Section 15, The National Civil Registration Act, 2016

(1) The funtions of the Authority shall be to- (a) implement the objectives of this Act; (b) ensure compliance with this Act; (c) assist the Government in the definition of strategic rules, general policies for civil registration and vital statistics; (d) maintain the national civil registration system for vital statistics at chiefdom, district, regional and national levels; (e) maintain a register of all citizens and noncitizens resident in Sierra Leone; (f) ensure the establishment of permanent and continuous registration centers as one stop shops throughout Sierra Leone; (g) provide technical support and represent the Government at international civil registration forums; (h) ensure compliance with obligations laid down by international agreements and treaties to which Sierra Leone is a party; (i) impose sanctions to enforce this Act; (j) issue multipurpose national identity cards, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, adoption certificates and other identity documents; (k) undertake the continuous process of civil education on civil registration; and (l) undertake all necessary measures to perform the functions of the Authority specified in this Act. 10 11 Objects of Functions of (m) carry out such other functions as may be assigned by the Board or necessary for the purposes of the Authority PART IV – ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS