Laws of Sierra Leone

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Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone on fishing off Sierra Leone

Treaty · Made 1990-04-25

Animals' Diseases Ordinance

Regulation · Made 1944-12-28

Anti-Corruption Act, 2008

Act · Made 0520-08

Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2014 (No. 13 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014-12-22

Bumbuna Watershed Management Authority and the Bumbuna Conservation Area Act (No. 6 of 2008)

Act · Made 2008-07-04

Cashew Policy Implementation Plan (CPIP) 2019-2023

policy · Made 2019-06

Certification (Professionals, Contractors, Manufacturers and Importers in the Water Supply Industry) Rules 2019 (S.I. of 2019)

Regulation · Made 2019

Chieftaincy Act, 2009 (No. 10 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-09-10

Commission for the Management of Strategic Resources, National Reconstruction and Development Act, 1999 (No. 5 of 1999)

Act · Made 1999-07-23

Concession Agreement for Gola Forest East and Gola Forest West, Forest Reserves (Ratification) Act, 1977 (Act No. 3 of 1977)

Act · Made 1977-04-15

Conservation and Wildlife Policy

policy · Made 2010

Constitution of Sierra Leone

Constitution · Made 1991

Consumer Protection Act, 2020 (No. 7 of 2020)

Act · Made 2020-08-25

Crown Lands (Amendment) Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961)

Act · Made 1961-08-25

Crown Lands (Amendment) Act, 1963 (No. 18 of 1963)

Act · Made 1963-06-05

Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960 (No. 19 of 1960)

Act · Made 1960-12-31

Development Strategy for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Sierra Leone

policy · Made 2016-04

Devolution of Estates Act, 2007 (No. 21 of 2007)

Act · Made 2007-07-26

Drought Management Plan

policy · Made 2018

Electricity and Water Licensing Rules, S.I. no. 10 of 2019

Regulation · Made 2019-12-13

Environment Protection Act (No. 2 of 2000)

Act · Made 2000

Repealed

Environment Protection Agency Act, 2008 (No. 11 of 2008)

Act · Made 2008-08-11

Repealed

Environment Protection Agency (Agricultural and Agro-based industrial Activities) Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 3 of 2024

Regulation · Made 2024-01-23

Environment Protection Agency (Environmental Impact Assessment Licence) Regulations, 2010 (S.I. No. 14 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-11-11

Environment Protection Agency Strategic Plan 2017-2021

policy · Made 2017

Environmental Regulations for the Minerals Sector, 2012

Regulation · Made 2012

Escheat Ordinance (Cap. 20)

Act · Made 1886

Factories Act, 1974 (No. 3 of 1974)

Act · Made 1974-05-30

Feed Salone Strategy. A Blueprint for Agricultural Transformation in Sierra Leone. 2023-2028

policy · Made 2023-10

Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 1994 (P. N. No. 4 of 1994)

Regulation · Made 1994-02-07

Repealed

Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2018 (No.10 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018

Fisheries (Fees) Regulations, 2006 (S.I. No. 14 of 2006)

Regulation · Made 2006-05-09

Fisheries Fees Regulations. Revised the Fisheries Fees

Regulation · Made 2019-08-16

Fisheries Management and Development Act, 1988 (Act No. 4)

Act · Made 1988-01-11

Repealed

Fisheries Management and Development (Amendment) Act, 1990 (Act No. 9 of 1990)

Act · Made 1990-12-18

Repealed

Fisheries Management and Development (Amendment) Act, 1992 (No. 7 of 1992)

Act · Made 1992-04-23

Repealed

Fisheries (Management and Development) (Amendment) Act, 2007 (No. 10 of 2007)

Act · Made 2007-07-23

Repealed

Fisheries (Management and Development) Decree, 1994

Act · Made 1994-12-05

Repealed

Fisheries Management Plan of Sierra Leone. Marine Fisheries Sector. 2020-2025

policy · Made 2021-05-28

Fisheries (Operation of Foreign Motor Fishing Vessels) Regulations, 1985 (P.N. No. 1 of 1986)

Regulation · Made 1985-05-20

Fisheries Ordinance. Chapters 195

Regulation · Made 1957-09-01

Repealed

Fisheries Regulations, 1990 (Public Notice No. 15 of 1990)

