In this Law unless the context otherwise requires-

"authorised buyer" means a person authorised by the Secretary to buy gold;

"citizen of Ghana" has the same meaning as provided in section 84 (1) of the Minerals and Mining Law, 1986 (PNDCL 153) but does not include a public Corporation;

"designated area" means an area designated as a small-scale mineral operation area by the Secretary by a notice published in the Gazette.

"gold" means gold dust, gold bullion, retorted gold, gold ore, gold amalgam, gold alloy, precipitates containing gold, slag, concentrates, tailings and residue containing gold;

"licensed small-scale gold miner" means a person licensed under this Law to win and mine gold;

"Secretary" means the PNDC Secretary responsible for Lands and Natural Resources;

"small-scale gold mining operation" means the mining of gold by any method not involving substantial expenditure by an individual or group of persons not exceeding nine in number or by a co-operative society made up of ten or more persons.