Preamble, The National Land Commission Act, 2022

THE NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION ACT, 2022 TABLE OF CONTENT PART I–PRELIMINARY Repealiv (c) any revenue derived from the sale of property, movable or immovable by or on behalf of the Commission ; (d) any other money or assets received by or made available to the Commission for the purpose of performing its functions under the Act 86. (1) The Commissioner-General shall not later than one month before the end of each financial year prepare and submit to the Board for its approval , estimates of the income and expenditure of the Commission for the next ensuing financial year and may at any time before the end of each financial year, prepare and submit to the Board for approval any estimates supplementary to the estimates for the financial year. (2) The annual budget of the Commission shall primarily be prepared based on the strategic and annual work plan of the (3) No expenditure shall be made out of the funds of the Commission unless the expenditure is part of the expenditure approved by the Board under subsection (1) 87. (1) The Commission shall keep proper books of account and other records in relation to the activities , property and finances of the Commission in a form approved by the Auditor-General and shall prepare in respect of each financial year of the Commission a financial statement which shall include . Estimates of income and expenditure o f Books of account Short title. No. 19 2022 Sierra Leone The National Land Commission Act 2022 Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the National land Commission, the District Land Commission and other land administrative bodies to secure effective and holistic land administration and to provide for other related matters [ ] ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. Date of commencement. SIGNED this 6th day of September, 2022. DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, President. LS (5) Members of a community shall be free to make a choice as to which forum to submit their complaints. 81. (1) Where a complaint is before a particular grievance mechanism for redress it shall not at the same time be enquired into by another mechanism unless the complaint is discontinued or withdrawn. (2) No adverse inference shall be drawn against a party which discontinues or withdraws a complaint from one grievance mechanism and files the same complaint to another grievance mechanism. 82. Decision of any grievance mechanism shall be in a written form and may be enforced by a party through legal action in court or complaint to the industry regulator. 83. The Commission shall establish appropriate grievance redress mechanisms, other than Land Adjudication Tribunals, to address grievances that may arise in the course of its operations. 84. Complaints relating to environmental issues, mining issues or any issue that is regulated by a specific body may be directed to the industry regulator for redress. PART XII–FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 85. (1) The funds of the Commission shall consist of the following- (a) monies appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the Commission; (b) grants, gifts or donations to the Commission granted or donated with the approval of the Board; Decisions in writing. Approaching another Grievance mechanism. Operational grievance. Complaints. Funds of the PART I – PRELIMINARY