Section 10, No. 11 Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2006No. 11 Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2006

A citizen of Sierra Leone may hold a citizenshipof another country in addition to his citizenship of Sierra Leone”. 6. Section 16 of the principal Act is repealed and replaced by the following section:– 16. The Minister may by Order, deprive any person, who is a citizen by naturalization, of his citizenship if he is satisfied that it would not be conducive to the public good that such person, being of full age and capacity, should continue to be a citizen of Sierra Leone”. 7. The principal Act is amended by the insertion immediately after section 19 of the following new section:– Commencement. Amendment of section 1 of proviso to section 2. of section 9 “Conditions precedent to grant of certificate. of section 16 Insertion of new section 19A in Act 1973. “Dual citizenship. “Deprivation of citizenship in the public interest. 2 3 of section 10 No. 11 Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2006No. 11 Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act 20064 Amendment of Third Shedule to Act 1973. Repeal of sections 6, 11 and 23 of Act 1973. “Appeal against decision of Minister. 19A. Where any citizen of Sierra Leone, being of full age and capacity, has at any time- (a) acquired the citizenship of any foreign country- (i) by birth; or (ii) by any voluntary or formal act; or (b) done any act or thing the sole or primary purpose of which or the effect of which was or is to acquire the citizenship of a foreign country, and that person ceased to be a Sierra Leonean citizen by reason thereof, he may, if he so wishes resume his Sierra Leonean citizenship.” 8. The principal Act is amended by the insertion immediately after section 22 of the following new section:- 22A Where the Minister deprives a person of his citizenship under sections 16 and 19, the person may appeal to a committee comprising- (a) a judge of the Superior Court of Judicature to be appointed by the Chief Justice, who shall be chairman; (b) the Ombudsman; (c) the chairman of the Human Rights Commission; (d) a representative each of the Christian Council of Sierra Leone and the Sierra Leone Council of Imams. (2) An appeal against deprivation of citizenship shall be supported by an affidavit setting out the grounds of the appeal. (3) The Committee, after considering an appeal under subsection (1) may uphold or reverse the decision of the Minister, in which latter case the appellant’s citizenship shall be restored ”. 9. Sections 6, 11 and 23 of the principal Act are hereby repealed. 10. The Third Schedule to the principal Act is amended by the repeal of paragraph (e) thereof. “Resumption of citizenship. Insertion of new section 22A in Act 1973.