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Section 18, The Refugees Protection Act, 2007

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(1) The Minister may, after consultation with otherrelevant State agencies, direct that a refugee awaiting expulsion shall not be detained but shall, while he remains in Sierra Leone, be subject to all or any of the following conditions: — (a) that the refugee shall reside at a place or within an area specified by the Minister; (b) that the refugee shall not depart from the place or area or only depart from the place subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Minister; (c) that the refugee shall give recognizances for his good behaviour in such form and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Minister; (d) that the refugee shall report to the police or such authority as may be specified by the Minister in such manner as he may determine; (e) that the refugee shall not take an active part in the politics of Sierra Leone or of any other country or take part in such activities, being activities of a political nature, as may be specified by the Minister; (f) such ancillary or additional conditions as may appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient in the circumstances of the case, in accordance with international standards. (2) The Minister may, at any time, withdraw or modify a direction made under subsection (1). (3) Any refugee to whom subsection (1) applies who fails to comply with any condition specified in that subsection commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months.

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