Preamble, The Public Elections Act, 2012

THE PUBLIC ELECTIONS ACT, 2012 Being an Act to consolidate and amend the law on public elections, to make provision supplementary to sections 32 and 33 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone with respect to the Electoral Commission and for other related matters. [ ] E NACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. Date of commencement. S IGNED this 7th day of May, 2012. DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA, President. LS P RINTED AND P UBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT P RINTING D EPARTMENT , S IERRA LEONE. GAZETTE NO . 26 OF 24 TH M AY , 2012. Passed in Parliament this 1st day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand and twelve. IBRAHIM S. SESAY, Clerk of Parliament. T HIS P RINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. IBRAHIM S. SESAY, Clerk of Parliament. Note The nominators and the candidates must sign in the presence of two witnesses who must be of full age and who must sign in the places indicated. No. 4 The Public Elections Act 2012 Interpretation. PART I–PRELIMINARY