Preamble, The Devolution of Estates Act, 2007

P RINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE G OVERNMENT P RINTING D EPARTMENT , S IERRA LEONE. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY N O. 48 OF 13TH S EPTEMBER, 2007. Passed in Parliament this 14th day of June , 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. Short title. No. 21 2007 Sierra Leone The Devolution of Estates Act, 2007. Being an Act to provide for surviving spouses, children, parents, relatives and other dependants of testate and intestate persons and to provide for other related matters. [ ] E NACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. Date of commencement. S IGNED this 26th day of July, 2007 ALHAJI AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH, President. LS THE DEVOLUTION OF ESTATES ACT, 2007 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section PART I – PRELIMINARY