The Corrosive Substances Act, 1969

ASsented to in Her Majesty's name this 7th day ofOctober., 7969. LS No. 22 REBDOMs 1, In this Act BANJA TEJAN-SIE, Acting Governor-General Sierra Leone The Corrosive Substances Act, 1969 Hydrochloric acid Nitricacid Sulphuricacid: [9th October, 1969.]Date of BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, byy and with ment. the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: "Corrosive acid" means any of the following acids- A 87 Short title, commence Interpreta tion. A 88 Control of Sale of CorrosIVe. Acids. Cap. 151. Records. Purchaser to be licensed. Delivery of acid to messenger. No. 2 Ammonia "Corrosive Substance" means any of the following sub stances Corrosve Substances Formaldehyde Hydrochloricacid Nitric acid Phenols Sodium Hydroxide (Causti. Soda) Sulphuric acid. 2, Save as is herein provided, no corrosive acid shall be sold by any person other than a Druggist licensed under the Medical Practitioners, Dentists and Druggists Act, or a licensed importer of corrosive substances.

Every licensed importer of corrosive substances who sellsor supplies corrosive acids shall comply with the following pro visions (a) he shall enter or cause to be entered in the appropriate one of three registers to be kept for the sole purpose, all supplies of corrosive acids purchased or otherwise obtained by him and all dealings in corrosive acids, effected by himn in the form and containing the parti culars shown in the First Schedule to this Act: (6) separate register or separate parts of the register shall be used for each description of acid, and the description shall include the name and the percentage strength of the acid; (c) he shall make the entry with respect to any corrosive acid purchased or otherwise obtained by him, on the day which it is received by him, and with respect to any sale or supply by him of any corrosive acid on the day the acid was despatched or delivered; (d) he shall not obliterate or alter any entry in the register or make any entry which is untrue in any particular.

(1) No person shall purchase or otherwise obtain anycorrosive acid unless under a licence granted for that purpose by the Commissioner of Police. (2) Every licence granted under subsection (1) shall be in the form shown in the Second Schedule to this Act or as near thereto as circumstances may require.

No person shall sell, supply or deliver any corrosive acidto any person not licensed to purchase or obtain corrosive acid who purports to be sent by or on behalf of a licensee unless (a) such person produces a written authority signed by the licensee to receive the corrosive acid on the licensee's behalf; and (6) the person supplying the corrosive acid is satisfied that such written authority is genuine. No. 22 Corrosive Substances 1969

The Commissioner of Police, a police officer of or above Inspectionthe rank of Sub-InspectOr, or any person who holds an authority of records.inwriting signed by the said Commissioner of Police or any Magistrate,mav between the hours of 8.00 o'clock in the forenoon, and 4.00 o'clock in the afternoon of any day except Sunday and any Public Holiday, in thepresence of the licensed importer or his representative inspect the register or registers, and any licensed importer or other person failing to produce such a register for inspection shalI be iable on conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty leones. A 89

Except where otherwise provided, any person who con- Penalty.travenes any of the provisions of this Act shall be liable on conviction to afine not exceeding one hundred leones or toa term of imprison ment not exceeding six months.

In any case where a person licensed to import corrosive Withsubstances is convicted of an offence against this Act or the Customs drawal of Act as it affects this Act, the court may recommend to the Permanent authorisa Secretarv, Ministry of Trade and Industry that the licence be re- import etc. tion to voked and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry in case of shall act on such recommendation, conviction

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Medical Practi- Provisionstioners, Dentists and Druggists Act, any person who complies with additionalto Medical the provisions of this Act shallnot be guilty of any offence under theMedical Practitioners, Dentist and Druggists Act in so far as such ers, Dentists Practition offences relate to corrosive acids. and Drug gists Act Cap. 151. 10, The Corrosive Substances Decree, 1967 is hereby repealed. Re N.R.C. Deçree No. 68 of 1967. A 90 Record of Date on which supply received Date No. 22 Corrosive Substances

(Description af substance. This will include the name of the substance, the percentage cOncen fration.) Name of Supplier Address of Supplier CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES REGISTER OF MANUFACTURE Quantity and percentage Concentration of the acid with drawn from stock Quantity and percentage concentration of acid produced Purchasedor otherwise obtained. Quantity Signature No. 22 Name of person transaction to whom soldwas effected Date on which of... RECORD OF CORROSIVE ACIDS SUPPLIED OR SOLD of. Corrosive Substances Licence is hereby granted to..... Address of person towhom Description of Acid M.P. CSF 20

Authority of person to whom This Licence will expire on the......of... Quan tity etc. A 91 Signa ture of ....to purchase/obtain.... sup plier visions of the Corrosive Substances Act, 1969, and any Rules for the time being in force thereunder, and to the following conditions: ....s.ubject to the pro J. W. E. DAVIES, Commissioner of Police. Passed in the House of Representatives this 24th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine. ..19 Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the DIl which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a rue and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. J. W. E. DAVIES, Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives.