Section 27, The National Civil Registration Act, 2016

(1) The Authority shall, pursuant to this Act, beresponsible for the continuous, permanent and compulsory recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events including births, deaths, marriages, divorces, nullities, adoptions, legitimisation and recognition of citizens and residents throughout Sierra Leone for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a Civil Register of events. (2) The Civil registration shall, subject to this Act, include the collection, processing, keeping and provision of data which shall- (a) define personal identity; (b) define the relationships between persons related in the direct line in the first degree and in the collateral line in the second degree; (c) indicate the permanent and present address of individuals; (d) indicate the degree and type of education; and (e) keep record of imposed legal restrictions. 18 19 Civil Registration. Vital statistics.