Section 165: Citation.

This Act may be cited as the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007.
I Certify, in accordance with Section 2 (1) of the Acts Authentication Act, Cap. 4. Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990, that this is a true copy of the Bill passed by both Houses of the National Assembly.
NASIRU IBRAHIM ARAB,
Clerk to the National Asembly
16th Day of March, 2007.
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Act creates a distinct role for the private sector as operator and owner of mineral resources won in accordance with the provisions of this Act and, a role for the Government as the regulator of all matters relating to the reconnaissance, exploration, exploitation, beneficiation, possession, retention, transportation, transformation, sale, marketing and other related purposes of mineral resources in Nigeria.