During HPPI, the Government placed a moratorium on various mineral rights, with a view to replace the existing applications regime with a transparent bidding process which would strengthen the national anticorruption mechanisms and capacity. The introduction of a transparent bidding process for allocation of fishing rights and quotas, and mineral licencing will require amendment of the Marine Resources Act, the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act after extensive national consultations, and possibly the Public Procurement Act. The process is expected to be concluded in the fourth quarter of the 2021/22 financial year.