Lands Minister tables Legislative Instrument in Parliament to revoke controversial mining law
Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Friday, October 31, formally laid the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Revocation Instrument, 2025 before Parliament.
This action set the stage for effective repealing of Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2501, which had previously amended the controversial L.I. 2462 enacted in 2022.
Addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps at Parliament House in Accra, Mr Armah-Kofi Buah said L.I. 2462 was introduced in 2022 to enforce environmental management principles in mining operations within forest reserves.
However, he said, the legislation drew widespread criticism for granting excessive discretionary powers to the President, particularly through Regulation 3(2), which allowed presidential approva...