Laws of Liberia

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2021 Revised Environmental and Social Impact Assessment/Strategic Environmental Assessment (ESIA/SEA) Procedural Guidelines (Instrument no: EPA/003/03-22)

Regulation · Made 2022-03-30

Act creating the Forestry Development Authority (FDA Act 1976)

Act · Made 1976-11-01

Act for the Establishment of a Protected Forest Area Network and Amending Chapter 1 and 9 of the new National Forestry Law, Part II of Title 23 of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised

Act · Made 2003-10-10

Act to amend Chapter 20 of the Revenue and Finance Law, Title 36, Volume VI of the Liberian Code of Laws revised, with respect to the assessment and collection of local stumpage, industrialization incentive, forest products, reforestation and other forestry related fees

Act · Made 1985-10-21

Act to amend Section 6, Subsection 6.1 of the Act creating the Forestry Development Authority

Act · Made 0000

Act to amend the Act creating the Forestry Development Authority

Act · Made 1988-07-21

Act to amend the Agricultural Law to provide for the prevention of water pollution and to protect the marine life within the rivers and streams of the Republic

Act · Made 1973-04-11

Act to amend the Public Authorities Law to create the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation

Act · Made 1973-01-30

Act to approve the Executive Order Extending the Territorial Sea of Liberia to 200 Miles

Regulation · Made 1977-02-16

Act to establish and delimit the territorial sea and contiguous zone of the Republic of Liberia of 1968

Act · Made 1968-06-04

Act to Establish the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission

Act · Made 2018-08-21

Administrative Regulation on Packaged Drinking Water (Administrative Notice MCJ/No.007/07/2017)

Regulation · Made 2017-07-19

Administrative Regulation on Wheat Flour Fortification (Administrative Notice MCI/No.01 1/07/2017)

Regulation · Made 2017-07-19

Agenda For Transformation: Steps Toward Liberia RISING 2030

policy · Made 2012

Agriculture Law (Title 3 of the Revised Liberian Code of Laws)

Act · Made 1973-02-15

Amendment and Restatement of the Public Procurement and Concessions Act, 2005

Act · Made 2005

An Act Against Criminal Conveyance of Land (Cap. 95)

Act · Made 2014-08-26

An Act to abolish the payment of annual land rental bid premium on contract area and merging of export taxes into stumpage/production fee in the forestry sector of the Liberian economy

Act · Made 2013

August 2022 Amendment to Liberian Maritime Law

Act · Made 2022-07-22

By-laws of the Board of Directors of the Forestry Development Authority

Regulation · Made 0000

Central Agricultural Research Institute Strategic Plan (2023-2030)

policy · Made 2023-06

Chain Saw Milling Regulation (FDA Regulation No. 115-11)

Regulation · Made 2012-03-20

Children's Law of 2011

Act · Made 2011-09

Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP)

policy · Made 2012-08

Community Rights Law of 2009

Act · Made 2009-10-16

Constitution of Liberia

Constitution · Made 1986

COVID-19 Health Emergency Declaration

Regulation · Made 2020-03-21

Defense Act of 2008

Act · Made 2008-08-21

East Nimba Nature Reserve Act

Act · Made 2003-10-10

Electricity Law of Liberia, 2015

Act · Made 2015-10-23

Enabling Activities to Review and Update the national Implementation Plan the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Republic of Liberia

Other · Made 2017-11

Environment Protection Agency Act of Liberia

Act · Made 2003-04-30

Environmental Impact Assessment Procedural Guidelines

Other · Made 2006

Environmental Protection Agency Strategic Plan 2025-2029

policy · Made 2025-03-02

Environmental Protection and Management Law

Act · Made 2003-04-30

Equal Rights of the Customary Marriage Law of 1998

Act · Made 1998

Executive Law-Title 12-Liberian Code of Laws

Act · Made 1972-05-11

Executive Order delimiting the maritime zones of the Republic of Liberia (No. 39 of 2012)

