Section 23, The Bank of Sierra Leone Act, 2000

(1) The Bank shall, at its principal place of business in Freetown, exchange on demand and without charge, Sierra Leone currency of any denomination for Sierra Leone notes and coins of any other denomination requested. (2) In the event of a temporary unavailability of a requested denomination, the Bank may discharge this obligation by delivering notes and coins of available denominations which shall nearly approximate that requested. [Margin: Agents for the issue, exchange and withdrawal of currency.]