Regulation · Made 1990-12-28

Repealed

Fisheries Regulations, 1995

Regulation · Made 1995

Repealed

Foreshores Ordinance (Cap. 149)

Act · Made 1931-08-01

Forestry Act, 1988

Act · Made 1988-06-01

Forestry Policy 2010

policy · Made 2010

Forestry Regulations, 1989 (P.N. No. 17 of 1990)

Regulation · Made 1990-11-21

Gender in Agriculture Policy (GiAP)

policy · Made 2020-07

Guma Valley Water Company Act (No. 6 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-08-03

Home Mortgage Finance Act, 2009 (No. 4 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-06-04

International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 13 of 2023

Regulation · Made 2023-12-12

Interpretation Act, Section 41 (Act No. 8 of 1971)

Act · Made 1971

Local Courts Act, 1963 (No. 20 of 1963)

Act · Made 1963-06-21

Repealed

Local Courts Act, 2011 (No. 10 of 2011)

Act · Made 2011-08-11

Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1965 (No. 29 of 1965)

Act · Made 1965-10-01

Repealed

Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1966 (No. 28 of 1966)

Act · Made 1966-09-22

Repealed

Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1974 (No. 19 of 1974)

Act · Made 1974-12-31

Repealed

Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1975 (No. 7 of 1975)

Act · Made 1975-08-11

Repealed

Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 2014 (No. 1 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014-04-09

Local Government Act, 2004 (No. 1 of 2004)

Act · Made 2004-02-24

Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 11 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-07-07

Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 2 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-06-16

Maritime Zones (Establishment) Decree, 1996 (N.P.R.C. Decree No. 11 of 1996)

Act · Made 1996-03-28

Merchant Shipping Act 2003 (No. 3 of 2003)

Act · Made 2003-06-10

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2008 (No. 5 of 2008)

Act · Made 2008-07-10

Mines and Minerals Act, 2009 (No. 12 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-12-30

Repealed

Mines and Minerals Development Act, no. 16 of 2023

Act · Made 2023-03-21

Multi-sector Strategic Plan to reduce Malnutrition in Sierra Leone (2019-2025)

policy · Made 2018-08-00

National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS), 2018-2022, Sierra Leone

policy · Made 2018

National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2021

policy · Made 2021

National Biosafety and Biosecurity Policy and Guidelines 2022

policy · Made 2022

National Climate Change Policy

policy · Made 2021

National Cocoa Value Chain Policy

policy · Made 2019-06

National Commission for Privatisation Act, 2002 (No. 12 of 2002)

Act · Made 2002-10-25

National Commission for Social Action Act, 2001 (No. 13 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001-11-30

National Commission for Social Action (Amendment) Act, 2008 (No. 8 of 2008)

Act · Made 2008-07-21

National Disaster Management Agency Act, 2020 (No. 3 of 2020)

Act · Made 2020-06-08

National Drugs Control Act

Act · Made 2008-08-05

National Environmental Communication Strategy 2022-2026

policy · Made 2022

National Food and Nutrition Security Policy 2012-2016

policy · Made 2012

National Health Promotion Strategy of Sierra Leone (2017–2021)

policy · Made 2016

National Investment Board Act no. 11 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-07-04

National Land Commission Act (No. 19 of 2022)

Act · Made 2022-08-08

National Land Policy of Sierra Leone

policy · Made 2015-08-01

National Minerals Agency Act, 2012 (No. 3 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-04-26

National Pharmaceutical Procurement Unit Act, 2012 (No. 8 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-07-19

National Protected Area Authority and Conservation Trust Fund Act, 2012 (No. 11 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-10-05

National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) of the Republic of Sierra Leone

policy · Made 2015-07-30

National School Feeding Policy

policy · Made 2021-05

National Social Protection Strategy for Sierra Leone 2022-2026

policy · Made 2022

National Sustainable Agriculture Development Plan 2010-2030 and Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (NSADP/CAADP)

policy · Made 2009-09-18

National Wash Policy Implementation Strategic Plan

policy · Made 2010-07

National Water Resources Management Agency Act (No. 5 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-08-03

National Water Resources Management Agency (NWRMA) Five-year Strategic Development Plan (2019 -2023)

policy · Made 2019

Non-citizens (Interests in Land) Act, 1966 (No. 30 of 1966)

