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Section 61, The Local Government Act, 2004
Status not yet checkedThe Local Government Act, 2004, Sierra Leone
(1) A licence may be issued under this Part subject tosuch conditions as may be contained in any bye-laws or, where there
is no provision in the bye-laws, such conditions as the local council
may think fit.
Licences for
trades, etc.
Chiefdoms to
share revenue.
Committee
t o
recommend
grant
allocations.
Sharing of
mining
revenues.
Provisions as
to licences
generally.
(2) Any condition stipulated in a bye-law or by a local
council shall be endorsed in detail or by reference on the licence.
(3) A person required to hold a licence referred to in this
Part who, upon demand being reasonably made by any authorised
officer of the local council fails to produce his licence for inspection,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
Le500,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months,
or to both the fine and imprisonment.
(4) A person who, without the appropriate licence, does
any thing for which a licence is required under this Part or who, being
the holder of a licence issued under this Part contravenes any of the
conditions contained in the licence, commits an offence and is liable
on conviction to a fine not exceeding Le600,000 or to a term of
imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both the fine and
imprisonment.
(5) A person who lets out, hires, lends or borrows a
licence or who not holding a valid licence produces, exhibits, or uses
a licence, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not
exceeding Le600,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six
months or to both the fine and imprisonment.
(6) A local council may revoke a licence when the holder
has been convicted of an offence under subsection (4) or (5).
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