the purposes for which the excavator was brought into the country, the area where the excavator is expected to be used, the name and particulars of the current operator and user of the excavator and any other particulars the MMDA may deem necessary.
The ministry also stated that an excavator not registered in accordance with this directive, whether found at a mining site or any other operational site or elsewhere, shall be seized and the necessary legal steps taken to confiscate same to the state,” it stated.
Ghana| Atinkaonline.com| Porcia Oforiwaa Ofori