New laws

Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2025 and for other related matters.

Being an Act to Authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2024 and for other related matters.

Being an Act to repeal and replace the Criminal Procedure Act, 1965, to provide for new procedures relating to summary trials, committal proceedings, trials on indictment, alternative sentences, and to provide for other related matters.

• Repeals The Criminal Procedures Act, 1965

Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxes, to give effect to the financial proposals of the Government and to provide for other related matters for the financial year 2024.

Being an Act to prohibit child marriage, to provide protection for the victim of child marriage, and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2023 and for other related matters.

Being an Act to Repeal and Replace The Education Act, 2004 (Act No. 2 of 2004), except for the sections to be retained relating to Tertiary and Higher Education and associated Sections and Subsections.

Being an Act to establish a deposit protection fund and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to consolidate and improve the law relating to labour and employment, to provide for the promotion of equal opportunity and elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to introduce uniform principles, to guide the planning, implementation and monitoring of development-induced resettlement activities and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the regulation of overseas employment, to provide for the protection of the rights and welfare of migrant workers and members of their families and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the establishment of Parliamentary Commission, to provide for the leadership and governance structure of Parliament, to provide for the establishment of the Parliamentary Service, to provide for salaries and other benefits of Members of Parliament and staff and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to repeal! and replace the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute Act 2007 (Act No. 25 of 2007), to provide for stronger governance of agricultural research, management, community outreach, innovation, business development and commercialisation functions of the Institute and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to repeal and replace the Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms Act, 2010 (Act No. 6 of 2010), to provide for the continuing in existence of the Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms as the Sierra Leone Commission on Arms and Ammunitions; to regulate and supervise the manufacture, trade and use of arms, ammunition and other related materials and to provide for other related matters.

• Repeals The Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms Act, 2010

Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Sierra Leone Mines and Minerals Development and Management Corporation which shall carry out, through a project company, minerals and mining development, management and related associated activities on behalf of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in accordance with the Mines and Minerals Development Act or any other Act, to provide for the promotion and facilitation of state participation and investment in mines and minerals development and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Nursing and Midwifery Council; to provide for the education, training, discipline, certification, registration and licensing of nurses and midwives throughout Sierra Leone; to provide for the accreditation of nursing and midwifery educational institutions; to provide for the regulation of the practice of nursing and midwifery generally and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to continue the existence of the Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority, to regulate the Ports and Harbours and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Sierra Leone Public Transport Authority asa regulatory body for public transportation services and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to revise and make supplementary provisions Short titic.

Being an Act to provide for the regulation and administration oftax and duty exemptions and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Wages and Compensation Commission to be responsible to determine wages and compensation for public sector employees, to harmonise the public sector pay system to reflect equity and merit and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to repeal Part VIA of the Non-Citizens (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act, 1965 (Act No. 14 of 1965), to provide for the regulation of the employment of non-citizens in Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.

An Act to abolish the death penalty in the case of persons convicted in Sierra Leone of murder under the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861, robbery with aggravation under the Larceny Act, 1916, mutiny under the Sierra Leone Military Forces Act, 1961, treason and related offences under the Treason and State Offences Act 1963, to make alternative provision for the punishment of persons so convicted and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Allied Health Professions Council, to provide for the regulation, including the registration of allied health professions and allied health facilities and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the continuing in existence of the National Task Force on Human Trafficking, to provide for the continuing in existence of a Secretariat to assist the Task Force, to provide for the prosecution of the offence of human trafficking, to provide for the prosecution of the offence of migrant smuggling, to provide for economic alternatives to human trafficking or smuggling of persons and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2022 and for other related matters.

Being an Act to repeal and replace the Arbitration Act CAP 25 to provide for the incorporation of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards 1958 (New York Convention) in respect of awards made in Sierra Leone or in a contracting State, to provide for the implementation of the Convention on the Settlement of investment disputes between states and nationals of other states; to provide for fair settlement of disputes by domestic and international arbitration and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the National land Commission, the District Land Commission and other land administrative bodies to secure effective and holistic land administration and to provide for other related matters Govt.

Being an Act to provide for the continuation of the Sierra Leone Environment Protection Agency, to provide for more effective and efficient protection and management of the environment and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the amendment of the laws relating to the imposition and alteration of taxes, duties, rates, fees and provide for the financial proposals and other related financial matters incidental thereto.

