Part 1
ACT
*Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLVIII, No. 34*
*dated 22nd June, 2017*
SIGNED this *16th day of June, 2017.*
DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA,
*President.*
(LS)
No. 2 [Coat of Arms] Sierra Leone 2017
**The Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2017.** [Margin: Short title.]
**Being an Act to amend the Local Government Act, 2004, to provide for the addition of new Districts created under the Provinces (Administrative Division) Order, 2017 and other related matters.**
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ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled.
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[Margin: Amendment of First Schedule of Act No.1 of 2004.]
**1.** The First Schedule to the Local Government Act 2004 is amended–
(a) in Part 1 –
(i) in paragraph A by inserting –
"Falaba District" immediately after "Kenema District";
"Karene District" immediately after Koinadugu District–
(ii) in paragraph B by inserting immediately after "Freetown City" the following new cities-
Bo City;
Bonthe City;
Kenema City;
Koidu-New Sembehun City;
Makeni City;
Port Loko City.
(b) in Part II by repealing and replacing that part with the following new part –
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PART II
The number of Paramount Chiefs in each Local Council shall be as follows–
| | *COUNCIL* | *NUMBER OF PARAMOUNT CHIEFS* |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bo District Council | Three |
| 2. | Bombali District Council | Two |
| 3. | Bonthe District Council | Two |
| 4. | Kailahun District Council | Three |
| 5. | Kambia District Council | Two |
| 6. | Kenema District Council | Three |
| 7. | Falaba District Council | Two |
| 8. | Koinadugu District Council | Two |
| 9. | Karene District Council | Two |
| 10. | Kono District Council | Three |
| 11. | Moyamba District Council | Three |
| 12. | Port Loko District Council | Two |
| 13. | Pujehun District Council | Three |
| 14. | Tonkolili District Council | Three |
| 15. | Western Rural District Council | None |
| 16. | Bo City Council | One |
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| | *COUNCIL* | *NUMBER OF PARAMOUNT CHIEFS* |
|---|---|---|
| 17. | Bonthe City Council | None |
| 18. | Kenema City Council | One |
| 19. | Koidu/ New Sembehun City Council | Two |
| 20. | Makeni City Council | One |
| 21. | Port Loko City Council | Two |
| 22. | Freetown City Council | None |