Section 22, The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991

(1) Except with his own consent, no person shall be subjected to the search of his person or his property or theentry by others on his premises, or interference with his correspondence, telephone conversations and telegraphic and electronic communications. (2) Nothing contained in or done under authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes provision that is reasonably required— a. in the interest of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, town and country planning, or the development or utilization of any property in such a manners as to promote the public benefit; or b. to enable any body corporate established directly by any law or any department of the Government or any local authority to enter on the premises of any person in order to carry out work in connection with any property or installation which is lawfully on such premises and which belongs to that body corporate or to the Government or to that authority, as the case may be; or c. for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedoms of other persons; or d. for the purpose of executing any judgement or order of a court; or e. for the purpose of affording such special care and assistance as are necessary for the health, safety, development and well-being of women, children and young persons, the aged and the handicapped; and except in so far as that provision or, as the case may be, the thing done under authority thereof is shown not to be reasonably justifiable in a democratic society.