Section 6, Terrorism Act, 2012

(1) The Inter-Ministerial Committee shall establishcommittees consisting of its members or non-members or both to perform any function that the Committee may determine. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), there is established the Technical Committee which shall consist of the following:– (a) Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone who shall be the Chairman; (b) the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone; (c) a representative each from the following Ministries not below the rank of Permanent Secretary:– (i) Finance; (ii) Internal Affairs; (iii) Foreign Affairs; (iv) Mineral Resources; (v) Fisheries and Marine Resources; (d) Solicitor-General; (e) Commissioner-General, National Revenue Authority; (f) Director-General, Central Intelligence and Security Unit; (g) Executive Director, National Drugs Enforcement Agency; (h) Ombudsman; (i) Commissioner, Anti Corruption Commission; (j) Inspector-General of Police; (k) Chairman, Association of Commercial Banks; (l) Commissioner, Sierra Leone Insurance Commission; (m) President, Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture; (n) Chief Immigration Officer; (o) a representative of the Narcotic Drugs Enforcement Agency; and (p) the Director. (4) The Technical Committee shall– (a) recommend to the Inter-Ministerial Committee policies for the achievement of the objects for which the Inter-Ministerial Committee is established; Committees of Inter- Ministerial 16 17 (b) at the request of the Inter-Ministerial Committee or at its own initiative advise the Inter-Ministerial Committee on policies and best practices to identify money laundering activities and financing of terrorist activities; (c) submit six-monthly reports on its activities to the Inter-Ministerial Committee. (5) The Chairman of the Technical\Committee may call a meeting of the Committee, but shall call a meeting if a member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee so requests. (6) The Technical Committee– (a) shall meet regularly, but not less than two times a year; (b) may determine its own procedures at meetings; (c) may request advice and assistance from such persons as it considers necessary to assist it to perform its functions; (d) may appoint sub-committees from its members to assist it in the performance of its (7) A sub-committee appointed in accordance with subsection (6) may co-opt any person who is not a member of the Technical Committee as a member of the sub-committee, whether for a particular period or in relation to a particular matter to be dealt with by that sub-committee. (8) When a provision of this Act requires consultation with the Technical Committee on any specific matter and it is not feasible to call a meeting of the Technical Committee, that provision is satisfied if– (a) a proposed decision on that matter is circulated in writing to the members of the Technical Committee; and (b) an opportunity is given to each of them to comment in writing on the proposed decision within a reasonable time. PART III–STAFF OF UNIT