Registration Act, 1961

Assented to in Her Majesty's name this llth day of April, 1962. (LS No. 13 UNITY MAURICE H. DORMAN, AM REEDOMD TICE Sierra Leone Governor-General. An Act to Amend the Franchise and Electoral Registration Act, 1961 A55 Act 44 of 1961. Date of [14th October, 1961.] commence BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by anduo with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Registration (Amendment) Act, 1962, and shall be deemed to and com have come into operation on the fourteenth day of October, 1961, mencement. A 56 Amendment of section 2 94ct 44o 1961 . Amendment of section 17of Act 44 of 1961. Amendment of section 27 of Act 44 of 1961. No. 13 Franchise and Electoral Registration (Amendment)

Act. 1961 (hereinafter called the principal Act), is hereby anended by the insertion immediately after the definition " Elec toral Commission " of the following new definition field registrar means a person appointed as such under the provisions of paragra ph (a) of subsection () of section 17:".

Paragraph (a) of subsection () of section 17 of theprincipal Act is hereby amended by thc deletion of the semicolon and the word "and " at the cnd thereof and the addition thereto of the following M.P. El/3 and such field rcgistrars may perform such other duties connccted with the registration of electors as may be assigncd to them by the Registration Officer; and

(a) renumbering the existing section as subsection (1); (b) the addition thereto of the following subsection (2) The Electoral Commission, if it considers it expedient to do so, may, by notice published in the Gazette, enlarge the time prescribed in thËs Act for the giving of any notice or for the doing of any act or thing."; and (c) the substitution of the words extension of time." for the word the marginal note thereto. Regulations and Regulations " in Passed in the House of Representatives this 3rd day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-two. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me witn the Bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives.