Section 16: Entry into Sierra Leone.

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), no person shall enter Sierra Leone except upon such conditions relating to security to be furnished, duration and place of residence, occupation or business or any other matter or thing, whether similar to those before enumerated or not, as may be prescribed. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply - (a) to persons who enter Sierra Leone in accordance with the provisions of this Act, (i) for a temporary visit; or (ii) for the purpose of passing through Sierra Leone to, or in order to embark for, some other country; or (b) in any case to which the proviso to section 12 refers. (3) In the case of any person allowed to enter Sierra Leone under the provisions of subsection (1) no liability shall attach to the master, owner or agent of any vessel from which such person lands and the person in charge, the owner and the agent of any aircraft, motor or other vehicle shall, in like circumstances, be similarly exempt.