Forces (Amendment) Act, 1964, and shall be deemed to have come mencement.

Assented i0 in Her Majesty's name this 3rd day ofJune, 1964. LS No. 9 S. A. BENKA-COKER, Acting Governor-General. Sierra Leone An Act to make Further Amendment to the Royal Sierra Leone Military Forces Act, 196l. [27thApril 1961] Be IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. byy and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the Same, as follows: A 91 Act No. 34 of 1961. (a) by the deletion of the definition of Commonwealth appearing therein; Date of Commence ment. 1, This Act may be cited as the Royal Sierra Leone Military Short ieand com Forces (Amendment) Act, 1964, and shall be deemed to have come mencement. into operation on the 27th day of April, 1961. ko Section 2of the Royal Sierra Leone Military Forces Act, Amendment 1901 (hereinafter called the principal Act) is hereby amended of section 2 of Act No, 34 of 1961. A92 Addition of proviso to section 203 34 of 1961. No. 9 Insertion of new section

Scction 203 of the principal Act is hereby amended bythe substitution for the full stop at the end thereof of a colon an of ActNo. by the addition immediately tlhereafter of the following proviso Power to Roval Sierra LeOne Military Forces (Amendment) Provided that without prejudice to any power conferred by this Act to make regulations or ruleg relating to any matter prescribed therein, the Forces otherwise Council may make regulations and rules for all other provided for. matters relating to the Force.". make regu-lations and rules not section (b) by the insertion of the following definition immediatel, after the definition of enlisted army cadet " "Special provisions relating to regulations and rules

203A in Act immediately after section 203 thereof of the following new No. 34 of 1961. exempted from para. exempted instruments * means any regulations or rules made under the provisions of this Act, exceptine those made under Parts V or VI: ". 14 of Act No. 46 of 1961. 203A. (1) The provisions of paragraph (d) of section 14 of the Interpretation Act, 1961, shall not apply to exempted instruments. (2) Exempted instruments shall be printed (d) of section by the Government Printer from time to time and in such a manner as the Forces Council may direct and under its authority. (3) Exempted instruments so printed may be distributed in such manner as. the Forces Council may direct and may be sold at such places and at such prices as may from time to time be settled by the Forces Council in consultation with the Government Printer. (4). Exempted instruments shall be promul gated in a publication to be known as Army Orders " and shall take effect from the date of such promulga tion or from the date named therein. (5) Army Orders shall be issued under the Signature of the Secretary of the Forces Council and shall be published from time to time, and may be distributed, in such a manner as the Forces Council may direct. (6) The Forces Council shall be the sole administrator and interpreter of all exempted instru ments and shall, in any matter not affecting rates or quantities of pay or allowances laid down in any exempted instruments. except where a temporary variation is expressly provided for therein, have power to alter them from time to time as may appear to to be expedient." No. 9 Royal Sierra Leone Military Forces (Amendment) 1964 A 93 Passed in the House of Representatives this 28th day of April, in thevear of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four. M.P. M.D.1011I1 S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives. THIS PRINTED IMPRESS:ON has been carefully compared by mne withthe Bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by mne tobe a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the HOuse of Representatives.