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Laws of Sierra Leone · Acts of Parliament (300)
| Title | Jurisdiction | Domain | Status | Provisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Act" Deaos The Gr$otnay Lsnd Rigbts Act, 2022 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| (Act No. 6 of1962) Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| (Amendment) (No. ) Act, 1969 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| (Amendment) Act 2007 Act No. 10 of 2007 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| (Amendment) Act, 1962 and shall be deemed to have come into and com Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| (Amendment) Act, 1964, Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| (Amendment) Act, 1968 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| (Amendment) Act, 2003 Act No. 2 of 2003 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| (Amendment) Act, 2007. Act No. 16 of 2007 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| (Amendment) Act, 2008. Act No. 1 of 2008 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 12 |
| (Applicationto Merchant Seamen) Act, 1966 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| (Ratification) (Amendment) Act, 1966 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| (Ratification) Act, 1966 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| (Ratification) Act, 1981 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| (Ratification) Act, 2011 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 24 |
| (Western Area) (Amendment) Act, 1964 and shall be deemed to commence Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| * The Extradition Act, 1870, and the Acts amending the same apply to the Colony. Cap. 89 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 21 |
| *(Act No. 20 of 1973)* Act No. 20 of 1973 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 25 |
| **The 1975/76 Appropriation Act, 1975** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| **The 1983/84 Appropriation Act, 1983** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| **The Administration of Estates (Amendment) Act, 1975** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| **The Appropriation Act, 1999** [Margin: Short title.] Act No. 2 of 1999 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| **The Appropriation Act, 2001** [Margin: Short title.] Act No. 2 of 2001 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| **The Appropriation Act, 2002** [Margin: Short title.] Act No. 8 of 2002 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| **The Chiefdom Councils (Amendment) Act, 1974** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Local government and chieftaincy | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| **The Civil Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2000.** [Margin: Short title.] Act No. 6 of 2000 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| **The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1975** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Corporate and business | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| **The Consolidated Revenue Fund Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1970** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Tax | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| **The Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1970** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| **The Development Loans (Amendment) Act, 1983** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| **The Education (Amendment) Act, 1970** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Education | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| **The Electoral Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1998** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Elections and political parties | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| **The Entertainments Tax (Amendment) Act, 1981** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Tax | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| **The Exploration, Mining and Processing of Mineral Oil (Amendment No. 2) Agreement, (1986) (Ratification) Act, 1986** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Mining, oil and gas | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| **The Freetown Municipality (Amendment) Act, 1970** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| **The Freetown Municipality (Amendment) Act, 1975** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| **The Law Reform Commission (Amendment) Act, 1981** Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| **The Law Reform Commission Act, 1975** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| **The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 1980** Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| **The Legal Practitioners Act, 2000** [Margin: Short title.] Act No. 15 of 2000 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| **The Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2017.** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Local government and chieftaincy | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| **The Non-Citizens (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) (Amendment) Act, 1980** Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Citizenship and immigration | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| **The Non-Citizens (Trade and Business) (Amendment) Act, 1970** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Citizenship and immigration | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| **The Parliamentary Pensions Act, 1980** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Social welfare and disability | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| **The Pay-Roll Tax (Amendment) Act, 1974** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Tax | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| **The Pensions and Retiring Benefits of Presidents and Vice-Presidents Act, 1986** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Social welfare and disability | Status not yet checked | 27 |
| **The Public Health (Amendment) Act, 1970** Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Health | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| **The Registration of Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2000.** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| **The Rice Corporation (Repeal) Act, 1980** Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 14 |
| **The Sherbro Urban District Council (Amendment) Act, 1970** Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| **The Sierra Leone Housing Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1986** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| **The Sierra Leone Housing Corporation Act, 1982** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 46 |
| **The Sierra Leone Produce Marketing (Amendment) Act, 1970** [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| **The Sierra Rutile Agreement (Ratification) Act, 2002** Act No. 4 of 2002 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 12 |
| **The Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2001** [Margin: Short title.] Act No. 3 of 2001 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| 1 No. The Basic and Seniot Secotulary Edlzration Act 2023 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 28 |
