Preamble, The Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2002 [Margin: Short title.]

ACTS [illegible]ement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXXXIII, No. 69 dated 21st November, 2002 [illegible]ED this 8th day of November, 2002. ALHAJI AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH, *President.* [Margin: [illegible]S)] [Margin: [illegible] 15] [Coat of arms: UNITY FREEDOM JUSTICE] Sierra Leone 2002 The Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2002 [Margin: Short title.] Being an Act to amend the Anti-Corruption Act, 2000. *[21st November, 2002]* [Margin: Date of commencement.] ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this [illegible]ent Parliament assembled. No. 15 *Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act* 2002 [Margin: [illegible]ndment of [illegible] No. 1 of [illegible]] The Anti-Corruption Act, 2000 is amended— (a) in section 17— (i) by substituting for the words "request" and "requested" respectively wherever they appear therein, the words "require" and "required"; (ii) in subsection (3) thereof, by inserting immediately after the word "home" in paragraph (a), the words "or elsewhere in Sierra Leone"; (b) in section 18, by the repeal and replacement of subsection (2) thereof with the following:— "(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or any investigating officer of the Commission authorised in that behalf by the Commissioner shall administer the oath or affirmation." (c) in section 19— (i) by substituting for the word "request" in subsection (1), the word "require"; (ii) by inserting immediately after subsection (2) thereof the following:— (3) Any person who fails or neglects without reasonable excuse, the proof of which shall be upon him, to comply with any requirement under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two million leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both such fine and [illegible]" No. 15 *Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act* 2002 3 (d) in section 20, by substituting for the words "or by registered post' appearing therein, the words "or by prepaying, registering or posting an envelope containing the notice". (e) by the repeal and replacement of section 21 with the following:— [Margin: "Penalty for failure to furnish information and for false answers.]