Cotrstitutiotr of Siera Leone (ABendm€nt) Act, 2022 sbo't titL'

ACT he Sierro Leone Gazette l'ol. CXLXlll, No- 89 dated 22nd December. 2022 this llth dast of Novembe4 2022 DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, President. Sierra Leone Cotrstitutiotr of Siera Leone (ABendm€nt) Act, 2022 sbo't titL' Beitrg ao Act to amend the ConstitutioB of Sieffr L:orc, (Act No. 6 of 1991), to retrane th€ "Political Parties Commission" 8s tte "Political Prrties Regulatiotr Commission", to rcpilc€ theAdoinistralorand RcgbtrarGeaerel with the Erecutive Secntary ss s€crctary to dle Commissio and to provide for other related nrattefs. No 22 I I Euc-rro by the Presiden! 8nd Memb€rs of Parlianent iu this present Parliament assembled. Datc of coamcnocmcnt-t No.22 The Consritltion of Sierna Leonc (Amendraenr ,4.r. 2022 "( I ) There shall be a Political Parties Regulation Comnrission which shall consist of 5 members appoint€d by the President, namely - (a) a Chairman: lb) the Chief Electoral Commissioneq (c) a legal practitiorq nominared by the Siera Leone Bar Asso6iation; (d) a member nominat d by the Sierra l-eone labour Congrcsq and (e) a member nominaled b) the President. lnstitute ofchartered Accounta$c of Sierra lrone- "(3) The Executive Secretary shall be &e secrear)'to the Commissior-"

No.6 of l99l ) is arnended- (a) in sobsection (3) , by repeal ing and replacing &at subsection with &e following new subsection- Amcndmenr l. Subsection ( I ) of section 34 ofthe Constiturion of Sierra ,ii HI;: t-eone,.! 991 {Ad No. 6 ofl99l ) is amended by rcpealing arrd replacing ;';i,rr;'* that subscction with the following new subsection- Amcndmenr 2. SubsectioD (3) ofsection 34 oftbe Constitution ofSierra {-:*!ryn } kqle" l99l (AaNo.6of l9t) isarner&d byrcpealing ard replacing dl) fl|1,,, t"t rrbsection oith tle following new sut'iorioo - - Amatrdmenl s€dion 35 ol Ad No- 6 of l99l- No.22 The Cons,itution of Si.rra Leane ,lmendrnent) -4ct, 2022 3 " (3) A statement of the sources of income and the audited accounB ofa political party, together wirh a statement of its assets and liabilities, shall be submined annually to &e Political Parties Reguluion Commission, but no such account sball b€ audited by a rnember of the political pffty whose accomt is submitted." : (b) in subseltion (5), by repealing ard replacing drat subsectioD r^-i& the foll,owiog new subsection- "(-5) ful association shall not be rcgister€d as a pclitical party if the Polhical Parties Regulation Commission is satisfied &at - (a) membership or leadership of the party is restricted to memben of any panicuhr tribal or ethnic group or religi,ous frith; (t ) rhe name, slanbol, colour or motto of the party bas exc lusive or particular significance or connotalion to memb€rs ofany particutar kibal or ethnic group or rcligiom faith; (c) the party is formed for &e sole puxpose of securing or advancing the inlerests and welfare ot'a particular tribal or etlmic group, comrnuoity, geographical area or religious faith; or ' (d) the paro, does not have a registered offce in each of the Provincial Headquarter tovms and tbe Westem Area." (c) in subsecliL-n (7), by repealingandreplacinglhat subsectioo with the following new subsection- "(7) Ar association aggrieved by a decision of the Political Parties Regulation Comnission urderlhis section may appeal to the SupEme Court and the decisior ofthe Supreme Cout shall be firal.' { No.n The Consaitxtion of Sierrd lz('ne (Anen<lnent) A.t. 2022 Passed in Parliament tbis I I th doy of Notenber , iu the,ea ofour Lord two thousand and Tl enty Two. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY, Cterl of Pa iotnent. Tras PRr'rrD IMpREsstoN has been carefully compared by me wilh ttte BiU which has pmsed [hrliament and fomd by me to be a true and correct printed copy ofthe said BilL PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY Clerk of Parliamea. Pf,s.Ito .rND PrrBUsHrD ay rrE CrvEtNME rr PRni'TDrc DE?lrru€t.II, SrEr LEoNE. O.?EIE No-Eg or 22ND DEcEl.rBE& 2022.