Section 116: Community Development Agreement.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Holder of a Mining Lease, Small Scale Mining Lease or Quarry Lease shall prior to the commencement of any development activity within the lease area, conclude with the host community where the operations are to be conducted an agreement referred to as a Community Development Agreement or other such agreement that will ensure the transfer of social and economic benefits to the community.
(2) The Community Development Agreement shall contain undertakings with respect to the social and economic contributions that the project will make to the sustainability of such community.
(3) The Community Develoment Agreement shall address all or some of the following issues where relevant to the host community-
(a) educational scholarship, apprenticeship, technical training and employment opportunities for indigenes of the communities.
(b) financial or other forms of contributory support for infrastructural development and maintenance such as education, health or other community services, roads, water and power ;
(c) assistance with the creation, development and support to small scale and micro enterprises ;
(d) agricultural product marketing; and
(e) methods and procedures of environment and socio-economic managment and local governance enhancenment.
(4) In the event of the failure of the host community and the lessee, after several attempts to conclude the Community Development Agreement by the time the Title Holder is ready to commence development work on the lease area, the matter shall be referred to the Minister for resolution.
(5) The Community Development Agreement shall be subject to reiew every 5 years and shall, until reviewed by the parties, have binding effect on the parties.