Section 5: The governing body of the Commission shall be a Board of

Directors consisting of the following members (a) a Chairperson appointed by the President subject to the approval of Parliament and such person shall possess demonstrable leadership skills; knowledge, integrity and proven practical experience in matters relevant to the functions of the Commission; (b) a representative each from the following Ministry or Institution not below the rank of a director- (i) the Ministry of Lands; (ii) ministry responsible for environmental affairs; (iii) ministry responsible for agriculture; (iv) ministry responsible for mining; (v) ministry responsible for trade; Board of Directors. (e) any other functions assigned by the Board 60. (1) The Chief Registrar shall maintain a register to be known as the National Land Register which shall contain all State, Private and Customary Land in Sierra Leone. (2) The national land register shall be- (a) linked to the modern unified cadastral system; (b) in electronic and paper form; and (b) publicly accessible and searchable. (3) Each Registry shall maintain a register which shall contain a record of land tenure rights held under general or customary law including but not limited to the following- (a) ownership; (b) leasehold and other possessory interests; (c) mortgages and other liens; (d) encumbrances; or (e) other proprietary, possessory, or use rights recognised under customary law. (2) The format of the register shall be determined by the 61. (1) The Commission shall set up a registry covering each district based on the availability of funds and demand for services (2) The registry established under subsection (1) shall be known as the District Registry Register Registries. (vi) ministry responsible for local government; (vii) ministry responsible for water resources; (viii) ministry responsible for fisheries; (ix) ministry responsible for tourism; (x) National Council of Paramount Chiefs; (xi) Civil Society Organisation dealing with land issues; and (xii) private sector dealing with land investment. (xiii) the Commissioner General who shall be the secretary to the board. (2) Members appointed under sub-paragraphs (x) to (xii) of subsection (1) shall be appointed by the President subject to the approval of Parliament. (3) Each institution shall nominate one man and one woman for considearation as a Board member, the Minister shall select one of the individuals nominated from each institution, ensuring that at least 30% of the Board members are women. (4) The Board shall update the Minister on the activities of the Commission. 56. A party that is dissatisfied with a decision of the Town or Village Area Land Committee may after exhausting all other available conflict resolution mechanism appeal to the District Land PART VIII–THE NATIONAL LAND REGISTRY 57. The Commission shall establishe a National Land Registry. 58. Title to Land in Sierra Leone shall be registered with the National Land Commission. 59. (1) The Commissioner in charge of the Title Registration Department referred to under section 24 shall be the Chief Registrar and Head of the National Land Registry. (2) The Chief Registrar shall perform the following (a) operates a land title registry throughout Sierra Leone; (b) maintain an inventory of public and government lands; (c) maintain a depository (electronic or manual) of all registers, instruments and records and copies thereof creating rights and interests in land across the country as well as encumbrances in or over land; (d) permit searches to be made in the records, instruments and registers or copies thereof and provide certified copies of extracts from such instruments, records, registers or copies thereof when required, on payment of a prescribed fee. National land Registry. Appeal to the District Land Tiltle Registration. Chief Registrar.