Section 18, The Arms and Ammunition Act, 2012

(1) No person shall transfer any small arm and lightweapon or their manufacturing materials from, to or through Sierra Leone, except on a valid licence issued by Registrar for that purpose. (2) An application for a licence to transfer small arms and light weapons or their manufacturing materials from, to or through Sierra Leone shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Registrar and shall– (a) be supported by an exemption certificate for arms transfer issued by the ECOWAS Commission; and (b) specify details of the arms to be transferred including details of – (i) the quantity, exact type and kind of arms, including all serial numbers and other marks; (ii) the supplier including full details of the name, address and other contact details of all companies, individuals or representatives involved, including brokers and agents; (iii) the supply process including the number and period of shipments, the routes, transit locations, type of transport to be used, all companies involved in importing, freight forwarding and handling, details of the storage and management of the weapons whilst being transferred, the time period covered by the activity for which the application is made; (iv) the final end user including the name of individual, company, institution or representative respon-sible; and (v) the end use including written confirmation from relevant national authority that the end user is autho-rised to import weapons. (3) Every licence granted under this section shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date on which it was issued, and may be renewed by the Registrar on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. Disposal of small arm or light weapon of deceased person. Deposit of small arms. Licence to transfer from, to or through Sierra Leone. 10 11 (4) The particulars of every licence granted or refused under this section shall be entered in the National Small Arms and Light Weapons Register and in such form and as may be prescribed.