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Sierra Leone - Country Profiles

Constitution of Sierra Leone.
Date of original text: 1991 (2008)

Policies

National Biosafety and Biosecurity Policy and Guidelines 2022.
Date of text: 2022
Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
Date of text: 31 July 2021
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2021.
Date of text: 2021
National Climate Change Policy.
Date of text: 2021
Gender in Agriculture Policy (GiAP).
Date of text: 01 July 2020

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

The Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute Act, no. 28 of 2023.
Date of text: 02 October 2023
The National Fertiliser Regulatory Agency Act, no. 4 of 2018
Date of text: 15 February 2018
Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Act (Repeal) Act 2013 (No. 1 of 2013).
Date of text: 29 July 2013
Rice Seed Development Strategy of Sierra Leone. 2017-2026.
Date of text: 2017

Cultivated plants

Torma Bum Rice Development Authority Act, 1979 (No. 7 of 1979).
Date of text: 28 December 1979
The National Fertiliser Regulations. Statutory Instrument no. 3 of 2020.
Date of text: 16 January 2020
The Sierra Leone Seed Certification Agency Regulations, 2020. Statutory Instrument no. 8 of 2020.
Date of text: 14 April 2020

Disaster risk management

National Disaster Management Agency Act, 2020 (No. 3 of 2020).
Date of text: 08 June 2020

Environment

The Environment Protection Agency Act, no. 15 of 2022.
Date of text: 06 September 2022
The Environment Protection (Mines and Minerals) Regulations. Statutory Instrument no. 10 of 2013.
Date of text: 15 May 2013
Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency Act (No. 8 of 2017).
Date of text: 21 September 2017
The Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act no. 7 of 2012.
Date of text: 19 July 2012
Environment Protection Agency (Environmental Impact Assessment Licence) Regulations, 2010 (S.I. No. 14 of 2010).
Date of text: 11 November 2010

Fisheries

Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2018 (No.10 of 2018).
Date of text: 2018
Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001
Date of text: 13 December 2001
Fisheries and Aquaculture Regulations, 2019.
Date of text: 2019
Fisheries (Fees) Regulations, 2006 (S.I. No. 14 of 2006).
Date of text: 09 May 2006
Fisheries (Operation of Foreign Motor Fishing Vessels) Regulations, 1985 (P.N. No. 1 of 1986).
Date of text: 20 May 1985

Food and nutrition

The Food and Feed Safety Act, 2017.
Date of text: 2017
The Breast Milk Substitutes Act, no. 6 of 2020.
Date of text: 23 August 2021
Factories Act, 1974 (No. 3 of 1974).
Date of text: 30 May 1974
The Bottled and Sachet Water Production Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 18 of 2019.
Date of text: 01 October 2019

Forestry

Forestry Act, 1988.
Date of text: 01 June 1988
Concession Agreement for Gola Forest East and Gola Forest West, Forest Reserves (Ratification) Act, 1977 (Act No. 3 of 1977).
Date of text: 15 April 1977
Forestry Regulations, 1989 (P.N. No. 17 of 1990).
Date of text: 21 November 1990
The Forestry Amendment Act, no. 4 of 2022
Date of text: 10 February 2022

Gender

The Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Act, no. 23 of 2022.
Date of text: 23 December 2022

Indigenous peoples

Tribal Authorities Ordinance (Chapter 61).
Date of original text: 1937 (1957)

Land and soil

The Customary Land Rights Act, no. 20 of 2022.
Date of text: 06 September 2022
National Land Commission Act (No. 19 of 2022).
Date of text: 08 August 2022
Home Mortgage Finance Act, 2009 (No. 4 of 2009).
Date of text: 04 June 2009
Devolution of Estates Act, 2007 (No. 21 of 2007).
Date of text: 26 July 2007
Local Government Act, 2004 (No. 1 of 2004).
Date of text: 24 February 2004

Livestock

The Food and Feed Safety Act, 2017.
Date of text: 2017
Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001
Date of text: 13 December 2001
Animals' Diseases Ordinance.
Date of text: 28 December 1944
National Pharmaceutical Procurement Unit Act, 2012 (No. 8 of 2012).
Date of text: 19 July 2012
The Freetown Municipality (Slaughter House) Bye-Laws, 1998. Public Notice no. 7 of 1998.
Date of text: 17 August 1998

Sea

Merchant Shipping Act 2003 (No. 3 of 2003).
Date of text: 10 June 2003
Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000 (No. 11 of 2000).
Date of text: 06 June 2000
Maritime Zones (Establishment) Decree, 1996 (N.P.R.C. Decree No. 11 of 1996).
Date of text: 28 March 1996
Interpretation Act, Section 41 (Act No. 8 of 1971).
Date of text: 1971
Registration of Shipping Act, 1965 (Act No. 26).
Date of text: 16 July 1965

Water

Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2017 (No. 4 of 2017).
Date of text: 03 August 2017
National Water Resources Management Agency Act (No. 5 of 2017).
Date of text: 03 August 2017
The Interim Water Code for Sierra Leone.
Date of text: 01 March 2021
Guma Valley Water Company Act (No. 6 of 2017).
Date of text: 03 August 2017
Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission, 2011 (No. 13 of 2011).
Date of text: 08 November 2011

Wild species and ecosystems

National Protected Area Authority and Conservation Trust Fund Act, 2012 (No. 11 of 2012).
Date of text: 05 October 2012
Wildlife Conservation Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972).
Date of text: 28 August 1972
The Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Act, no. 10 of 2022.
Date of text: 04 July 2022

Miscellaneous

Right to Access Information Act, 2013 (No. 2 of 2013).
Date of text: 31 October 2013
Mines and Minerals Act, 2009 (No. 12 of 2009).
Date of text: 30 December 2009
The Employment Act no. 15 of 2023.
Date of text: 11 May 2023
The Public Health Act, no. 17 of 2023.
Date of text: 21 March 2023
Consumer Protection Act, 2020 (No. 7 of 2020).
Date of text: 25 August 2020

International Agreements

AFRICAN UNION CONVENTION ON PREVENTING AND COMBATING CORRUPTION.
Date of text: 11 July 2003
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version).
Date of text: 11 July 2003
German-Sierra Leonean Agreement on technical cooperation
Date of text: 25 November 2009

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