Preamble, Amcodcrent 3- Section60ofthe Mldlife Conservation Act 1972 is ametrded

ACT Supplenent to the Sieta Leone Gazette Vol. CXLXIII, No. 49 dated 14th July, 2022 STGNED this 4th day of July, 2022 DR ruLIUS MAADA BIO, Prcsidefi. No. 10 2022 Sierra Leone THE WITDLIFE CONSERVATION (AME]\'DMENI) ACI; Shon title. Being ao Act to ame.rd the Wildlife Conservltion Act, 192 atrd to provide foroth€r related ruatterr / Dat€ of comnr€nceEcnt. ENecrm by the President and Members ofPadiament in this present Parliament assembled. t @ 2 No. l0 The lVildlife Conservation (Anendment) Act 2n22 Amcndmcnt of Sedion I of Act No. 21 of 1972. Amendmcnt of Act No. 27 of 1912. l. Seaion I ofthe wildlife ConservafionAct 1972 isametrded by- (a) repealing and replacing &e definition of "Chief Conservator of Forests" with the fotlowing new definition- "Director" means the professional head of the Forestry Division of the Ministry oftle Environnelt; (b) repealing and replacing the definition of "department" with the following new definition- "department" means the Forestry Division in the Ministry of the Environmenc (c) repealing and replacing the definition of "employee of the department" with the following new definition- "employee oflhe departsnent'r means a person employed in the Forestry Division in the Ministry of the Environmenq (d) repealing and replacing the definition of "Minister" \Yith the followiug new defilition- "Minister" means the Minister responsible for the Environment. 2- The Wildlife Conservation Ad, 1972 is amended by substiarting the title "ChiefcoGervator of Forests" with "Director of For€s|ry" wher€ver it occurs. Amcodcrent 3- Section60ofthe Mldlife Conservation Act 1972 is ametrded :; ffif rr. O, *O*ing and replacing that section with the fotlowing new section- 27 of 1972. i No. 10 The Wildlife Consemation (Amendmenr) Act 2022 3 "Pcnalties. 60. A person guilty of an offence uader this Act for rvhich no special penalry is provided is liable oD conyiction to a fine not less than L,e I 5,000.000.00 or to a term of imprisonment not less than 2 years or to both such fine and imprisorment and a trophy in respect of \f,hich the conviction shall have been recorded shall be forfeited".