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Section 146, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009
Status not yet checkedThe Mines and Minerals Act, 2009, Sierra Leone
(1) Where there is an accident in connection with anyoperations under a mineral right involving the loss of life or serious
injury to any person the holder of the mineral right shall report to the
Director or an authorised officer as soon as possible.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the expression
serious injury means injury likely to result in the injured person being
incapacitated from doing his usual work for at least fourteen calendar
days.
(3) Every holder of a mineral right shall keep and maintain
records of every report made pursuant to subsection (1) for at least
five years.
(4) Every person who contravenes subsection (1)
commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction–
in leones, or to imprisonment for a term ot
two years, or to both; or
less then thirty thousand dollars or its
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