The Diamond Corporations Supplementary Agreement (1961) (Ratilication) Açt, 1962

Assented to in Her Majesty's name this 23rd day of February, 1962. LS No. 9 UNITYS MAURICE H. DORMAN, REEDO NusTICESierra Leone GovernOr-General. An Act to Ratify and Confirm an Agreement Supplementary to the Diamond Corporations Agreement 1959, [30th August, 196l.]Date of WHEREAS an Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the principal Agreement) was made on the 13th day of June, 1959, between the Governor of Sierra Leone of the first part, the Diamond Corporation Limited of the second part and the Diamond Cor poration Sierra Leone Limited of the third part, which Agreement was ratified and confirmed on the 3rd day of September, 1959: AND WHEREAS it has been agreed by the parties to the said Agreement and the Diamond Corporation West Africa Limited hat the principal Agreement be amended: A 33 COmmence. ment. A 34 Short title and com mencement. Confirmation of Supple mentary Agreement No. 9 Dianond Corporations Supplementary Agreement (1961) (Ratification) AND WHEREAs the aforcsaid amcndment is contained in an Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the Supplementary Agree. ment) made on the 30th day of August, 1961, which agrcement is set out in the Schcdule hercto: AND WHEREAS it is desirable that the Supplementary Agreement shall be ratified and confirmed: Now, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by tlhe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with he advicc and consent of the House of Represcntatives in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1, This Act may be cited as the Diamond Corporations Supplementary Agreement (1961) (Ratilication) Açt, 1962 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 30th day of August, 1961.

The Supplementary Agreement set out in the Schedulehereto is hereby ratified and confirmed and all rights and obligations purported to be conferred or imposed thereby are hereby declared valid, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. WHEREAS:

THIS AGREEMENT made the Thirtieth day of August, 1961, BETWEEN THE MINISTER OF LANDS, MINES AND LABOUR acting for and on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone (hereinafter called the Government ") of the first part THE DIAMOND CORPORATION, LIMITED a Company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa and having its registered office at Consolidated Buildings, Stockdale Street, Kimberley, South Africa (hereinafter called the Corporation ") of the second part and THE DIAMOND CORPORATION SIERRA LEONE, LIMITED a Company incorporated in Sierra Leone and having its registered office at Barclays Bank Build Sierra Leone ings, 25-27 Westmoreland Street, Freetown, (hereinafter called Dicosil") of the third part and THE DIAMOND CORPORATION WEST AFRICA, LIMITED a Company incorporated in England and having its registered office at 2 Charterhouse Street, London, E.C. 1., and its Head Office at Barclays Bank Buildings, 25-27 Westmoreland Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone (hereinafter called Dicorwaf ") of the fourth part WITNESSETH. () This Agreement is supplemental to an Agreement dated the 13th day of June, 1959 between the parties hereto of the first three parts (hereinafter referred to as the " Principal Agreement "). (ii) It has been agreed between the parties hereto that the Principal Agreement shall be amended in the manner hereinafter set forth. No. 9 Diamond Corporations Supplementary Agreement (1961) (Ratification) 1962 NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and betwecn the partics hereto as follows: 1. With cffect from the first day of September, 1961, all the rights and obligations conferred on or assumed by the Corporation by virtuc of the Principal Agreement iand all agrecments and arrangements ancillary or giving cffect thereto) are hereby assigned and transferred to and assumed by Dicorwaf to the intent that the Corporation shall hercafter be exclucded from all rights and benefits and relcased from all dutics and obligations under the Principal Agrecmcnt (other than rights benefits obligations and dutics arising in respect of the period down to the date of these presents). 2. With effect fronn the date hereof the Principal Agreement and all such other agreements and arrangements as aforesaid shall accordingly be amended by substituting " Dicorwaf " for the Corporation throughout. IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and y ar first above written. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by For and on behalf of the said Minister of Lands, Mines The Government of Sierra and Labour. Leone. A, J. DEMBY. Duly authorised by a Resolution of) For and on behalf of the Board of Directors passed at The Diamond Corporation, Johannesburg on the eleventh day of] Limited. July, 1961. PHILIPJ. OPPENHEIMER. Duly authorised by a Resolution of For and on behalf of the Board of Directors passed at The Diamond Corporation Freetown on the twentieth day ofy Sierra Leone, Limited. E. M. CHARLES. Duly authorised by a Resolution of" For and on behalf of the Board of Direct ors passed atThe Diamond Corporation Deauville on the nineteenth day. of j West Africa, Limited. August, 1961. D. H. H, TURNER. A35 July, 1961. A36 No. 9 Diamond Corporations Supplementary Agreement (196}) (Ratification) Passed in the House of Representatives this 1lth day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-two. M.P. CMM/71/5 S. V, WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives.