B. Key Environmental Issues

Relevant Institutions, Laws and Subsidiary Legislation Related to Environment:

Institutions:

• Ministry for Water, Energy and Minerals, Commissioner for Mines.
• Director of Public Prosecutions
• Tanzania Bureau of Standards
• Local Governments
• Investment Promotion Centre
• TANAPA
• Ministry for Tourism, Natural Resources and Environment
• Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority

Laws and Subsidiary Legislation Related to Environment:

• Mining Act
• Penal Code (common nuisance, negligent spreading of disease, fouling of water and air)
• Water Laws
• Tanzania Bureau of Standards Act
• Explosives Act
• Petroleum Exploration and Production Act
• Local Government Acts
• Town and Country Planning Ordinance
• National Land Use Planning Commission
• Land Ordinance
• Investment Promotion Centre Act
• National Parks Ordinance
• Forests Ordinance
• Wildlife Conservation Act
• Ngorongoro Conservation Area Act

Possible Licenses and Permits Required:

• Mining Licenses
  • Application for Registration of a Claim
  • Claim
  • Maombi ya Cheti Cha Kutafutia Madini
  • Reconnaissance Licenses
  • Prospecting License
• Mining License
• Petroleum Licenses
• Exploration License
• Petroleum Production License
• Explosives Permits (for acquisition, possession, disposal, storage or use of explosives) (Explosives Act)
• Product Specification Standards, Compulsory Standards and Standards Marks (Tanzania Bureau of Standards)
• Water Rights
• Local Government Licenses and Permits
• Planning Consent
• Investment Promotion Certificate
• Permission to Mine in Protected Areas (such as National Parks, Game Reserves, Forestry Reserves and other protected areas)