Schedule (2), The Refugees Protection Act, 2007

(TRAVEL DOCUMENT) Paragraph 1 1. The travel document referred to in Article 28 of this Convention shall be similar to the specimen annexed hereto. 2. The document shall be made out in at least two languages, one of which shall be English or French. Paragraph 2 Subject to the regulations obtaining in the country of issue, children may be included in the travel document of a parent or, in exceptional circumstances, of another adult refugee. Paragraph 3 The fees charged for issue of the documents shall not exceed the lowest scale of charges for national passports. Paragraph 4 Save in special or exceptional cases, the document shall be made valid for the largest possible number of countries. Paragraph 5 The document shall have a validity of either one or two years at the discretion of the issuing authority. Paragraph 6 1. The renewal or extension of the validity of the document is a matter for the authority which issued it, so long as the holder has not established lawful residence in another territory and resides lawfully in the territory of the said authority. The issue of a new document is, under the same conditions, a matter for the authority which issued the former document. 2. Diplomatic or consular authorities, specially authorized for the purpose, shall be empowered to extend, for a period not exceeding six months, the validity of travel documents issued by their Governments. 3. The Contracting States shall give sympathetic consideration to renewing or extending the validity of travel documents or issuing new documents to refugees no longer lawfully resident in their territory who are unable to obtain a travel document from the country of their lawful residence. Paragraph 7 The Contracting States shall recognize the validity of the documents issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 28 of this Convention. 40 41 Paragraph 8 The competent authorities in the country to which the refugee desires to proceed shall, if they are prepared to admit him and if a visa is required, affix a visa on the document of which he is the holder. Paragraph 9 1. The Contracting States undertake to issue transit visas to refugees who have obtained visas for a territory of final destination. 2. The issue of such visas may be refused on grounds which would justify refusal of a visa to any alien. Paragraph 10 The fees for the issue of exit, entry or transit visas shall not exceed the lowest scale of charges for visas on foreign passports. Paragraph 11 When a refugee has lawfully taken up residence in the territory of another Contracting State, the responsibility for the issue of a new document, under the terms and conditions of Article 28, shall be that of the competent authority of that territory, to which the refugee shall be entitled to apply. Paragraph 12 The authority issuing a new document shall withdraw the old document and shall return it to the country of issue, if it is stated in the document that it should be returned; otherwise it shall withdraw and cancel the document. Paragraph 13 1. Each Contacting State undertakes that the holder of a travel document issued by it in accordance with Article 28 of this Convention shall be readmitted to its territory at any time during the period of its validity. 2. Subject to the provisions of the preceding subparagraph, a Contracting State may require the holder of the document to comply with such formalities as may be prescribed in regard to exit from or return to its territory. 3. The Contracting States reserve the right, in exceptional cases, or in cases where the refugee’s stay is authorized for a specific period, when issuing the document, to limit the period during which the refugee may return to a period of not less than three months. Paragraph 14 Subject only to the terms of paragraph 13, the provisions of this Schedule in no way affect the laws and regulations governing the conditions of admission to, transit through, residence and establishment in and departure from, the territories of the Contracting States. Paragraph 15 Neither the issue of the document nor the entries made thereon determine or affect the status of the holder, particularly as regards nationality. Paragraph 16 The issue of the document does not in any way entitle the holder to the protection of the diplomatic or consular authorities of the country of issue, and does not confer on these authorities a right of protection. ANNEX Specimen Travel Document The document will be in booklet form (approximately 15 x 10 centimetres). It is recommended that it be so printed that any erasure or alteration by chemical or other means can be readily detected, and that the words “Convention of 28 July 1951” be printed in continuous repetition on each page, in the language of the issuing country. 42 43 (Cover of booklet) TRAVEL DOCUMENT (Convention of 28 July 1951) No:.................................................... (1) TRAVEL DOCUMENT (Convention of 28 July 1951) This document expires on.........................unless its validity is extended or renewed. Name..................................................................................................................................... Forename(s)......................................................................................................................... Accompanied by......................................................................................child (Children) 1. This document is issued solely with a view to providing the holder with a travel document which can serve in lieu of a national passport. It is without prejudice to and in no way affects the holder’s nationality. 2. The holder is authorized to return to.................(state here the country whose authorities are issuing the document) on or before............................unless some later date is hereafter specified. (The period during which the holder is allowed to return must not be less than three months). 3. Should the holder take up residence in a country other than that which issued the present document, he must, if he wishes to travel again, apply to the competent authorities of his country of residence for a new document. (The old travel document shall be withdrawn by the authority issuing the new document and returned to the authority which issued it)* (The document contains................................pages; exclusive of cover.) *The sentence in brackets to be inserted by Governments which so desire. (2) Place and date of birth........................................................................................... Occupation ............................................................................................................... Present residence................................................................................................... *Maiden name and forename(s) of wife .............................................................. *Name and forename(s) of husband........................................................................ Description Height...................................................................................................................... Hair........................................................................................................................... Colour of eyes......................................................................................................... Nose......................................................................................................................... Shape of face........................................................................................................... Complexion. .............................................................................................................. Special peculiarities..................................................................................................... 44 45 Children accompanying holder Name Forename(s) Place and date of birth Sex .............................. .............................. ........................................ .................................. .............................. .............................. ........................................ .................................. * Strike out whichever does not apply (This document contains....................................................pages, exclusive of cover.) (3) Photograph of holder and Finger-prints of holder stamp of issuing authority (if required) Signature of holder................................................................................................................ (This document contains....................................................pages, exclusive of cover). (4) 1. This document is valid for the following countries:......................................... 2. Document or documents on the basis of which the present document is issued: .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. Issued at...................................................... Date.............................. Signature and stamp of authority issuing the document: ................................................................................................. Fee paid: (This document contains.....................................................pages, exclusive of cover.) (5) Done at..................................Signature and stamp of authority extending or renewing ............................................................. .................................................................................................... Signature and stamp of authority extending or renewing (This document contains....................................................pages, exclusive of cover.) (6) Signature and stamp of authority extending or renewing .................................................................................................... Signature and stamp of authority extending or renewing (This document contains....................................................pages, exclusive of cover.) 46 47 The name of the holder of the document must be repeated in each visa. (This document contains..................................................pages, exclusive of cover.)” PART II “ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY CONVENTION GOVERNING THE SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF REFUGEE PROBLEMS IN AFRICA OF THE 10TH SEPTEMBER, 1969. Article III Prohibition of subversive activities 1. Every refugee has duties to the country in which he finds himself, which require in particular that he conforms with its laws and regulations as well as with measures taken for the maintenance of public order. He shall also abstain from any subversive activities against any Member State of the OAU. 2. Signatory States undertake to prohibit refugees residing in their respective territories from attacking any State Member of the OAU, by any activity likely to cause tension between Member States, and in particular by use of arms, through the press, or by radio. Article V Voluntary repatriation 1. The essentially voluntary character of repatiiation shall be respected in all cases and no refugee shall be repatriated against his will. 2. The country of asylum, in collaboration with the country of origin, shall make adequate arrangement for the safe return of refugees who request repatriation. 3. The country of origin, on receiving back refugees, shall facilitate their resettlement and grant them the full rights and privileges of nationals of the country, and subject them to the same obligations. 4. Refugees who voluntarily return to their country shall in no way be penalized for having left it for any of the reasons giving rise to refugee situations. Whenever necessary, an appeal shall be made through national information media and through the Administrative Secretary-General of the OAU, inviting refugees to return home and giving assurance that the new circumstances prevailing in their country of origin will enable them to return without risk and to take up a normal and peaceful life without fear of being disturbed or punished, and that the text of such appeal should be given to refugees and clearly explained to them by their country of asylum. 5. Refugees who freely decide to return to their homeland, as a result of such assurances or on their own initiative, shall be given every possible assistance by the country of asylum, the country of origin, voluntary agencies and international and inter-governmental organizations to facilitate their return”. 48 49 Passed in Parliament this 3rd day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and seven. A. A. KEMOKAI, Clerk of Parliament. T HIS P RINTED 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. A. A. KEMOKAI, Clerk of Parliament. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE G OVERNMENT P RINTING D EPARTMENT , S IERRA LEONE. GAZETTE N O . 42 OF 30TH AUGUST , 2007. No. Refugees Protection Act 2007No. Refugees Protection Act 200750 51