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

ACT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLXII, No. 9 dated 3rd March, 2022 SicnepD this /0th day of February , 2022. DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, President. © No. 5 2022 a THE SIERRA LEONE METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY — Short title. (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022, Being an Act to amend the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency Act, 2017 and to provide for other related matters. . [ ] Date of com mencement. Enactep by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. 2 No. The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (Amendment) Act 2022 Amendment 1. Section 1 of the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency Act, of section 1 and Act No. 8 2017 is amended by repealing and replacing the definition of "Minister" with the following new definition of 2017. "Minister" means the Minister of the Environment. Amendment 2. Section 3 of the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency Act, of section 3 of Act No.8 2017 is amended by repealing and replacing subsection (2) thereof of 2017. with the following new subsection "(2) The Board shall consist of a Chairman and the following other members, who shall not be below the rank of a Director, representing the following institutions {a) (b) (c) (d) () ® The Ministry of the Environment; The Ministry of Finance; The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development; The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources; The Ministry of Lands and Country Planning; The Ministry of Transport and Aviation; No. The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (Amendment) Act 2022 3 (g) (h) @ @) (n) (0) The Ministry of Energy; The Ministry of Agriculture; The Ministry of Water Resources; The Ministry of Defence; The Sierra Leone Airports Authority; The Environment Protection Agency; The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration; The Office of National Security; and 2 persons, one who shall be female, with proven knowledge and experience in meteorology appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister subject to the approval of Parliament." 3. Section 18 of the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency Act, Amendment of section 18 2017 is amended by repealing and menlenins that section with the of Act No. 8 following new section "Departments of Agency. of 2017. 18. The Agency shall have the following departments and administrative divisions 4. The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (Amendment) Act 2022 (a) Aviation Meteorology Department; (b) Agro-Meteorology Department; (c) Marine Meteorology Department; (d) Hydro-Meteorology Department; (e) Finance and Administration Department; and (f) Climate Change Department." Passed in Parliament this 20th day of January, inthe year of our Lord two thousand and Twenty Two. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY, Clerk of Parliament. Tus PrinTepD Impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. , PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY, Clerk of Parliament. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PrintTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GazeTTE No.9 or 3RD Marcu, 2022.