GY · law
Local Content Act 18 of 2021
In force
The Act sets local content planning, reporting and qualification concepts, including the First and Second Schedules. The original schedule had 40 sectors. No gazetted 2026 expansion was verified in this snapshot. Qualification tests in the definition are not universal employment targets.
Applies to. Contractors, qualifying subcontractors and licensees. Supplier qualification is a separate test.
Verification. Enacted text inspected. Approved-plan applicability is essential. Current amendments need legal sign-off.
Reviewed in the research snapshot on 2026-11-08. A qualified legal reviewer has not been appointed.
Related penalty rows
- P05 False or misleading submission, knowing or ought reasonably to know Verify with counsel
- P06 Guyanese national/company aiding or abetting defeat of local content obligations
- P07 False/misleading information for certificate of qualification
- P08 Petroleum operations without minimum local content requirement
- P09 Failure to submit plan, return, report, record or required document
- P10 Late submission of required document
- P11 Failure to satisfy prescribed content of approved local content plan
- P12 Failure to submit performance report
- P13 Failure to comply with Minister/Secretariat review or information request
- P14 Publishing information contrary to confidentiality restriction in s22(1)