Regulation · Made 2012-01-12

Executive Order No. 1 - Gol Forest Sector Reform

Regulation · Made 2006-02-02

Executive Order No. 118 of 2023 on adoption of Guidelines and Procedures for Management of Food Reserve in Liberia

Regulation · Made 2023-04-05

Executive Order No. 84 of 2017 Pertaining to the Management of Liberia's Fishery Resources

Act · Made 2017-04-22

Repealed

Executive Order on Extension of Executive Order No. 39 delimiting the maritime zones of the Republic of Liberia (No. 48 of 2013)

Regulation · Made 2013-01-10

Executive Order on the Continuation of the Liberia Rural and Renewable Energy Agency and the Rural Energy Fund (No. 37 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-01-06

Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 2019

Act · Made 2019-11-26

Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Strategy

policy · Made 2014

Food and Agricultural Policy and Strategy- From Subsistence to Sufficiency

policy · Made 2014

Food and Agriculture Policy and Strategy (FAPS) (2008-2013)

policy · Made 2008

Food Law of Liberia of 2017

Act · Made 2019-09-17

Forestry Development Authority Ten Core Regulations

Regulation · Made 2007-09-07

Forests Act, 1953

Act · Made 1953-04-17

Freedom of Information Act of 2010

Act · Made 2010

Governance Manual of the One Health Coordination Platform

Other · Made 2018-05

Guidelines for the Importation, handling, transportation and storage of Chemicals in Liberia (Regulatory Instrument No: RI/C&E-002-04/20)

Regulation · Made 2020-04-06

Guidelines for the Operation & Monitoring of Drinking Water Production (RI/C&E/001/02-17)

Regulation · Made 2017-03-24

Guidelines of the National Fortification Alliance of Liberia

Regulation · Made 2013

Health Ministry Act

Act · Made 2016-12-27

Industry for Liberia’s Future

policy · Made 2011-02

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC)

policy · Made 2015

Joint National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)

policy · Made 2018

Land Authority Act of 2016

Act · Made 2016-10-05

Land Commission Act of 2008

Act · Made 2009-07-23

Land Rights Act

Act · Made 2018-09-19

Land Rights Policy

policy · Made 2013-05-21

Law on Marine Fisheries (Title 24 of the Liberian Code of Laws)

Act · Made 1976

Repealed

Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority Act of 2014

Act · Made 2014-10-10

Liberia Agriculture Sector Investment Program

policy · Made 2010-09-20

Liberia Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compact

policy · Made 2023

Liberia Economic Recovery Plan (LERP)

policy · Made 2021-04

Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) Act of 2009

Act · Made 2009-07-10

Liberia Fertilizer Regulatory Division Act

Act · Made 2019-09-17

Liberia Land Authority Strategic Plan 2025-2029

policy · Made 2025

Liberia Land Rights Act Regulations, 2022

Regulation · Made 2022

Liberia Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Costed Strategic Plan (LMNCSP)

policy · Made 2024

Liberia National Drought Plan

policy · Made 2019-03

Liberia National Trade Policy

policy · Made 2014

Liberia Plant Pesticide Regulatory Services Bureau Act

Act · Made 2019-09-17

Liberia's 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0)

policy · Made 2025-09

Liberia’s Revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

policy · Made 2021-07

Liberia Seed Development and Certification Agency Act

Act · Made 2019-09-17

Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation 2025-2029 Strategic Plan

policy · Made 2025

Liberian Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (LASIP II)

policy · Made 2018-01

Liberian Code of Forest Harvesting Practices of 2017

Other · Made 2017-05-31

Liberians Feed Yourselves Agenda - National Agriculture Development Plan 2024-2030

policy · Made 2024-07

Manual for Monitoring Fortified Foods in Liberia -Guidelines for Inspectors

Regulation · Made 2014

Marine Notice: Requirements for Engaging in Transshipment Activities (FTP-001)

