Statutes Relating to Land Law in Sierra Leone Part 1
A compilation (Part 1) of the statutes relating to land law in Sierra Leone, bringing together the principal land legislation for reference.
Summary
This is Part 1 of a compilation of the statutes relating to land law in Sierra Leone. It gathers together, for ease of reference, the principal pieces of legislation that make up the country's land-law framework.
Land law in Sierra Leone is notably complex, drawing on general (English-derived) law in the Western Area and customary law in the provinces, together with a range of statutes on Crown/State lands, the rights of non-citizens, the registration of instruments and related matters. This compilation presents those statutes in a single collected form as a research and study resource. It is a reference collection rather than a single enactment.
Main provisions
- Compiles (Part 1) the principal statutes on land law in Sierra Leone.
- Gathers legislation on public lands, land holding and related matters.
- Serves as a research and study reference on land law.
- Reflects the dual system of general law and customary land tenure.
- A collected reference work rather than a single enactment.