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Laws of Sierra Leone

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

Made 1966-09-22 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Act
Organisation
African Union (AU)
Country
Sierra Leone
Subjects
Land and soil
Keywords
court/tribunal, legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

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  1. Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1966 Date: Mon, 1966-09-12 Number: 28 ASSENTED to in Her Majesty's name this 12th day of September, 1966. H.J.L. BOSTON, Governor-General. No. 28 The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1966 [22nd September, 1966.] Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— 1. Subsection (9) of section 29 of the Local Courts Act, 1963, is hereby repealed and replaced by the following new subsection— "(9) On any such appeal the District Appeal Court shall rehear the whole case and hear any additional witnesses called by the parties even though they did not give evidence in the Court below.". PASSED in the House of Representatives this 26th day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixth-five. J.W.E. DAVIES Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives. This Printed Impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. J.W.E. DAVIES Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives

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