Act · Made 1966-09-12

NSADP Investment Plan II. Inclusive Comprehensive Agriculture Development Programme (ICADeP) 2018-2022

policy · Made 2017-12-00

One Health National Emergency Risk Communication Strategic Plan

policy · Made 2019

Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations, 2003 (L.N. No. 13 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-09-23

Petroleum Exploration and Production Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001-09-30

Repealed

Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 2011 (Act No. 7 of 2011)

Act · Made 2011-07-25

Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001

Act · Made 2001-12-13

Policy for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Sierra Leone

policy · Made 2016-04

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper- A National Programme for Food Security, Job Creation and Good Governance

policy · Made 2005-03

Protection from Radiation Act (No. 14 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001-01-25

Repealed

Protocol on the fishing rights and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone on fishing off Sierra Leone

Treaty · Made 1990-04-25

Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2004 (No. 8 of 2004)

Act · Made 2004-08-20

Repealed

Public Health Ordinance 1960 (No. 23 of 1960)

Act · Made 1960

Repealed

Public Lands Ordinance (Cap. 116)

Act · Made 1898

Public Private Partnership Act, 2014 (No. 11 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014-09-29

Public Procurement Act no. 1 of 2016

Act · Made 2016-02-11

Registration of Shipping Act, 1965 (Act No. 26)

Act · Made 1965-07-16

Renewable Energy Policy of Sierra Leone

policy · Made 2016-05

Rice Seed Development Strategy of Sierra Leone. 2017-2026

Other · Made 2017

Right to Access Information Act, 2013 (No. 2 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-10-31

Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI) Strategic Plan 2012 – 2021

policy · Made 2011-11

Sierra Leone Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

policy · Made 2003

Sierra Leone: Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compact

policy · Made 2023-02-20

Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission, 2011 (No. 13 of 2011)

Act · Made 2011-11-08

Sierra Leone Food and Nutrition Security Policy Implementation Plan

policy · Made 2012-09-20

Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency Act, 2007 (No. 3 of 2007)

Act · Made 2007-05-07

Repealed

Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Act, 2016 (No. 3 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-02-11

Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000 (No. 11 of 2000)

Act · Made 2000-06-06

Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (Amendment) Act, 2007 (No. 14 of 2007)

Act · Made 2007-07-23

Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency Act (No. 8 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-09-21

Sierra Leone Mines and Minerals Development and Management Corporation (Allocated Minerals and Mineral-Related Assets) Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 11 of 2024

Regulation · Made 2024-08-06

Sierra Leone National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) 2007

policy · Made 2007-12

Sierra Leone National AGOA Response Strategy 2019 to 2025

policy · Made 2019-02

Sierra Leone National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

policy · Made 2008-05

Sierra Leone National Strategic Plan for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance 2018-2022

policy · Made 2017-10

Sierra Leone Poverty Reduction Strategy 2008-2012

policy · Made 2008

Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Act (Repeal) Act 2013 (No. 1 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-07-29

Sierra Leone’s intended nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)

policy · Made 2015-10

Sierra Leone's Medium-Term National Development Plan. 2019-2023. Volume 1

policy · Made 2019

Sierra Leone’s Medium-Term National Development Plan 2024 – 2030

policy · Made 2024-01

Sierra Leone’s Second National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2017-2026

policy · Made 2017-11

Sierra Leone Seed Roadmap for Rice, Cassava, Maize and Soybean 2024-2028

policy · Made 2024

Sierra Leone Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency Act, 2016 (No. 2 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-02-11

Sierra Leone State of the Marine Environment Report 2015

policy · Made 2015

Sierra Leone Trade Policy

policy · Made 2010-06

Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2001 (No. 6 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001-07-31

Repealed

Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2017 (No. 4 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-08-03

Smallholder Commercialisation Programme - Investment Plan

policy · Made 2010-05

Standards and Guidelines for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services in Health Care Facilities in Sierra Leone

Other · Made 2019-04

Standards Decree (N.P.R.C. Decree No. 2 of 1996)

Act · Made 1996-01-12

State Ownership and Governance Policy for State-Owned Enterprises

policy · Made 2022

Strategic Plan for the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children Affairs (MSWGCA) 2014-2018

policy · Made 2013-11

Tax and Duty Exemptions Act, no. 25 of 2023

Act · Made 2023-05-02

Technical Guidelines for the Construction and Maintenance of Hand Dug Wells

Other · Made 2014

The Agenda for Prosperity - Road to Middle Income Status - Third Generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2013 – 2018)

policy · Made 2013

The Bottled and Sachet Water Production Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 18 of 2019

