THE MINERALS (ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING AND MARKETING) (AMENDMENT) RULES, 1985 [Margin: Short title.]

PUBLIC NOTICES Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXVI, No. 16 dated 14th March, 1985 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 4 OF 1985 Published 14th March, 1985 THE MINERALS ACT (Cap. 196) THE MINERALS (ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING AND MARKETING) (AMENDMENT) RULES, 1985 [Margin: Short title.] In exercise of the powers conferred on the President by section 92 of the Minerals Act (Cap 196) and acting in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet, these Rules are hereby made—

For rule 4 of the Minerals (Alluvial Gold Mining and Marketing) Rules, 1984 (P.N. No. 13 of 1984) in these Rules referred to as the "principal Rules" there is hereby substituted the following new rule— [Margin: Rule 4 of P. N. No. 13 of 1984 replaced.] [Margin: "Alluvial gold mining licence fee.] 4. The fee for an alluvial gold mining licence shall be Le200.00 if issued for one calendar year and Le100.00 if issued for half a calendar year."

For subrule (2) of rule 5 of the principal Rules there is hereby substituted the following new subrule— [Margin: Rule 5(2) of principal Rules replaced.] "(2) Every holder of an alluvial gold mining licence shall, when exercising the rights under his licence, pay in advance to the Chiefdom Council of the Chiefdom in respect of which the licence was issued, a rent of Le50.00 per calendar year or Le25.00 per half a calendar year".

For rule 8 of the principal Rules there is hereby substituted the following new rule— [Margin: Rule 8 of principal Rules replaced.] [Margin: "Alluvial gold dealer's licence fee.] 8. The fee for a gold dealer's licence shall be as follows— (i) A Citizen of Sierra Leone per annum ... ... ... Le1000.00 half yearly ... ... ... Le500.00 [Margin: Replaced b[illegible] P.N 6/86] (ii) A non-citizen of Sierra Leone per annum ... ... ... Le4000.00 half yearly ... ... ... Le2000.00" [Margin: [illegible] 12 of [illegible]pal re-[illegible]d.] 5. For rule 12 of the principal Rules there is hereby substituted the following new rule— [Margin: "Gold exporter's licence fee.] 2. The fee for a gold exporter's licence shall be as follows— (i) Citizen of Sierra Leone per annum ... ... ... Le5,000.00 (ii) Non-Citizen of Sierra Leone per annum ... ... ... Le20,000.00 [Margin: [illegible]3(4) of [illegible]al re-[illegible]] 6. For subrule (4) of rule 13 of the principal Rules there is hereby substituted the following new subrule— "(4) The fee for a gold exporter's agents' certificat[illegible] shall be Le500.00 per annum." MADE this 26th day of February, 1985. Issued under my hand, HASSAN G. KA[illegible] Minister of Min[illegible]