Section 9, REPEALED THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE 1978-12

(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude or required to perform forced labour. (2) For the purposes of this Section the expression “forced labour '' does not include:— a) any labour required in consequence of a sentence or order of a court; or b) labour required of any person while he is lawfully detained which though not required in consequence of the sentence or order of a court, is reasonably necessary in the interests of hygiene or for the maintenance of the place in which he is detained; or c) any labour required of a member of a defence force in pursuance of his duties as such or, in the case of a person who has conscientious objections to service as such a member, any labour which that person is required by law to perform in place of such service; or d) any labour required during a period of public emergency or calamity which threatens the life or well-being of the community; or e) communal labour or labour which forms part of other civic obligation or of self-help projects.