Section 1: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

“Agency” means the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency established under section 2; “Board” means the Board of Directors under section 3; “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under subsection (3) of section 3; “Climatic change” means a change of climate attributed directly or indirectly to human (anthropogenic) activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is observed over comparable time periods often leading to extreme climate events such as global warming; “climatology” means the study of the climate system; “Director-General” means the Director-General of the Agency appointed under section 15; “Member” means a member of the Board; “Meteorology” means the study of the physical and chemical dynamics of the atmosphere together with the associated weather phenomena; “Minister” means the Minister of Transport and Aviation; and “Ministry” shall be construed accordingly. PART II- ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SIERRA LEONE METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY