The Sierra Leone Gazette

What the Gazette is

The Sierra Leone Gazette is the Government's official publication. Acts of Parliament, statutory instruments and official notices are published in it. An Act is printed as a Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette, and its first page gives the volume, the issue number and the date, for example "Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLV, No. 43 dated 23rd June, 2014". A Gazette Extraordinary is an issue published outside the regular series.

Where to get it

Each issue is printed and published by the Government Printing Department, Sierra Leone. Printed copies are sold at the Government Bookshop, Wallace Johnson Street, Freetown, as stated on the issues themselves (see an official copy ). Scanned issues for many years can also be found on free legal information sites; check that a copy is complete before relying on it.

How to use it to check a law

1. Find the Act on Lanbuk and note its number and year, and the Gazette it was printed with where that is shown.
2. Look at the Act's Amendments and repeals section for later Acts in Lanbuk's collection that amend or repeal it, and at New laws and the bills tracker for recent changes.
3. Search the Gazette for commencement orders, statutory instruments and notices made under the Act after that date.
4. Where it matters, rely on the official printed text, and take advice from a qualified legal practitioner.
5. See the research guide for how to cite what you find.

Acts on Lanbuk by Gazette issue

Read from the "Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette" line on each Act's own first page. An Act whose PDF does not show that line clearly is not listed.