The National Minerals Agency Act, 2023

This Act provides for the continuance of the National Minerals Agency, ensuring a more efficient and effective administration of the Agency and an improved regulation of the mineral sector. The Act specifies the following functions of the Agency: strengthening minerals trading in Sierra Leone, including geological surveys and geodata management; ensuring enforcement of legislation related to trade in minerals; making recommendations to the Minister for amendment and other improvement in legislation; advising the Minister on technical and operational policy matters related to mining and natural resource governance; making recommendations for the formulation and implementation of plans and systems for managing the responsible development of the mineral sector; providing specialised mines and minerals related commercial services. The Act also concerns: staff of the Agency; financial provisions and funds of the Agency.