The Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2015

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Field	Value
Sector	Mining
Country	Zambia
Year	2015
RGI Edition Year	2017
Topic	Contract transparency and monitoring, Licensing and negotiation, Mandatory payment disclosure, Measurement of environmental and social impacts
Document Type	Statute
RGI Sub-component	Licensing
RGI Questions	1.1.3c: Prior to each license process, is the licensing authority required to disclose the rules governing the licensing process, such as auction or negotiation rules?, 1.1.10c: Who has the primary authority to monitor compliance with the operational aspects of licenses/contracts?, 1.1.5d: Are there rules that companies can follow to appeal licensing decisions?, 1.2.3a: Is the government required to publicly disclose data on payments from extractive companies to the government?, 1.3.7b: Are there specific procedures governing the resettlement of land users when project development interferes with their access to or use of land?
Did this document contribute to RGI scoring?	Used for scoring
Are the RGI questions here tagged with law and/or practice	Law
Publisher	Government Printer
Author	Zambian Parliament
Source or API link	http://www.parliament.gov.zm/sites/default/files/documents/acts/The%20Mines%20and%20Minerals%20Act%2C%202015.pdf
Maintainer	Natural Resource Governance Institute
Maintainer Email	Natural Resource Governance Institute