Section 1, The Non-Citizens (Trade and Business) Act, 1966 Short tite.

In this Act and in any other Act dealing with matters relatingto trade or business unless the contrary intention appears ** business "" includes every trade, occupation or profession and relates not merely to a life long or universal business or a long undertaking, but to any separate commercial venture in which any person may embark; citizen" means subject to paragraph (c) of the definition of non-citizen " under this section an individual who is 2 citizen of Sierra Leone by virtue of the provision of Chapter I of theConstitution 'or any enactment made in accordance therewith; investor" includes any shareholder or any other persoD who not being a shareholder has a financial interest in the affairs of the company or business of value not below 20,000 leones; places of entertainment or refreshment "" means cinemas. theatres and cafes or hotels or other similar establishments which are reputable places of public resort for entertainmeat or refreshment; Minister " means the Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for matters relating to traie. 6 non-citizen '9 means (a) any individual who is not a citizen of Sierra Leone; and (b) any company, association or body of persons (corporzi or incorporate) (i) in which more than half of the members 2re persons who are not citizens of Sierra LeoDe:oT (iü) which by any means is controlled whether directy or indirectly by such persons; or (iii) in the case of a com pany having a share capial in which more than one half of the share capital is held beneficially by or on behalf of or in trust for such persons; (c) any citizen carrying on business which either before or after the commencement of this Act is by any mem vested in him as owner Or proprietor aS the cas m2T be. but which in fact is directly or indirecy oand or controlled, in any way whatsoever b D0 retail " means the sale of goods to the general putbic such quantities as the Minister may by Order speci. trade" means the exchange of goods for moaeg ot mOOegs worth and also the importation or exportatioa oe goods iato or out of Sierra Leone. Declaration 2. (1) The Minister may from time to time by Orier daciare citizen; of rest ricted any area in Sierra Leone to be a restricted area Non Citi:cns (7'tude und Business) (2) Any non-citizcn engapcd in any business or rctail tradein a rcstricted area shall within such period as theo Minister may pemit bcing nol less th1 Nix months, in the case of any busincss, or less thun thrce onths in the cAsc of any retail trade, from the datc of an Order mado under subsection (), ccase to opcrate or Durticipate in buinCsN Or rotail trade in such restricted arca.