Section 29, The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000

The Administration may by statutory instrument make such rules and regulations as it may consider necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. Passed in Parliament this *16th* day of *May,* in the year of our Lord two thousand. J. A. CARPENTER, *Clerk of Parliament.* No. 11 Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act 2000 17 THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. J. A. CARPENTER, *Clerk of Parliament.* 19 *THE INDEPENDENT MFDIA COMMISSION ACT, 2000* ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS *Section* PART I — PRELIMINARY 1. Interpretation. PART II — ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION 2. Establishment of Commission. 3. Independence of Commission. 4. Composition of Commission. 5. Tenure of office of members of Commission. 6. Remuneration and allowances of members. 7. Meetings of Commission. PART III — FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION 8. Functions of Commission. 9. Committees of Commission. 10. Secretariat and staff of Commission. 11. Protection of officers and other employees of Commission. 12. Funds of Commission. 13. Accounts and audit. 14. Financial year of Commission. PART IV — LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF MEDIA INSTITUTIONS A. RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING 15. Qualification for radio and television broadcasting licence. 16. Application for radio or television broadcasting licence. 17. Grant or refusal of radio or television broadcasting licence. 18. Conditions of radio or television broadcasting licence. 20 19. Non-Transferability of radio or television broadcasting licence. 20. Renewal of radio and television broadcasting licence. 21. Suspension or cancellation of radio or television broadcasting licence. 22. Appeals. 23. Standards of performance. B. REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES 24. Obligation to register newspapers and magazines. 25. Application for registration of newspapers and magazines. 26. Decision to grant application. 27. Decision to refuse application. 28. Renewal of registration of newspapers and magazines. 29. Right of party acquiring interest in newspapers or magazines.