Section 15, Council Act, 2022

(1) The Council shall keep proper books of account andother records in relation to the activities, property and finances of the Council in a form approved by the Auditor-General, and shall prepare in respect of each financial year of the Council a financial statement which shall include - Protection of officers. Funds of Accounts and audit. (i) registered as a member of the Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers; or (ii) granted temporary registration by the Council under subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 23; (b) is resident in Sierra Leone or is ordinarily resident in Sierra Leone; and (c) has paid such registration and other fees as prescribed by the Council. (2) Where the Council approves an application under section (1) the Executive Secretary shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant in such form as the Council may prescribe and make an entry in the appropriate register. (3) Where the Council refuses an application under section (1), the Executive Secretary shall notify the applicant of the decision of the Council. (4) A certificate of registration issued under subsection (2) shall be renewed annually subject to the payment of such renewal fee as the Council may prescribe.