Preamble, The Banking Act, 2019

THE BANKING ACT, 2019 Being an Act to provide for the licensing of persons carrying on banking business, the regulation and supervision of banking activities, financial holding companies and subsidiaries, the protection of depositors and to provide for other related matters [ ] ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. Date of commencement. SIGNED this 17th day of June, 2019. HIS EXCELLENCY JULIUS MAADA BIO, President. LS PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GAZETTE NO.51 OF 27TH JUNE, 2019. Passed in Parliament this 31st day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand and Ninteen. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY Clerk of Parliament. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY Clerk of Parliament. PART I – PRELIMINARY