Other · Made 2015-09-01

Marine Vessels, Registration and Control Act

Act · Made 2009

Maritime Authority Act

Act · Made 2010-09-06

Maritime Law (2013 Revision)

Act · Made 1956

Maritime Regulations

Regulation · Made 1949

Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) Act

Act · Made 2010-09-29

Memorandum Of Understanding Between FDA and the EPA

Other · Made 2007-06-14

Mineral Policy of Liberia

policy · Made 2010-03

Minerals and Mining Law (Title 23)

Act · Made 2000-04-03

Montreal Protocol Controlled Substances Regulations

Regulation · Made 2023-08-14

National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2016-2021 (Revised)

policy · Made 2016-12

National Action Plan on Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance in Liberia 2018 – 2022

policy · Made 2018

National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2020 - 2030

policy · Made 2020

National Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Policy (2023-2030)

policy · Made 2023-06

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan-II 2017-2025

policy · Made 2017-03

National Bureau of Concessions (NBC) Act of 2010

Act · Made 2010

National Development Plan 2025 - 2029 - ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID)

policy · Made 2025

National Disaster Management Policy 2012

policy · Made 2012-10

National Disaster Response Plan

policy · Made 2012-10

National Energy Policy. An Agenda for Action and Economic and Social Development

policy · Made 2009-05

National Environmental Policy 2002

policy · Made 2002-11-26

National Export Strategy Cocoa Export Strategy

policy · Made 2014

National Export Strategy Fish and Crustaceans Export Strategy

policy · Made 2014

National Export Strategy (NES) of the Republic of Liberia

policy · Made 2014-01-01

National Export Strategy Oil Palm Export Strategy

policy · Made 2014

National Export Strategy on Tourism

policy · Made 2015-03

National Fisheries and Aquaculture Act

Act · Made 2017-08-29

National Food Security and Nutrition Strategy

policy · Made 2008

National Forest Management Strategy

policy · Made 2007

National Forestry Law

Act · Made 2000-04-06

National Forestry Policy and Implementation Strategy

policy · Made 2006

National Forestry Reform Law of 2006

Act · Made 2006-09-19

National Gender Policy (Abridged version)

policy · Made 2009

National Health and Social Welfare Policy and Plan, 2011-2021

policy · Made 2011-07

National Health Policy – National Health Plan 2007 – 2011

policy · Made 2007

National Human Rights Action Plan 2013-2018

policy · Made 2013-09

National Integrated Water Resources Management Policy

policy · Made 2007-11

National Non-Communicable Diseases Policy and Strategic Plan

policy · Made 2016-12-09

National Nutrition Policy

policy · Made 2008

National Nutrition Policy 2019-2024

policy · Made 2019-04

National One Health Strategic Plan, 2019 - 2023

policy · Made 2018-09

National Petroleum Policy 2012

policy · Made 2012-11

National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fisheries

policy · Made 2018-09

National Policy and Response Strategy on Climate Change (2018)

policy · Made 2018-08

National Rice Development Strategy of Liberia - Doubling Rice Production by 2018

policy · Made 2012-05

National Social Protection Policy and Strategy

policy · Made 2013-08

National Solid Waste Management Policy

policy · Made 2024-10-17

National Strategy for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) in Liberia

policy · Made 2016-10

National Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Commission Act of 2012

Act · Made 2017-08-29

National Wildlife Law of 2012

Act · Made 2016-10-05

New Petroleum Law of Liberia

Act · Made 2002-06-07

Repealed

Noise Pollution Control & Standards Regulation, no. RI/C&E/002/04-17 of 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-04-07

Petroleum Act Amendments of 2019

Act · Made 2019-10-09

Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 2014

Act · Made 2016-10-05

Poverty Reduction Strategy

policy · Made 2008

Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD), July 2018 – June 2023

policy · Made 2018-09-30

Public Authorities Law (Title 33)

Act · Made 1956

Public Health Law Title 33 Liberian Code of Laws Revised

Act · Made 2017-12-01

Reconnaissance License Fees and Application Requirements for Offshore Areas Regulation

Regulation · Made 2022-07-15

Regulation amending section I,II, and III of the Regulation on export of logs and processed wood (FDA Regulation No. 15)

Regulation · Made 1987-09-18

Regulation banning export of selected species as logs (FDA Regulation No. 18)

Regulation · Made 1990-10-01

Regulation concerning Fisheries and Aquaculture (Regulation NO. NAFAA/001/2020)

Regulation · Made 2020

Regulation concerning Procedures to Access and Manage Funds on Behalf of Affected Communities by Community Forestry Development Committees (No. 111-10)

Regulation · Made 2011-01-10

Regulation enabling a further reduction of certain forest fees (FDA Regulation No. 10)

Regulation · Made 1982-11-08

Regulation enabling a special trade depression allowance on certain forest fees (FDA Regulation No. 9)

Regulation · Made 1982-03-23

Regulation imposing a ban on pit-sawing and power-cain sawing (FDA Regulation No. 26)

Regulation · Made 2000-06-30

Repealed

Regulation increasing the industrialization incentive fee (FDA Regulation No. 16)

Regulation · Made 1988-03-01

Regulation No. 111-08 Regulation on the Commercial and Sustainable Extraction of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) (FDA Regulation No. 111-08)

Regulation · Made 2009-01

Regulation no. RI/C&E 001-04/17 on the Production, Importation, Handling, Sale, Segregation, Transportation, Use, Storage, and Trade in and Disposal of Asbestos and Materials containing Asbestos in Liberia

Regulation · Made 2017-04-07

Regulation of Waybills (FDA Regulation No. 3)

Regulation · Made 1978-11-24

Regulation on administrative fees (FDA Regulation No. 12)

Regulation · Made 1984-11-12

Repealed

Regulation on administrative fees on forest and wildlife conservation (FDA Regulation No. 23)

Regulation · Made 1998-01-12

Regulation on Assistance to Owners of Private Forest Lands (FDA Regulation No. 5)

Regulation · Made 1979-03-23

Regulation on Benefit Sharing (FDA Regulation 106-07)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-11

Regulation on Bidder Qualifications (FDA Regulation 103-07)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-11

Regulation on Certain Forest Fees (FDA Regulation 107-07)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-11

Regulation on Control of Non-concession Forest Operators (FDA Regulation No. 4)

Regulation · Made 1979-03-23

Regulation on Environmental Impact Assessment (FDA Regulation 113-08)

Regulation · Made 2009-12-01

Regulation on Establishing a Chain of Custody System (FDA Regulation 108-07)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-11

Regulation on Exploitation Permits for Non-Concession Public Forest Land (FDA Regulation No. 6)

Regulation · Made 1979-09-01

Regulation on export of logs and processed wood (FDA Regulation No. 14)

Regulation · Made 1987-03-01

Regulation on Forest and Wildlife Conservation (FDA Regulation No. 13)

Regulation · Made 1986-12-15

Repealed

Regulation on Forest Land Use Planning (FDA Regulation 102-07)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-11

Regulation on Forest Products Processing and Marketing (FDA Regulation No. 112-08)

Regulation · Made 2009-07-10

Regulation on Major Pre-Felling Operations under Forest Resources Licenses (FDA Regulation 105-07)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-11

Regulation on Penalties (FDA Regulation 109-07)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-11

Regulation on pit-sawing of timber (FDA Regulation No. 22)

Regulation · Made 1995-04-27

Repealed

Regulation on Public Participation in Promulgation of Regulations, Codes, and Manuals (FDA Regulation 101-07)

Regulation · Made 2007-09-11

Regulation on reduction reforestation, conservation and forest research fee amending Regulation 23 (FDA Regulation No. 27)

