National Provisional Ruling Council Decrees (Repeal and Modification) Act, 1996
An Act repealing and modifying decrees made by the National Provisional Ruling Council on the return to civilian democratic rule.
Summary
The National Provisional Ruling Council Decrees (Repeal and Modification) Act, 1996 was enacted as Sierra Leone returned to civilian democratic government in 1996. It reviewed the body of decrees made by the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) during its period of military rule, repealing some and modifying others.
The Act was part of the legal 'tidying up' of the transition — determining which military-era decrees should cease to have effect, which should continue (with or without modification), and thereby restoring legal order under the reinstated Constitution. It is an important transitional statute of 1996.
Main provisions
- Repeals specified decrees made by the NPRC.
- Modifies and continues other NPRC decrees.
- Restores legal order on the return to civilian rule.
- Operates with the reinstatement of the 1991 Constitution.
- An important transitional statute of 1996.