The Mines and Minerals Development Act 2022 regulates onshore and offshore mining activities in Sierra Leone. The regulatory framework for the sector includes the National Minerals Agency Act and Sierra Leone Mines and Minerals Development and Management Corporation Act. Other substantive laws within the regulatory framework for the mining sector can be found below. The official version of the primary law is in English and there are no official translations of this law into other languages. The government regulating entity is the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources. The country's mining contracts are available at resourcecontracts.org.
Last updated 03 April 2024.
THE COMPANIES ACT 2009
THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2000
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2004
THE DIAMOND CUTTING AND POLISHING ACT 2007
THE NATIONAL MINERALS AGENCY ACT 2012
SIERRA LEONE LOCAL CONTENT AGENCY ACT 2016
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2016
COMPANIES AMENDMENT ACT 2014
THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY ACT, 2008
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2009
INVESTMENT PROMOTION ACT, 2004
THE FINANCE ACT, 2020
THE RIGHT TO ACCESS INFORMATION ACT, 2013
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED ORDINANCE, 1935
INCOME TAX ACT, 2000
THE SIERRA LEONE LOCAL CONTENT AGENCY ACT, 2016
CUSTOMS ACT, 2011
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 2016
FINANCE ACT, 2021
THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY ACT, 2020
THE MINES AND MINERALS OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS, 2012
THE MINES AND MINERALS OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012
MINES AND MINERALS REGULATIONS 2012
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES REVENUE ACT 2018
The Mines and the Minerals Development Act 2022