The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2016.

Short title. No. 10 2016 Sierra Leone The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2016. Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 to provide for the use of the existing register of voters for byeelections where the register of voters has not been reviewed or revised in accordance with subsection (8) of section 38. [ ] ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. Date of commencement. ACT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLVII, No. 29 dated 16th June, 2016

The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 is amended insection 38, by the repeal and replacement of subsection (8), by the following new subsection- “(8) The registration of voters and the conduct of elections in every constituency shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Electoral Commission, and it shall cause the register of voters to be revised or reviewed at least once in every three years: Provided that where the register of voters has not been revised or reviewed in accordance with this subsection, bye-elections shall be conducted using the existing register of voters.” Amendment of section 38 of Act No. 6 of 1991. 2 No. The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2016 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GAZETTE NO. 29 OF 16TH JUNE, 2016. Passed in Parliament this 17th day of May , in the year of our Lord two thousand and sixteen. IBRAHIM S. SESAY, Clerk of Parliament. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. IBRAHIM S. SESAY, Clerk of Parliament. SIGNED this 8th day of June , 2016. DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA, President. LS