Ecolex Logo
El portal del
derecho ambiental
Resultados de la búsqueda » Legislación

National Minerals Agency Act, 2012 (No. 3 of 2012).

País/Territorio
Sierra Leona
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2012
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
Being an Act to establish the National Minerals Agency to promote the development of the minerals sector by effectively and efficiently managing the administration and regulation of mineral rights and minerals trading in Sierra Leone, including geological survey and data collection activities; to establish a National Minerals Agency Board to provide technical and other support the agency and to provide for other related matters.
Materia
Recursos minerales
Palabra clave
Minería Política/planificación Gobernanza Institución Minerales Comercio internacional
Área geográphica
Africa, Países menos desarrollados, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental
Resumen

This Act provides for the establishment of the National Minerals Agency and the Mineral Agency Board, which shall be the governing body of Agency. The Agency is established as a body corporate and shall promote the development of the mineral sector by effectively and efficiently managing the administration and regulation of mineral rights and minerals trading in Sierra Leone, and provide technical and other support to the mineral sector including geological survey and data collection activities. It shall also administer and enforce the Mines and Minerals Act of 2009 and any other Acts related to the trade in minerals and related Regulations. The Board shall effectively enforce this Act and ensure compliance with its provisions. The Agency shall have various departments as specified. The Minister may, on the advice of the Board and by legislative instrument, make Regulations: (a) providing for the establishment of committees for the control of and the administration of a particular mineral; and (b) generally for the effective implementation of this Act.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.sierralii.org