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General Law (Business Start-up) (Amendment) Act, 2007

An Act amending various laws to make it easier to start and register a business in Sierra Leone.

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Summary

The General Law (Business Start-up) (Amendment) Act, 2007 is an omnibus amending statute aimed at easing the process of starting a business in Sierra Leone. It amends several existing laws in order to reduce the formalities, cost and delay involved in business registration and start-up.

As part of the Government's 'doing business' reforms, the Act makes consequential changes across the relevant general laws to simplify procedures and support private-sector development. It must be read together with the various laws it amends.

Main provisions

  • Amends several general laws to ease business start-up.
  • Reduces formalities, cost and delay in business registration.
  • Forms part of the Government's 'doing business' reforms.
  • Is read together with the various laws it amends.