Preamble, Act, 1999

ACTS Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Extraordinary Vol. CXXX, No. 35 dated 23rd July, 1999 SIGNED this 23rd day of July, 1999 ALHAJI AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH, President. (LS) No. 4 Sierra Leone 1999 The Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone (Participation in Political and Democratic Process) Act, 1999 [Margin: Short title.] Being an Act to facilitate the transformation of the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone into a political movement and the assumption by members of the Front of any public offices assigned to them pursuant to the Lomé Peace Agreement. [23rd July, 1999] [Margin: Date of Commencement.] 2 No. 4 Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone 1999 (Participation in Political and Democratic Process) Act WHEREAS by clause 3 of Article III of the Peace Agreement it is provided that—"Within a period of thirty days, following the signing of the present Agreement, the necessary legal steps shall be taken by the Government of Sierra Leone to enable the RUF/SL to register as a political party": AND WHEREAS by clause 2 of Article IV of the Agreement it is also provided that "........necessary legal steps shall be taken by the Government of Sierra Leone, within a period of fourteen days following the signing of the present Agreement, to amend relevant laws and regulations that may constitute an impediment or bar to RUF/SL and AFRC personnel holding public office: AND WHEREAS it is desirable that appropriate legislation be enacted accordingly: NOW, THEREFORE, it is enacted by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled as follows:— [Margin: Registration of RUF/SL as political party. Act No. 7 of 1995.]