Preamble, **The Pensions and Retiring Benefits of Presidents and Vice-Presidents Act, 1986** [Margin: Short title.]

A3 SIGNED this *7th* day of *April, 1986.* J. S. MOMOH, *President.* (LS) No. 2 [Coat of arms: UNITY FREEDOM JUSTICE] Sierra Leone 1986 **The Pensions and Retiring Benefits of Presidents and Vice-Presidents Act, 1986** [Margin: Short title.] **Being an Act to make provision for the grant of pension and retiring benefits to a retired President in pursuance of subsection (5) of section 27 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978 (Act No. 12 of 1978); and also to make provision for the grant of pension and other retiring benefits to retired Vice-Presidents and for other purposes incidental thereto** [*1st March, 1985.*] [Margin: Date of commencement.] WHEREAS subsection (5) of section 27 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978 provides that the President shall be entitled to such pension and retiring benefits as shall be prescribed by Parliament. A4 No. 2 *Pensions and Retiring Benefits of Presidents and Vice-Presidents* 1986 AND WHEREAS section 131 of the said Constitution provides inter alia, that there shall be paid to the holders of the office of President and Vice-President such salary and allowances as may be prescribed by or under any law or determined by the President acting in consultation with the Cabinet: NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:— PART I—PRELIMINARY [Margin: Commencement.]