Section 5, The Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act, 2014

(1) The Director-General, as head of the Service shall haveresponsibility for the operational control and administration of the Service and the control and supervision of all inmates subject to the directions of the Council. (2) The Director-General may, subject to this Act and to the directions of the Council, from time to time make standing orders and give administrative directions for observance by all correctional centre officers in carrying out their duties under this Act. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment, the Director-General shall have power to make any decision, give any directive and do any act or thing to ensure the security and good governance of any correctional centre. 4 5 Establishment of Service. Director- General and Deputy Director Functions of Director- Act No. 32 of 1965. No. 5 Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act 20 14 No. 5 Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act 20 14 (4) In the absence of the Director-General, the Deputy Director-General shall have the power to perform all the functions of the Director-General and in the absence of the Director-General and the Deputy Director-General, a Senior Corrections Officer generally or specifically authorised by the Director-General, shall perform the functions of the Director-General.