Section 7, The National Registration Act, 2008

(1) It shall be the duty of the Chief Registrar to cause acard containing the particulars referred to in subsection (2) of section 2 (hereafter in this Act referred to as an “Identity Card,”) to be issued with respect to every registered person in accordance with Regulations made by the Minister under this section. (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) shall – (a) prescribe the form of Identity Cards and require to be entered therein such particulars with respect to such of the matters specified in the Schedule as may be prescribed; (b) provide for the issue of an Identity Card, either directly or otherwise, to the person to whom it relates, or to such other person as is deemed under the Regulations to be in charge of the person to whom it relates; (c) provide for the transfer of an Identity Card from time to time to the person who for the time being is responsible under the Regulations for the custody of the card; (d) provide for the issue to such persons or classes of persons in such circumstances as may be prescribed of Identity Cards valid for such period as may be prescribed upon payment of the prescribed fees; (e) provide for the issue, subject to the payment of such fee and compliance with such condition as may be prescribed by Regulations, of fresh Identity Cards in place of cards which have been lost, destroyed or defaced; (f) provide for the surrender of Identity Cards by such persons and in such circumstances as may be prescribed, and, except where a person, to whom the card relates has died or is outside Sierra Leone for issue of a fresh Identity Card in place of the surrendered card or (in case of a card valid for a limited period only) for the endorsement of the card for a further period. (3) In this section, “registered person” means– (a) a person registered under this Act; (b) a person registered under the Non-Citizens (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act, 1965. Identity cards of registered persons. Act No. 14 of 1965.