Part 14, The State Proceedings Act, 2000

(2) Any sum payable to the Government under this Act shall form part of and be paid into the Consolidated Fund. 31. (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided, nothing in this Act shall:— [Margin: Savings.] (a) apply to any criminal proceedings; (b) subject the Government to any greater liabilities in respect of the acts or omission of any independent contractors employed by the Government than those to which the Government would be subject in respect of such acts or omissions if it were a private person; (c) affect any enactment, rule of evidence or presumption relating to the extent to which the Government is bound by any Act; No. 14 State Proceedings Act 2000 17 (d) affect any proceedings in a Local Court. (2) Where any property vests in the Government by virtue of any enactment or rule of law which operates independently of the acts or the intention of the Government, the Government shall not by virtue of this Act be subject to any liability in tort by reason only of the property being so vested; but this subsection shall be without prejudice to the liabilities of the Government under this Act in respect of any period after the Government or any person acting for the Government has in fact taken possession or control of any such property or entered into occupation thereof. (3) This Act shall not operate to limit the discretion of the Court to grant relief by way of *mandamus* in cases in which such relief might have been granted immediately before the commencement of this Act, notwithstanding that by virtue of this Act some other and further remedy is available. 32. The Courts Act, 1965, is hereby amended by the repeal of Sections 22 and 24. [Margin: Amendment of Act No. 31 of 1965.] 33. The Petitions of Right Act is hereby repealed. [Margin: Repeal of Cap. 23.] Passed in Parliament this *1st* day of *August*, in the year of our Lord *two thousand.* J. A. CARPENTER, *Clerk of Parliament.* 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.* PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. *GAZETTE* No. 39 OF 17TH AUGUST, 2000.