Preamble, The Child Right Act, 2007

THE CHILD RIGHT ACT, 2007 Being an Act to provide for the promotion of the rights of the child compatible with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20th November, 1989, and its Optional Protocols of 8th September, 2000; and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, and for other related matters. [ ] E NACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. 114. Parental responsibility of staff of approved homes. 115. Power of Family court to order contribution. 116. Approved home and adoption. 117. Regulations on homes. 118. Offences under this Part. 119. Permit to operate day-care centres. 120. Inspection of day-care centres. 121. Bye-laws and guidelines. 122. Policy directives. 123. Existing operators. 124. General offence and penalty. PART VIII – EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN 125. Matching age for full-time employment. 126. Prohibition of child labour at night. 127. Minimum age for light work. 128. Minimum age for hazardous employment. 129. Application. 130. Registration of children and young persons in industrial undertakings. 131. Offences under this. Part. 132. Enforcement in formal sector. 133. Enforcement in informal sector. 134. Act to apply to apprenticeship in informal sector. 135. Minimum age for apprenticeship. 136. Responsibilities of craftsman. 137. Apprenticeship agreement. 138. Duties of apprentice. 139. Release of apprentice. 140. Resolution of disputes. 141. Amendments to secure uniform definition of “child”, etc. Date of commencement. v S IGNED this 13th day of July, 2007 ALHAJI AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH, President. LS Interpretation. 2 3 WHEREAS Sierra Leone is a signatory to – (1) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, having signed it on 12th February, 1990 and ratified it on 18th June, 1990; and (2) the two Optional Protocols to the Convention, firstly, on The Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography having signed it on 8th September, 2000 and ratified it on 17th September, 2001; and secondly, on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, having signed it on 8th September, 2000 and ratified it in May, 2002; and (3) the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: AND WHEREAS the Convention and its two Protocols referred to above and the African Charter, having entered into force, it is now desirable that they be implemented in Sierra Leone; NOW , THEREFORE, it is enacted by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled as follows:- PART I– PRELIMINARY