Regulation · Made 2001-03-01

Regulation on Registration of Timber Export Sales Contracts (FDA Regulation No. 2)

Regulation · Made 1978-10-01

Regulation on restricted export of minor forest resources (FDA Regulation No. 20)

Regulation · Made 1990-03-26

Regulation on revised administrative fees as regards standardized monetary unit (FDA Regulation No. 21)

Regulation · Made 0000

Regulation on revised administrative fees for wildlife conservation (FDA Regulation No. 25)

Regulation · Made 2000-06-23

Regulation on revised forest fees and taxes (FDA Regulation No. 11)

Regulation · Made 1984-11-08

Repealed

Regulation on revised forest fees and taxes (FDA Regulation No. 7)

Regulation · Made 1979-12-07

Regulation on Revised Industrialization Incentive Fees (FDA Regulation No. 8)

Regulation · Made 1979-12-09

Regulation on Rights of Private Land Owners (FDA Regulation 110-07)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-11

Regulation on sustainability of the resource base for fuelwood and charcoal production (FDA Regulation No. 19)

Regulation · Made 1990-03-26

Regulation on Tender, Award, and Administration of Forest Management Contracts, Timber Sale Contracts, and Major Forest Use Permits (FDA Regulation 104-07)

Regulation · Made 2007-09-11

Regulation on utilization of minor forest products (FDA Regulation No. 24)

Regulation · Made 2000-06-22

Regulation on Waste of Forest Resources (FDA Regulation No. 1)

Regulation · Made 1978-04-15

Regulation restricting the export size of Niangon logs (FDA Regulation No. 17)

Regulation · Made 1989-06-15

Regulation to the Community Rights Law with Respect to Forest Lands

Regulation · Made 2011-06

Regulation to the Community Rights Law with Respect to Forest Lands (as amended)

Regulation · Made 2011

Regulations Governing Exploration Under A Mineral Exploration License Of The Republic Of Liberia

Regulation · Made 2010-03

Regulations relating to fisheries, fishing and related activities, for the marine fisheries sector in the Republic of Liberia, 2010 (New Fisheries Regulations)

Regulation · Made 2010-10-01

Repealed

Revised Rules and Regulations governing fishing within the Republic of Liberia, 1973

Regulation · Made 1973

Repealed

Rubber Development Authority, Liberian (LRDA) Act

Act · Made 2004-08-26

Rubber Development Fund Incorporated (RDFI) Act of 2014

Act · Made 2017-01-26

Rural and Renewable Energy Agency Act, 2011

Act · Made 2015-07-06

Rural Development & Community Services, Creating Dept. of (Amending Title 12)

Act · Made 2008-05-22

Rural Energy Strategy and Master Plan for Liberia until 2030

policy · Made 2015

Sapo National Park Act

Act · Made 2003-10-10

Sector Investment Plan (SIP) for the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Liberia (Summary Report)

policy · Made 2013-01

Standard Treatment Guidelines for the Veterinary Services in Liberia (Terrestrial and Aquatic Animal Sector)

Other · Made 2023-11

Strategic Plan 2015 – 2018

policy · Made 2015-06-22

Stumpage and Forest Products Fee (Chapter 20 of the Revenue Law 1977)

Act · Made 1977-05-24

Supplementary Act for the Conservation of the Forests of the Republic of Liberia

Act · Made 1957-02-28

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia

Treaty · Made 2015-12-09

Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) Management Regulations of Liberia

Regulation · Made 2025-10-09

The Investment Act of 2010

Act · Made 2010-05-15

The Liberia Standards Authority Act, 2018

Act · Made 2022-07-01

Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union

Treaty · Made 2011-07-27

Water Supply and Sanitation Policy

policy · Made 2009-04

Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector Strategic Plan for Liberia

policy · Made 2011

Wildlife and National Parks Act

Act · Made 1988-07-21