Section 124, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisionsof this Part or who obtains a permit referred to in section 123 by means of any false statement or representation commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable in the case of a body of persons to a fine not less than one hundred thousand United States Dollars, or its equivalent in leones and in the case of an individual to a fine not less than twenty thousand United States Dollars, or its equivalent in leones, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both such fine and imprisonment. (2) The court before which any person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) shall order the forfeiture of any radioactive minerals which may have been obtained by the person convicted. (3) Any police officer not below the rank of an Assistant Superintendent and any authorised officer, may, without warrant, for the purposes of enforcing an offence under this Part - (a) enter and search any place where he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under this Part has been or is about to be committed; (b) search and arrest any person whom he has reasonable grounds to suspect to have committed, or is about to commit an offence under this Part; (c) seize any radioactive mineral which he suspects to have been obtained contrary to the provisions of this Part; or (d) close any reconnaissance, exploration or mining operations which are being used or are about to be used in the commission of an offence under this Part. PART XIV–DREDGING FOR MINERALS