The Mining (Mine Support Services) Regulations, Legal Notice no. 151 of 2017.

These Regulations, made under section 170 (2) of the Mining Act, 2016, apply to any person who intends to provide a mine support service for any period of more than six months and for a contract sum of a value of more than fifty million shillings in aggregate. The Regulations define the following relevant terms: cadastre, as an online repository and information management tool established for the purposes of regulating the issuance of licences and permits of mineral rights; licence; mine support services contract. Matters covered by these Regulations include: application for a licence to provide mine support services; processing of applications; issuance of a licence; procedural matters concerning licences; records and reporting activity; content of a contract for mine support service; environmental obligations of mine support services providers; mineral exploration rights; offences and penalties.