Being an Act to amend the Forestry Act, 1988 and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to establish the National Communications Authority and to provide for the licensing and regulation of electronic communications operators and other related matters.

Being an Act to establish an investment board to promote investment opportunities, to act as a facilitating body and assist investors to obtain facilities relating to their business enterprises and generally to improve the investment climate of Sierra Leone.

Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the National land Commission, the District Land Commission and other land administrative bodies to secure effective and holistic land administration and to provide for other related matters Govt.

Being an Act to regulate the national payment system and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to amend the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority Act, 2012 to provide adequate protection to the public, workers and the environment against the harmful effects of radiation and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to repeal the 1990 Act and make provision for the establishment of the Professional Engineering Regulatory Council with responsibility to regulate the practice of engineering in Sierra Leone, including the registration and discipline of professional engineers and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to repeal and replace the Public Elections Act, 2012 (Act No. 4 of 2012), to provide for supplementary provisions to sections 32 and 33 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991(Act No. 6 of 1991) with respect to the Electoral Commission and to provide for other related matters.

• Repeals The Public Elections Act, 2012

Being an Act to repeal and replace the Public Health Act, 1960, to provide for the promotion, protection and improvement of public health and wellbeing in Sierra Leone, to provide for the protection of individuals and communities from public health risks, to provide for the prevention and control of the spread of infectious diseases, to provide for local government and community participation in protecting public health, to provide for early detection of and prompt response to diseases and public health threats and to provide for other related matters.

• Repeals The Public Health Ordinance, 1960

Being an Act to provide for safe and adequate nutrition for infants and young children by promoting breast-feeding and regulating the marketing of breast-milk substitutes and for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the effective, unificd aad comprehensive legal, regulatory aod institutiooal fraDework for the prohibition, prevertion, detection, prosecution ard puDishment of cybercriBcs; preveolioo of tbe .busivc ute of computer system!; to provide for the estsblkhmetrt of structure! to promote cybersccurity ard c8p8.ity buildirg; to provide for the timely .nd .ffectiye collection ofelectronir evidence for the purpose of irvcstigalioD arld prosecution of cybercrime; to provide for th.

Being an Act to repeal and replace the Coroners Act, 1907 (Cap 9), to establish the Office of Medical Examiner; to provide for the appointment of the Chief Medical Examiner and other staff; to require the reporting of reportable deaths; to establish the procedures for investigation into and reporting of reportable deaths, matters related to public health or safety and the administration of justice and to provide for other related matters.

• Repeals The Coroners Ordinance, 1907

Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Students’ Loan Scheme, to provide financial assistance to students of tertiary institutions in Sierra Leone as a means of facilitating increased enrolment into higher education and promoti:.z the right to education for all Sierra Leoneans and to provide or other related matters.

Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2021 and for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxes, to give effect to the financial proposals of the Government and to provide for other related matters for the financial year 2021.

Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion; to confer on the Commission the power to take measures to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts; to build, promote and maintain sustainable peace in Sierra Leone; and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the protection and promotion of the interests of consumers to provide for the establishment of the National Consumer Protection Commission and for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the prevention of the abusive use of computer systems; to provide for the timely and effective collection of electronic evidence for the purpose of investigation and prosecution of cybercrime; to provide for the protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure; to provide for facilitation of international cooperation in dealing with cybercrime matters and to provide for other related matters.

Being an Act to provide for the continuation of the Independent Media Commission, to provide for the registration and regulation of mass media institutions in Sierra Leone licensing institutions engaged in radio, television or direct to home digital satellite service broadcasting and registration of persons and institutions engaged in the publication of newspapers, magazines in Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.

• Repeals The Independent Media Commission Act, 2000

Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the National Disaster Management Agency to manage disasters and similar emergencies throughout Sierra Leone, to establish offices of the Agency throughout Sierra Leone, to establish national, regional, district and chiefdom disaster management committees, to establish a National Disaster Management Fund to provide finances for the prevention and management of disasters and similar emergencies throughout Sierra Leone and to.

Being an Act to amend the Public Order Act, 1965 (Act No. 46 of 1965) by repealing Part V which deals with defamatory and seditious libel.

• Amends The Public Order Act, 1965

Being an Act to make revisions and supplementary provision for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2020.