2001 - 2005

2001 - 2005

2005

 

The Universities Act, 2005 
Being an Act to reconstitute the University of Sierra Leone, to establish the Njala University, to provide for the establishment of other public universities and private universities and to provide for other related matters. 

The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2005 
Being an Act to amend the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000. Amends the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000. 

The Government Budgeting and Accountability Act, 2005 
Being an Act to secure transparency and accountability in the appropriation, control and management of the finances and other financial resources of Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters. Repeals the Public Budgeting and Accounting Act, 1992. 

The Appropriation Act, 2005 
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2005. 

The Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2005 
Being an Act to suppress money laundering and to provide for other related matters. 

The Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2005 
Being an Act to suppress the trafficking in person and to provide for other related matters. 

The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 
Being an Act to amend the Income Tax Act, 2000.    

 

2004

 

The Local Government Act, 2004 
Being an Act to consolidate with amendments, the law on local government, and to provide for the decentralisation and devolution of functions, powers and services to local councils and for other matters connected therewith. 

The Education Act, 2004 
Being an Act to reform the education system, including provision for pre-primary education, technical and vocational training, adult and non-formal education and the role of universities; and to provide for other related matters.Repeals the Education Act, 1964. 

The External Telecommunications Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004 
Being an Act to amend the External Telecommunications Tax Act, 1995. 

The Appropriation Act, 2004 
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2004. 

The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004 
Being an Act to amend the Income Tax Act, 2000. 

The Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Act, 2004 
Being an Act to amend the Mines and Minerals Act, 1994 

The Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2004 
Being an Act to amend the Public Health Act, 1960, to upgrade and denominate fines in Leones. 

The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone Act, 2004 
Being an Act to establish a commission for the protection and promotion of human rights in Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters. Amends the National Commission for Democracy and Human Rights Act, 1994. 

The Investment Promotion Act, 2004 
Being an Act to promote and attract private investment both domestic and foreign for the development of production and value added activities, to improve exports and provide employment opportunities, and generally to create an environment conducive to private investment and to provide for other related matters. 

The Payroll Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004 
Being an Act to amend the Pay-Roll tax Act, 1972. 

The Entertainment Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004 
Being an Act to amend the Entertainment Tax Act, 1971 

The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2004 
Being an Act to amend the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000. 

The Public Procurement Act, 2004 
Being an Act to establish the National Public Procurement Authority, to regulate and harmonise public procurement processes in the public service, to decentralise public procurement to procuring entities, to promote economic development, including capacity building in the field of public procurement by ensuring value for money in public expenditures and the participation in public procurement by qualified suppliers, contractors, consultants and other qualified providers of goods, works and services and to provide for other related matters.    

 

2003

 

The Appropriation Act, 2003 
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for services of Sierra Leone for the year 2003. 

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2003 
Being an Act to amend the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone Act, 1961. 

The Merchant Shipping Act, 2003 
Being an Act to consolidate with amendments the laws relating to the registration of ships, the regulation of shipping, the maintenance of safety at sea and the marine environment and to provide for other related matters. 

The State Salaries, Pensions, Gratuities and Other Benefits Act, 2003 
Being an Act to provide for the salaries, pensions, gratuities and other benefits of the President, Vice President, Members of Parliament, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Judges, Chairman and members of the Electoral Commission; and for other matters connected therewith. 

The Road Transport Authority (Amendment) Act, 2003 
Being an Act to amend the Road Transport Authority Act, 1996. 

The Hospital Boards Act, 2003 
Being an Act to establish Hospital Boards for the better management of specified hospitals and the provision of efficient medical care in the Western Area and all districts of Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.   

 

2002

 

National Electoral Commission Act, 2002 
Being an Act to make provision supplementary to sections 32 and 33 of the Constitution with respect to the National Electoral Commission. 

