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Courts (Amendment) Act, 2006

An Act amending the law on the constitution and jurisdiction of the courts of Sierra Leone.

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Summary

The Courts (Amendment) Act, 2006 amends the principal Courts Act, which provides for the constitution, jurisdiction and administration of the courts of Sierra Leone below the superior courts, including the magistrates' courts.

As an amending statute it alters specified provisions of the principal Courts Act — for example concerning the jurisdiction of magistrates, court districts or related procedural matters — and must be read together with the principal law.

Main provisions

  • Amends specified provisions of the principal Courts Act.
  • Concerns the constitution, jurisdiction or administration of the courts.
  • Relates in particular to the magistrates' courts.
  • Takes effect as part of, and is read together with, the principal Act it amends.