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Section 41, The Persons With Disability Act, 2011
Status not yet checkedThe Persons With Disability Act, 2011, Sierra Leone
(1) The Attorney-General may, after consultation with the Commission and the General Legal Council, make regulations
providing for free legal services for persons with disability in respect
of the following:-
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Relief from
duties etc.
Deductions
from income
tax.
Concealment
of person
with disability, etc.
Causing
disability to
another.
General
penalty.
Additional
facilities for
persons with
Disability
issues units.
Power to take
legal action.
Regulations
for free legal
services.
(a) matters affecting the violation of the rights
of persons with disability or the deprivation
of the rights of persons with disability or the
deprivation of their property; and
(b) such other matters or cases as the Attorney-
General may think fit.
(2) The Rules of Court Committee shall make rules
providing for-
(a) the exemption for persons with disability from
the payment of fees in relation to matters or
cases described in subsection (1); and
(b) the provision of sign language interpretation,
braille services and physical guide assistance
to persons with disability whenever they
attend court.
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