Preamble, The Political Parties Act, 2002

ACT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXXXIII, No. 8 dated 21st February, 2002 ii THE POLITICAL PARTIES ACT, 2002 Being an Act to establish the Political Parties Registration Commission for the registration and regulation of the conduct of Political Parties in accordance with section 34 and 35 of the Constitution and to provide for related metters. [ 21st February, 2002 ] ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. Independence o f Proceeding of Remunreration and allowances of mambers Short title Date of Commencement (2) The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Commission at which he is present and in his absence, a member elected by the members present from among their number, shall preside. (3) All acts, matters or things authorised or required to be done by the Commission shall be decided at a meeting where a quorum is present and the decision is supported by the votes of a majority of the members. (4) The quorum for a meeting of the Commission shall be three. (5) Any proposal circulated among all members and agreed to in writing by a majority of all members shall be of the same force or effect as a decision made at a duly constituted meeting of the Commission and shall be incorporated in the minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the Commission: Provided that, if a member requires that such proposal be placed before a meeting of the Commission subsection (5) shall not apply to such proposal. (6) Subject to this Act, the Commission shall regulate the procedure at its meetings.