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The Civil Aviation Act, 1966

Act No. 33 of 1966

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Preamble

PUBLIC NOTICE [illegible]lement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXVI No. 11 dated 14th February, 1985 [illegible]BLIC NOTICE No. 3 OF 1985 [illegible]lished 14th February, 1985 THE CIVIL AVIATION ACT, 1966 (Act No. 33 of 1966) THE AIRPORT (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1985 [Margin: Short title.] In exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister of Trans- [illegible]t and Communications by Section 3 of the Civil Aviation Act, [illegible]6 (Act No. 33 of 1966) the following Regulations are hereby [illegible]de—

Section 1

The Airport Regulations 1980 (P.N. No. 25 of 1980) in these Regulations referred to as the "principal Regulations" are hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (k) of regulation 2 thereof, of the following new paragraph—[Margin: P.N.No. 25 of 1980 amended.] "(k) smoke or bring any naked light in or into— (i) any place where any such act is prohibited by notice; or (ii) any place within fifty feet of any airport or a store of liquid fuel, or explosives."

Section 2

The principal Regulations are hereby further amended by the substitution for regulation 6 thereof of the following new regulation—[Margin: Regulation 6 of principal Regulations replaced.] [Margin: "Penalties.]

Section 6 — Any person who—

(a) contravenes any of the provisions of Regulation 2, is guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or both; (b) contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 3 or paragraph (a) of Regulation 5. is guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or both; (c) contravenes any of the provisions of Regulation 4, is guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred leones or a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or both; (d) contravenes any of the provisions of Regulation 5 other than paragraph (n) thereof, is guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or both.". [illegible]ADE this 2nd day of February, 1985. A. F. JOE JACKSON, Minister of Transport and Communications. [illegible]TED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE GAZETTE No. 11 OF 14TH FEBRUARY, 1985

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