Preamble, AND WHEREAS Section 6 of the Electoral Provisions Act, 1962 provides

PUBLIC NOTICE Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Extraordinary Vol. CXIII, No. 35 dated 31st Mav, 1982 PUBLIC NoTICE No. 9OF 1982 Published 3Ist May, 1982 PROCLAMATION By His Excellency Dr. Siaka Probyn Stevens,President oftheRepublic, Supreme Head of State, Grand Comnmander of the Order of theRepublic, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Foumtain Head of (LS Unity,Honour, Freedom and.Justice. SIAKA STEVENS President WHEREAS by Section 41 of the Constitution it is provided that when the seat of any Member ofParliament becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by election in accordance with theprovisions of anylaw relating to such election: AND WHEREAS Section 6 of the Electoral Provisions Act, 1962 provides that the President may by Proclamation appoint a time for a bye-election to Parliament: AND WHEREAS I am advised thatvacancies exist in the Constituencies listed in the Schedule hereto and that it is expedient that bye-elections shall be held in each of those Constituencies on the 26th day of June, 1982: Now, THEREFORE, I, SIAKA PROBYN STEVENS, President of the Republic, Supreme Head of State, Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Sierra Leone, Fountain Head of Unity, Hon our, Freedom and Justice Do HEREBY PROCLAIM AND APPOINT the 26th day of June, 1982 as the time for holding the bye-elections in the Consti tuencies 1listed in the Schedule hereto, in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Provisions Act, 1962. SCHEDULE Moyamba North Moyamba West I Bonthe South Kono Central Kono West SCHEDULE--contd. Port Loko South Tonkolili Central Koinadugu North-West Koinadugu North Bombali Central Freetown East I Freetown Central I Freetown West II Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the State of Sierra Leone at the State House, Freetown, this 31st day of May in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty-two. LONG LIVE THE STATE OF SIERRA LEONE! PareD BY THE GoveRNMENT PRINTINg DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY No, 35 oF 31sT MAY, 1982,