The Public Emergency, Regulations, 2015.

CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENT NO. 4 OF 2015 Published 26th August, 2015 THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE (ACT NO. 6 OF 1991) THE PUBLIC EMERGENCY, REGULATIONS, 2015. IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by subsection (5) of section 29 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, and by Proclamation made by the President and published in the Gazette as (Public Notice No. l of 2015) the President hereby makes the following Regulations.

In these Regulations “authorised person” means a personauthorised for that purpose by the Minister responsible for health.

The Government shall maintain a special account into whichall donations received from organisations and the general public for the prevention and control of the ebola disease shall be lodged.

(1) Epicenters of the ebola disease shall be isolated byauthorised persons. (2) A person infected or suspected to be infected with the ebola disease shall not leave the epicenter, or general area of residence or house until an authorised medical practitioner is satisfied that he or she is free from the infection. (3) A person who contravenes sub-regulation (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two million leones or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.

(1) Subject to regulation 3 no person shall enter or leavean area declared to be an epicenter of the ebola disease unless that person has permission from an authorised person in that behalf. (2) A person who contravenes sub-regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 (one) year or to a fine not exceeding five million leones or to both the fine and imprisonment. Isolation of epicenters. Short tittle CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Extraordinary Vol. CXLVI, No. 40 dated 26th August, 2015 Authorised person. Special account. Commencement. 15. (1) Commercial motor bikes riders (okadas) shall operate only from 6 a.m. to 12 midnight. (2) Any person who contravenes sub-regulation (1) one hundred thousand leones and the motor bike shall be confiscated. 16. Any person who convenes a public meeting, or gathering, operates a night club, cinema or video centre shall adhere to all ebola prevention protocols including– (a) hand washing; (b) temperature screening. (2) Any person who contravenes sub-regulation (1) two years and the night club, cinema or video centre shall be closed. 17. (1) No person shall conduct market or general trading activity on Sunday. (2) Any person who contravenes sub-regulation (1) five hundred thousand leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months. 18. The Civil Aviation Authority shall continue to implement such measures relating to the prevention and control of the ebola disease for arriving and departing passengers at the Lungi International Airport. 19. These regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 7th day of August, 2015. MADE this 7th day of August, 2015. DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA President. Movement to and from epicenters. Lungi airport. Operation of commercial motor bikes. Prohibition of marketing on Sundays. Public meetings. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GAZETTE NO. 40 OF 26TH AUGUST, 2015. 2 3

Sierra Leone Armed Forces shall– (a) restrict the movement of persons and vehicles to and from areas declared to be epicenters of the ebola disease; (b) protect health care providers engaged in the care of persons infected or suspected to be infected with ebola disease; (c) conduct regular patrols to maintain law and order. (2) A person who obstructs the Police or a member of the Armed Forces in carrying out his duties under these Regulations two million leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both fine and imprisonment.

(1) Any location or home where the ebola disease isidentified shall be quarantined until clearance is given by an authorised officer. (2) A person who without lawful authority enters or leaves a quarantined location commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two million leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years.

Authorised persons shall conduct surveillance and houseto house searches to trace and isolate persons suffering or reasonably suspected to be infected with the ebola disease and suspected cases of ebola infection.

A person who conceals a person infected with or suspectedto be infected with the ebola disease commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years.

A person who while infected with the ebola disease willfullyexposes himself to another person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years.

(1) A person who dies shall not be buried unless his deathis reported to the Ministry responsible for health. (2) A person who buries a dead person in contravention of sub-regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years.

(a) the Ministry responsible for health shall give the necessary clearance for the burial of the dead person; (b) a death certificate shall be issued by the appropriate authority before burial of the dead person; (c) the dead person shall be buried by the authorised persons in the area in which the death occurs.

(1) A person who operates a hospital or clinic notregistered and licensed in accordance with the Medical and Dental Council Act shall cease to operate such hospital or Clinic. (2) A person who contravenes sub-regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not less than two years. (3) Sub-regulation (2) shall be without prejudice to any sanction provided for in any other enactment.

The Ministry responsible for health shall establish anemergency operation centre in each district to deal with any reported or suspected case of ebola.

(a) enact bye-laws to sensitise, prevent and control the spread of ebola; (b) support ebola control measures in their respective local council areas. Surveillance of tracing searches, Concealment of infected persons. Willfully exposure. Role of Police and military. Homes to be quarantined. Deaths to be reported. Burial of deceased person. Unregistered and unlicensed hospitals. Emergency operation centre. Local Councils to make byelaws.