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No. 9
Amendment
of section 64
of Act No. 6
of 1991.
1. The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 is amended by the
repeal and replacement of subsection (3) of section 64 thereof by the
following subsection:–
Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act
“(3)
Act No. 1
of 2000.
Amendment
of section 66
of Act No. 6
of 1991.
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All offences prosecuted in the name of the Republic
of Sierra Leone except offences involving corruption
under the Anti-Corruption Act, 2000, shall be at the
suit of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
or some other person authorized by him in
accordance with any law governing the same”.
SIGNED this 24th day of July, 2008.
DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA,
President.
2. The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 is amended by the
repeal and replacement of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
66 thereof by the following paragraph:–
“(a) to institute and undertake criminal
proceedings against any person before any
court in respect of any offence against the
Act No. 1
laws of Sierra Leone except any offence
of 2000.
involving corruption under the AntiCorruption Act, 2000”.
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No. 9
2008
Passed in Parliament this 22nd day of July, in the year of our Lord two
thousand and eight.
Sierra Leone
VICTOR KAMARA,
Clerk of Parliament.
THIS PRINTED 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.
VICTOR KAMARA,
Clerk of Parliament.
The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2008.
Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone,
1991 so as to grant to the Anti-Corruption Commission the power to
prosecute offences involving corruption.
[31st July, 2008.]
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE.
GAZETTE NO. 37 OF 31ST JULY, 2008.
Short title.
ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this
present Parliament assembled.
Date of commencement.