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Constitutional Law

The Constitution Reinstatement (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1996
The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2001
The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2008
The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991
The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Amendment) Decree, 1997
The Constitutional and Statutory Instruments Act, 1999

Human Rights

The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone Act, 2004

Litigation And Court Procedure

The Courts (Amendment) Act, 2006
The High Court Rules, 2007
The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2004
The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Legal Practitioners Act, 2000
The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1965
The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1966
The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1974
The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1975
The Local Courts Act, 1963
The Special Court Agreement, 2002 (Ratification) Act, 2002
The Summary Ejectment (Amendment) Act, 2006

Electoral Law

National Electoral Commission Act, 2002
The Electoral Laws (Abridgement of Nomination Requirements) Decree, 1996
The Electoral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2002
The Electoral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Electoral Laws Act, 2002
The Electoral Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1986
The Electoral Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1998
The Political Parties (Amendment) Act, 2002
The Political Parties Act, 2002
The Presidential Elections (Amendment) Decree, 1996
The Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone (Participation in Political and Democratic Process) Act, 1999

Administrative / Public Law

Local Government Act, 2004
Local Government Act, 2004
State Proceedings Act, 2000
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2003
The Census Act, 2002
The Chiefdom Councils (Amendment) Act, 1974
The Chiefdom Treasuries (Amendment) Act, 1975
The Chieftaincy Act, 2009
The Commission for the Management of Strategic Resources, National Reconstruction and development Act, 1999
The Development Learning Centre Act, 2007
The Education Act, 2004
The Freetown Municipality (Amendment) Act, 1975
The Indemnity Act, 1974
The Indemnity and Transition (Amendment) Decree, 1996
The Indemnity and Transition Decree, 1996
The National Commission for Privatisation Act, 2002
The National Commission for Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Degree, 1996
The National Commission for Social Action Act, 2001
The National Council for technical, Vocational and Other Awards Act, 2001
The National Power Authority (Amendment) Act, 2006
The National Registration Act, 1974
The National Security and Central Intelligence Act, 2002
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act, 2001
The National Unity and Reconciliation Act, 1996
The National Youth Commission Act, 2009
The Ombudsman Act , 1997
The Passports (Amendment) Act, 1974
The Polytechnics Act, 2001
The Public Order Act, 1965
The Public Procurement Act, 2004
The Refugees Protection Act, 2007
The Refugees Protection Act, 2007
The Registration of Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2006
The Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2006
The Sierra Leone Citizenship Act, 1973
The Sierra Leone Military Forces (Amendment) Act, 1974
The Statistics Act, 2002
The Tertiary Education Commission Act, 2001
The Universities Act, 2005

Criminal Law

Anti-Corruption Act, 2000 (Repealed)
Anti-Corruption Act, 2008
Anti-Corruption Act, 2008
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 1926
The Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2005
The Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2005
The Anti-Money Laundering Act 2005
The Anti-Money Laundering Act 2005
The Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2005
The Arms and Ammunition (Amendment) Act, 1974
The Criminal Procedures Act, 1965
The Domestic Violence Act, 2007
The Explosives (Amendment) Act, 1974
The Extradition Act, 1974
The National Drugs Control (Amendment) Act, 2008
The National Drugs Control Act, 2008

Civil Law

The Administration of Estates (Amendment) Act, 2006
The Child Rights Act, 2007
The Civil Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Devolution of Estates Act, 2007
The Registration of Customary Marriage and Divorce Act, 2009

Commercial Law

The Factories Act, 1974
The Investment Promotion Act, 2004
The Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency Act, 2007
The Standards Decree, 1996

Company Law

General Law (Business Start-up) (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Companies Act, 2009
The Registration of Business Act, 2007

Labor Law

The Minimum Wage Act, 1997
The Pensions and Retiring Benefits of Presidents and Vice-Presidents Act (Amendment) Decree, 1996
The State Salaries, Pensions, Gratuities and Other Benefits Act, 2001
The State Salaries, Pensions, Gratuities and Other Benefits Act, 2003

