Preamble
N.I.C. Decree
No. 1
Sierra Leone
The Newspaper (Repeal) Decree, 1968
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Short title.
Date of
[20th April, 1968] commencement.
WHEREAs the National Interim Council is of the view that the
Newspaper Decree 1967 was enacted by the National Reformation No. 4of
Council to supress freedom of speech in Sierra Leone; 1967.
AND WHEREAS the National Interim Council is desirous to
restore the freedom of the press according to the Laws of SierraLeone in existence immediately prior to the issuing of the abovementioned Newspaper Decree 1967;
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Repeal of
No. 1 Newspaper (Repeal) Decree
Decree No. 4 Cap. 111.
of 1967.
Now, THEREFORE, PURSUANT to the Proclamation entitled
"The Administration of Sierra Leone (National Interim Council)
Proclamation, 1968", the National Interim Council hereby makes
and issues the following Decree: