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Chiefdom Councils (Amendment) Act, 1974

An Act amending the law governing chiefdom councils in the provinces of Sierra Leone.

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Summary

The Chiefdom Councils (Amendment) Act, 1974 amends the principal law governing chiefdom councils — the units of local administration in the provinces, headed by paramount chiefs and responsible for local governance and customary administration.

As an amending statute it alters specified provisions of the principal Chiefdom Councils legislation, for instance concerning the composition, functions or finances of chiefdom councils, and must be read together with the principal law.

Main provisions

  • Amends specified provisions of the principal Chiefdom Councils legislation.
  • Concerns the composition, functions or finances of chiefdom councils.
  • Relates to local administration in the provinces under paramount chiefs.
  • Takes effect as part of, and is read together with, the principal Act it amends.