Health Law

The Hospital Boards (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Hospital Boards Act, 2003
The Medical Practitioners and Dental Surgeons (Amendment) Act, 2008
The Pharmacy and Drugs (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001
The Prevention and Control of HIV and AIDS Act, 2007
The Prevention and Control of HIV and AIDS Act, 2007
The Protection from Radiation Act, 2001
The Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2004
The West Africa Health Examination Board Act, 1986

Mining Law

Diamond Cutting and Polishing Act
Diamond Cutting and Polishing Act, 2007
Mines and Mineral Regulations - 1994
Mines and Minerals (Amendment Act, 1999)
Mines and Minerals (Amendment Act, 1999)
Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Act, 2004
Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Act, 2004
Mines and Minerals Act 2009
Mines and Minerals Decree - 4 March 1994
Mines and Minerals Regulations 2009
The Exploration, Mining and Processing of Mineral Oil (Amendment No. 2) Agreement (1986) (Ratification) Act, 1986

Tax Law

Goods and Services Tax Act, 2009
Goods and Services Tax Act, 2009
The Entertainment Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004
The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004
The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2006
The Income Tax Act, 2000
The Income Tax Act, 2000
The National Revenue Authority Act, 2002
The Pay-Roll Tax (Amendment) Act, 1974
The Payroll Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004

Banking Law

Banking Act 2000
The Appropriation Act, 1998
The Appropriation Act, 1999
The Appropriation Act, 2000
The Appropriation Act, 2001
The Appropriation Act, 2003
The Appropriation Act, 2004
The Appropriation Act, 2005
The Appropriation Act, 2006
The Appropriation Act, 2007
The Appropriation Act, 2007
The Appropriation Act, 2008
The Appropriation Act, 2009
The Appropriations Act, 2002
The Audit Service Act, 1998
The Bank of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 1974
The Bank of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 1998
The Bank of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Decree, 1997
The Bank of Sierra Leone Act 2000
The Bank of Sierra Leone Act, 2000
The Banking (Amendment) Decree, 1996
The Banking Act, 2000
The Banking Regulations, 2003
The Bankruptcy Act, 2009
The Child Rights Act, 2007
The Finance Act, 2006
The Finance Act, 2007
The Finance Act, 2008
The Finance Act, 2009
The Government Budgeting and Accountability Act, 2005
The Home Mortgage Finance Act, 2009
The Other Financial Services (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Other Financial Services Act, 2001
The Other Financial Services Acts 2001
The Payment Systems Act, 2009
The Public Budgeting and Accounting Act (Amendment) Decree, 1996

Insurance Law

The Insurance Act, 2000

Communications And Media Law

The External Telecommunications Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004
The Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act, 2006
The Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Independent Media Commission Act, 2000
The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation Act, 2009
The Telecommunications (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Telecommunications (Amendment) Act, 2009
The Telecommunications Act, 2006

Transport And Maritime Law

The Cargo (Clearing and Forwarding) Act, 1974
The Maritime Zones (Establishment) Decree, 1996
The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2008
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2003
The Road Traffic Act, 2007
The Road Transport Authority (Amendment) Act, 2003
The Road Transport Authority Act, 1996
The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000
The Unlawful Interference with Civil Aviation Act, 1974
The Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft Act, 1974

Environmental Law

Forestry Act 1988
The Bumbuna Watershed Authority and the Bumbuna Conservation Area Act, 2008
The Environment Agency Protection Act, 2008
The Environment Protection Act, 2000
The Fisheries (Management and Development) (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2001
The Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2001

Energy Law

The Electricity Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1974
The Petroleum Exploration and Production Act, 2001

Construction Law

The Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2001

Agriculture Law

The Architects Act, 1986
The Sierra Leone Housing Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1986

Treaties

The Lome Peace Agreement (Ratification) Act, 1999
The Sierra Rutile Agreement (Ratification) Act, 2002

Commentated Laws

Guide to Sierra Leone Mines and Minerals Act 2009

Law Sources

Sierra Leone Web Laws
Bank of Sierra Leone
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Energy and Water Resources
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Mineral Resources
National Public Procurement Office

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Document Created at August 20, 1996
Last Update september 12 2010