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Ghana Issues Stringent Diktats Against Illegal Miners

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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has issued a two-week ultimatum for owners of unregistered excavators and farm equipment to register them at its offices across the country. The DVLA said it would deploy a taskforce to all mining sites to confiscate all unregistered excavators and “mechanically propelled” farm equipment after the two-week grace period.

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Speaking to journalists in Accra on Wednesday, Mr Julius Neequaye Kotey, Chief Executive, DVLA, said the initiative formed part of drastic measures to address the illegal mining menace.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has issued a two-week ultimatum for owners of unregistered excavators and farm equipment to register them at its offices across the country. The DVLA said it would deploy a taskforce to all mining sites to confiscate all unregistered excavators and “mechanically propelled” farm equipment after the two-week grace period.

Speaking to journalists in Accra on Wednesday, Julius Neequaye Kotey, Chief Executive, DVLA, said the initiative formed part of drastic measures to address the illegal mining menace. He said the Authority had uncovered that many excavators in mining sites had not been registered with the DVLA, contrary to provisions of the Road Traffic Act, 2004(Act 683).

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 Kotey said the situation made it difficult for the Authority and security agencies to track the owners of unregistered excavators and farm equipment that were used for illegal mining activities.