Section 178, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) The following enactments are repealed- (a) the Mines and Minerals Act, 1994; and (b) the Commission for the Management of Strategic Resources, National Re construction and Development Act, 1999. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the enactments referred to in subsection (1), any regulations made under the repealed enactments shall in so far as they are consistent with this Act continue in force as if they were regulations made under sections 176 and 177 until such time as they are revoked by the Minister. (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), notwithstanding the repeal of the enactments referred to in subsection (1), any mineral right or mineral permit granted under any of those enactments and subsisting immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue in force until expiration by passage of time. (4) A holder of a mineral right granted prior to this Act may apply, subject to this Act, for a mineral right covering the area subject to its existing right on a priority basis. (5) No mineral right granted prior to this Act shall be extended or renewed but where the prior granted mineral right provided a right to apply for a renewal or extension of the right, the holder of that mineral right may apply, subject to this Act, for a similar type of licence as provided for under this Act on a priority basis. (6) Any act done, executed or issued under the repealed Act and in force and operative before the commencement of this Act shall, so far as it could have been done, executed or issued under this Act have effect as if done, executed or issued under this Act. (7) Any fund kept under the repealed Act shall be deemed to be part of a fund kept under the corresponding provision of this Act. P RINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE G OVERNMENT P RINTING D EPARTMENT , S IERRA LEONE. GAZETTE N O . 3 OF 7 TH J ANUARY , 2010. Repeal and savings. 136 137 Passed in Parliament this 17th day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand and nine. VICTOR KAMARA, Clerk of Parliament. T HIS P RINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. VICTOR KAMARA, Clerk of Parliament.