Section 19, The Arms and Ammunition Act, 2012

A licence to transfer small arms and light weapons or theirmanufacturing materials from, to or through Sierra Leone under section 18, shall not be issued by the Registrar unless– (a) a written authorization relating to the export, import, transit, transshipment or brokering of the small arms and light weapons their manufacturing materials has been obtained from all states directly concerned with the transfer; (b) all required information relating to the export, import, transit, transshipment or brokering of the small arms and light weapons and their manufacturing materials have been supplied to the ECOWAS Commission; (c) the small arms and light weapons and their manufacturing materials have been marked as required under this Act; (d) there is evidence that the small arms and light weapons and their manufacturing materials are not to be used– (i) for the violation of international humanitarian law or infringement of human and peoples’ rights and freedoms, or for the purpose of oppression; (ii) for the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law including, genocide or crimes against humanity and war crimes; (iii) to worsen the internal situation in the country of final destination, in terms of provoking or prolonging armed conflicts, or aggravating existing tensions; (iv) to carry out terrorist acts or support or encourage terrorism; (v) other than, for the legitimate defense and security needs of the beneficiary country; (vi) to facilitate the commission of violent or organised crime; (vii) to adversely affect regional security; endanger peace, contribute to destabilising or uncontrolled accumulations of arms or military capabilities into a region, or otherwise contribute to regional instability; (viii) to hinder or obstruct sustainable development and unduly divert human and economic resources to armaments, of the states involved in the transfer; (ix) for corrupt practices at any stage, from the supplier, through any middlemen or brokers, to the recipient.