Section 43, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) The Director shall enter in the register of mineral rightsa memorial of grants, renewals, area enlargements and relinquishments, transfers, surrenders, revocations, forfeitures, attachments, pledges, encumbrances, fees paid, discoveries, reports submitted, changes of address, changes of name or any other matter materially affecting the status of or any interest in any mineral right registered under this Act. (2) Until the memorial required under this section has been so entered in the register, the grant, renewal, transfer, surrender, revocation, forfeiture, or change of address shall have no effect. (3) Where the Director is satisfied that there has been a mistake made in, or that some matter has been incorrectly entered in, the register of mineral rights he shall rectify the register, by correcting that mistake or incorrect entry and shall enter in the registry a memorial of such correction and the date the correction was so entered.