The Electoral Laws Act, 2002 
Repeals the Franchise and Electoral Registration Act, 1995; the Electoral Provisions Act, 1995; and the Presidential Elections Act, 1995. 

The Political Parties Act, 2002 
Being an Act to establish the Political Parties Registration Commission for the registration and regulation of the conduct of political parties in accordance with sections 34 and 35 of the Constitution and to provide for related matters. 

The Sierra Rutile Agreement (Ratification) Act, 2002 
Being an Act to ratify and confirm an agreement made for and on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone of the one part and by Sierra Rutile Limited of the other part. 

The Electoral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2002 
Being an Act to amend the Electoral Laws Act, 2002 

The Political Parties (Amendment) Act, 2002 
Being an Act to amend the Political Parties Act, 2002 

The Appropriation Act, 2002 
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2002. 

The Special Court Agreement, 2002 (Ratification) Act, 2002 
Being an Act to ratify an Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone of the one part and the United Nations of the other part signed on 16th January, 2002 for the establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone, to provide for the implementation of the Agreement and for other related matters. 

The National Security and Central Intelligence Act, 2002 
Being an Act to provide for the internal and external security of Sierra Leone; and for other related matters. 

The National Revenue Authority Act, 2002 
Being an Act to establish the National Revenue Authority as a central body for the assessment and collection of national revenue, to provide for the administration and enforcement of specified laws, to make consequential amendments to certain laws relating to revenue and to provide for other related matters. 

The National Commission for Privatisation Act, 2002 
Being an Act to establish the National Commission for Privatisation to be responsible for the privatisation and reform of public enterprises; to amend certain laws relating to public enterprises; and to provide for other related matters. 

The Statistics Act, 2002 
Being an Act to establish Statistics Sierra Leone as a body corporate for the collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of official and other statistics and to provide for other related matters. 

The Census Act, 2002 
Being an Act to provide for the taking of census from time to time and for other related matters.

 

2001

 

The State Salaries, Pensions, Gratuities and Other Benefits Act, 2001 
Being an Act to provide for the salaries, pensions, gratuities and other benefits of Members of Parliament and for the holders of certain high offices of State; and for other matters connected therewith. 

The Appropriation Act, 2001 
Being an Act to provide for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2001. 

The Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2001 
Being an Act to amend the Town and Country Planning Act. 

The National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act, 2001 
Being an Act to establish the National Social Security and Insurance Trust and a social security scheme to provide retirement and other benefits to meet the contingency needs of workers and their dependants and to provide for other related matters. 

The Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2001 
Being an Act to incorporate the Sierra Leone Water Company, to provide for the supply of water in specified areas and for other related matters. 

The Other Financial Services Act, 2001 
Being an Act to make provision for the licensing, regulation and supervision of institutions carrying on financial activities other than banking and for related matters. 

The Tertiary Education Commission Act, 2001 
Being an Act to establish the Tertiary Education Commission for the development of tertiary education in Sierra Leone and to provide for other matters connected therewith. 

The Polytechnics Act, 2001 
Being an Act to establish polytechnic institutions, to establish corresponding polytechnic councils and to make provision for the management and supervision of polytechnic institutions throughout Sierra Leone and for other matters connected therewith. 

The National Council for technical, Vocational and Other Awards Act, 2001 
Being an Act to establish the National Council for Technical, Vocational and other Academic Awards for the evaluation and certification of certain academic courses and programmes and to provide for certain related matters. 

The Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001 
Being an Act to regulate the profession of pharmacy; to control the supply, manufacture, storage and transportation of drugs, including nutritional agents and cosmetics; and to provide for other matters related thereto. 

The National Commission for Social Action Act, 2001 
Being an Act to establish a national commission for reconstruction and sustainable development activities and to provide for other related matters. 

The Protection from Radiation Act, 2001 
Being an Act to protect the public and workers from dangers resulting from the use of devices or materials capable of producing ionizing radiation and for other related purposes. 

The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2001 
Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991.