Regulation · Made 2019-10

The Breast Milk Substitutes Act, no. 6 of 2020

Act · Made 2021-08-23

The Customary Land Rights Act, No. 20 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-09-06

The Customary Land Rights Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 12 of 2023

Regulation · Made 2023-10-20

The Employment Act no. 15 of 2023

Act · Made 2023-05-11

The Employment Regulations, S.I. no. 10 of 2023

Regulation · Made 2023-10-18

The Environment Protection Agency Act, no. 15 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-09-06

The Environment Protection Agency (Environmental Impact Assessment Fees) Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 2 of 2024

Regulation · Made 2024-01-23

The Environment Protection (Mines and Minerals) Regulations. Statutory Instrument no. 10 of 2013

Regulation · Made 2013-05-15

The Extractive Industries Revenue Act, no. 2 of 2018

Act · Made 2018-07-18

The Finance Amendment Act, no. 12 of 2018

Act · Made 2018-07-12

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Regulations, 2019. Statutory Instrument No. 6 of 2019

Regulation · Made 2019-09-06

The Fisheries (Fees) Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 157 of 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-09-07

The Fishery Products Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 6 of 2007

Regulation · Made 2007-02-28

The Food and Feed Safety Act, 2017

Act · Made 2017

The Forestry Amendment Act, no. 4 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-02-10

The Freetown Municipality (Slaughter House) Bye-Laws, 1998. Public Notice no. 7 of 1998

Regulation · Made 1998-08-17

The Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Act, no. 23 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-12-23

The Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion Act, no. 3 of 2021

Act · Made 2020-12-18

The Interim Water Code for Sierra Leone

Act · Made 2021-03

The National Fertiliser Regulations. Statutory Instrument no. 3 of 2020

Regulation · Made 2020-01-16

The National Fertiliser Regulatory Agency Act, no. 4 of 2018

Act · Made 2018-02-15

The National Land Commission (Para-surveyors and Paralegals) Operational Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 11 of 2023

Regulation · Made 2023-10-18

The National Monitoring and Evaluation Agency Act, no. 3 of 2024

Act · Made 2024-04-23

The National Water Resources Management Agency (Dam Safety) Regulation. Statutory Instrument no. 10 of 2021

Regulation · Made 2021-09-28

The National Water Resources Management Agency (Groundwater Development and Protection) Regulation (S.I. No. 12 of 2021

Regulation · Made 2021-09-28

The National Water Resources Management Agency (Water Use and Catchment) Regulation. Statutory Instrument no. 5 of 2022

Regulation · Made 2021-09-28

The Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act no. 7 of 2012

Act · Made 2012-07-19

The Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (Amendment) Act, no. 14 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-02-10

The Public Health Act, No. 17 of 2023

Act · Made 2023-03-21

The Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute Act, no. 28 of 2023

Act · Made 2023-10-02

The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (Amendment) Act, no. 5 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-02-10

The Sierra Leone Mines and Minerals Development and Management Corporation Act, no. 22 of 2023

Act · Made 2023-04-24

The Sierra Leone National Action Plan (SiLNAP) II 2019-2023

policy · Made 2019

The Sierra Leone Seed Certification Agency Regulations, 2020. Statutory Instrument no. 8 of 2020

Regulation · Made 2020-04-14

The Trademarks Act no. 8 of 2014

Act · Made 2014-09-17

The Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Act, no. 10 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-07-04

Torma Bum Rice Development Authority Act, 1979 (No. 7 of 1979)

Act · Made 1979-12-28

Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2001 (No. 3 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001-04-24

Tribal Authorities Ordinance (Chapter 61)

Act · Made 1937

Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

policy · Made 2021-07-31

Water and Sanitation Policy

policy · Made 2010-07

Water (Quality of Supply) Regulations, 2019 (S.I. No. 20 of 2019)

Regulation · Made 2019

Wild Animals, Birds and Fish Preservation Ordinance, Chapter 194

Regulation · Made 1901-11-20

Repealed

Wildlife Conservation Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972)

Act · Made 1972-08-28