Section 11, **The Sierra Leone Housing Corporation Act, 1982** [Margin: Short title.]

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Corporation shall— (*a*) develop land for residential and other community purposes; (*b*) construct houses and provide loans for construction of houses and building materials for all income families in Sierra Leone: Provided that no more than ten *per centum* of the resources of the Corporation shall be for high income families and no more than thirty *per centum* for middle income families sixty *per centum* being used solely for low income families; (*c*) build low cost houses for middle and low income families; (*d*) take over, operate and manage all the housing estates owned by the Government; (*e*) for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, establish criteria and procedures for determining the eligibility of occupants and rental or carrying charges, including criteria and procedures with respect to periodic review of occupants' incomes and adjustment of rental or carrying charges; (*f*) give preference to the promotion and development of Sierra Leone Manufacturers and enterprises engaged in either direct or indirect production and sale of building materials, home appliances, fixtures and other related items necessary for improving the living conditions of middle and low income citizens within the Republic; (*g*) to the greatest extent possible, give preference to public corporations, hire and utilize co-operatives, non-profit organizations, in the performance of its duties as authorized by this Act. No. 5 *Sierra Leone Housing Corporation* 1982 A 87 (2) For the purposes of estimating the income categories of the population, the Corporation shall use the most current official Sierra Leone statistical data available for any specific town or area of its operations. [Margin: Powers of the Corporation.]