Section 1: This Ordinance may be cited as the Diamond Corporations

Agreement (1959) (Ratification) Ordinance. Ctfrmationt 2. The aforesaid Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed, ~nd greemen and all rights and obligations purported to be conferred or conferment imposed thereby are hereby declared valid any law to the of powers. contrary notwithstanding and notwithstanding anything in any law contained the Governor or any other person shall have power to do on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone any act which the said Agreement rna y require or allow in the name of the Governor or of the Government. Incorporation 3. (1) The Government Diamond Office established under a.ndpowersof h 'd A h 11 b b d · hGovernment t e aforesai greement s a e a o y corporate wit per- Diamond petual succession and a common seal and with power to sue Office. d b d . . tan e sue m Its corpora e name. (2) The Government Diamond Office shall have the power to acquire and to hold, manage and dispose of property whether real or personal, whether by investment or otherwise, and m~Y enter into any contract necessary for the discharge of 1ts functions under the said Agreement: Diamond Corporations Agreement {1959) (Ratification) [Cap. 285 3297 Provided that the Government Diamond Office shall not alienate, mortgage, charge or demise any of its immovable property without the prior consent of the Minister for the time being responsible for the subject of mining. (3) The Government Diamond Office, with the prior consent of the Governor in Council, may from time to time raise or borrow such sums of money for or in connection with the purposes of this Ordinance as it may think fit. (4) The common seal of the Government Diamond Office shall not be used or affixed to any document save in pursuance of a resolution in that behalf passed at a duly constituted meeting of the Executive Board of the Government Diamond Office, which resolution shall be recorded in the minutes of such meeting. (5) The provisions of the Interpretation Ordinance shall Cap. l apply to the appointment of Members of the Executive Board of the Government Diamond Office and, subject thereto, such Members shall hold office for two years from the dates of their respective appointments and shall be eligible for re-appointment for one or more like terms. (6) The Executive Board of the Government Diamond Office may make rules to regulate its proceedings and to provide for the conduct of the business of the Government Diamond Office. 3298 Cap. 285] Diamond Corporations Agreement (1959) (Ratification)