Part 6, The State Proceedings Act, 2000

(b) the Minister certifies as mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), nor shall any act or omission of an officer of the Government subject him to liability in tort for death or personal injury, in so far as the death or personal injury is due to anything suffered by a member of the Armed Forces of Sierra Leone being a thing as to which the conditions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) are satisfied. (3) A certificate of the Minister— (a) that a person was or was not on any particular occasion on duty as a member of the Armed Forces of Sierra Leone; or (b) that at any particular time any land, premises, ships, aircraft or vehicle, equipment or supplies was or was not, or were or were not, used for the purposes of those Forces, shall, for the purposes of this section, be conclusive as to the fact which it certifies (4) For the purposes of this section— "Minister" means the Minister responsible for defence; [Margin: Act No. 6 1991] "Armed Forces of Sierra Leone" has the meaning assigned by section 165 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone. 8 No. 14 *State Proceedings Act* 2000 [Margin: Acts done under statutory powers.] 11. Nothing in this Part shall extinguish or abridge any powers or authorities which, if this Act had not been passed, could have been exercisable by virtue of any powers or authorities conferred on the Government by any enactment, and, in particular, nothing in this Part shall extinguish or abridge any powers or authorities exercisable by the Government or the President, whether in time of peace or of war, for the purpose of the defence of Sierra Leone or of training, or of maintaining the efficiency of any of the Armed Forces of Sierra Leone. PART III— JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE [Margin: Civil proceedings by or against Government to be by rules of court.] 12. Subject to this Act, all civil proceedings by or against the Government shall be instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction and shall, as far as is practicable, be proceeded with in accordance with the rules of court applicable to proceedings between private parties. [Margin: Parties to proceedings.] 13. (1) Civil proceedings by the Government shall be instituted and conducted by the Attorney-General or by any person authorised by him.