Part 4, **The Constitutional and Statutory Instruments Act, 1999** [Margin: Short title.]

(2) In this section, "paragraph" includes a regulation, rule or similar division of the statutory instrument. [Margin: Adaptation of sections 2 to 13 to constitutional instruments.] **14.** Sections 2 to 13 shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to constitutional instruments. PART III — SPECIAL PROVISIONS [Margin: Limitation of power to amend Acts.] **15.** An Act conferring power to make a statutory instrument shall not be taken to authorise the inclusion in the statutory instrument of any provision amending, repealing or conflicting with any enactment except as may be expressly stated in the Act conferring the power. [Margin: Penalty provision.] **16.** There may be included in a statutory instrument containing any prohibition or requirement, a provision whereby a person failing to comply with the prohibition or requirement is made liable to penalties: 6 No. 6 *Constitutional and Statutory Instruments Act* 1999 Provided that the penalty for one offence shall not exceed a fine of Le400,000.00 or imprisonment of twelve months or both. Passed in Parliament this *31st* day of *August* in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine. J. A. CARPENTER, *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 correctly printed copy of the said Bill. J. A. CARPENTER, *Clerk of Parliament.* PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. *GAZETTE* NO. 48 OF 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1999.