Section 22, The Arms and Ammunition Act, 2012

(1) No person shall manufacture or offer for sale any smallarm or light weapon within Sierra Leone except on a valid licence issued by the Registrar for that purpose. (2) An application for a licence under subsection (1), shall not be granted unless the applicant provides adequate information to the Registrar, including the quantity, exact type and kind of small arms or light weapons to be manufactured, sold or offered for sale, including evidence of the manufacturer or dealer’s commitment to adhere to the use of the marking and classification system prescribed under this Act in every small arms or light weapon manufactured, sold or offered for sale, including all serial numbers and other markings. (3) A licence to manufacture, sell or offered for sale, small arms and light weapons within Sierra Leone issued by the Registrar under subsection (1), shall state– (a) the name and address of the licencee; (b) the place of business in respect of which it is granted and the conditions and restrictions subject to which the licence is to be held; (c) the procedure for marking; (d) the procedure for entering details of each small arm and light weapon into the National Small Arms and Light Weapons Register; and (d) information on the storage and management of the weapons after manufacture. (4) 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. (5) The particulars of every licence granted under this section shall be entered in the National Small Arms and Light Weapons Register which shall be kept by the Registrar in such form and manner and as may be prescribed.