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Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2006

An Act amending the Sierra Leone citizenship law, notably in relation to citizenship by descent and dual citizenship.

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Summary

The Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2006 amends the Sierra Leone Citizenship Act, which governs the acquisition, deprivation and renunciation of Sierra Leonean citizenship. The 2006 amendment is associated with reforms concerning citizenship by descent and the recognition of dual citizenship.

As an amending statute it alters specified provisions of the principal Citizenship Act and must be read together with it. Reforms of this kind sought to ease the position of the Sierra Leonean diaspora and to modernise the citizenship regime.

Main provisions

  • Amends specified provisions of the Sierra Leone Citizenship Act.
  • Concerns citizenship by descent and dual citizenship.
  • Relates to the acquisition and recognition of citizenship.
  • Takes effect as part of, and is read together with, the principal Act it amends.