| 1 This Act may be cited as the Foreign Marriage(Amendment) Act, 1964. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| 1 This Act may be cited as the Freetown Improvement Short titie.(Extension) (Amendment) Act, 1964. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| 1, This Act may be cited as the Audit Act, 1962. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Anti-corruption and governance | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| 1, This Act may be cited as the Freetown Municipality Short title.(Amendment) Act, 1962. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| 1. This Act may be cited as the 1964-65 Appropriation Act, short title Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| 1960 23 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| 2 The Cyber Security qnd Crine Act 2021 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Data protection and technology | Status not yet checked | 39 |
| 2. Offences against the British Nationality Act, 1948. Cap. 83 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| 27 of the Sierra Leone Citizenship Act, 1973 the President hereby Act No. 4 of 1973 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Citizenship and immigration | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| 3 and 4 2. The Forgery Act, 1913, is hereby applied to the Protec- Cap. 264 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| 3. The Freetown Municipality Act (Amendment) Decree,1967 is hereby repealed. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Environment | Status not yet checked | 86 |
| ACT N0.47 1992 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| AND WHEREAS Section 6 of the Electoral Provisions Act, 1962 provides Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Elections and political parties | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKIING AND MIGRANT ACT,2022 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Academy Act , 2017 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 22 |
| Act (Repeal) Decree, 1993 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| Act 2008, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice hereby makes Act No. 10 of 2008 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| Act, 1894, as amended by any subsequent enactment, or the Cap. 147 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| Act, 1964, and shall be deemed to haye come into operation on mencemen Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Act, 1964, and shall come into force on the first day of Aprl: ment and Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| Act, 1964. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Act, 1966 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Act, 1966 Short title. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Act, 1968 Date of Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Act, 1981 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Act, 1996 to provide for the substitution of the words: “Traffic Act No. 4 of 1996 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Act, 1999 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| Act, 2002 (Act No 12 0f 2002); Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 66 |
| Act, 2006. Act No. 4 of 2006 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| Act, 2008. Act No. 8 of 2008 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Act, 2010. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 16 |
| Act, 2016. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Act,.1961. The Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Agency Act, 2017 and to provide for other related matters. Act No. 8 of 2017 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| Agency Act, 2024 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 28 |
| Agricultural Research Institute Act 2007 (Act No. 25 of 2007), to Act No. 25 of 2007 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | Status not yet checked | 32 |
| Amcodcrent 3- Section60ofthe Mldlife Conservation Act 1972 is ametrded Act No. 21 of 1972 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| An Act to Amend the Interpretation Act, 1961 Act No. 46 of 1961 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| An Act to Amend the Pensions (Mr. S. B. Nicol-Cole) 1963. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Social welfare and disability | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| An Act to Make Supplementary Provision for theService of Sierra Leone for the Year 1963 /64 Act No. 50 of 1963 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| An Act to amend the Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 198 |
| An ordinance to make supplementary provision for the service of Sierra Leone for the year 1961-62 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| And the Bumbuna Conservation Area Act, 2008. Act No. 6 of 2008 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 25 |
| Anti Human Trafficking Act 2005 Act No. 7 of 2005 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 26 |
| Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2019 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Anti-corruption and governance | In force, as amended checked Oct 20, 2026 | 3 |
| Banking Act 1970 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Banking and finance | Status not yet checked | 155 |
| Being a Decree to repeal the Republic of South Africa Act, 1962 (which imposed trade sanctions against the Republic of South Africa) (1995) Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Trade and customs | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Being an Act to amend the Local Governmetrt Act, 2004; to Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Being an Act to amend the National Electricity Act, 2011, to Act No. 8 of 2011 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Energy and utilities | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| Cap 07 Cap. 7 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 43 |
| Cap 09 Cap. 9 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Cap 102 Cap. 102 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 30 |
| Cap 103 Cap. 103 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Cap 108 Cap. 108 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| Cap 109 Cap. 109 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 21 |
| Cap 11 Cap. 11 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 30 |
| Cap 119 Cap. 119 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Cap 138 Cap. 138 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 30 |
| Cap 148 Cap. 148 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| Cap 155 Cap. 155 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 27 |
| Cap 162 Cap. 162 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Cap 166 Cap. 166 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 41 |
| Cap 17 Cap. 17 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| Cap 194 Cap. 194 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 25 |
| Cap 196 Cap. 196 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 90 |
| Cap 216 Cap. 216 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Cap 223 Cap. 223 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 15 |
| Cap 249 Cap. 249 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 322 |
| Cap 278 Cap. 278 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Cap 281 Cap. 281 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Cap 286 Cap. 286 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Cap 294 Cap. 294 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Cap 44 Cap. 44 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 48 |
| Cap 45 Cap. 45 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 47 |
| Cap 49 Cap. 49 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Cap 68 Cap. 68 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 18 |
| Cap%2001 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 46 |
| Cap. 268 Cap. 268 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 41 |
| Cap. 287 Cap. 287 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 121 |
| Cap. 288 Cap. 288 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 33 |
| Cap257 Cap. 257 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| Centre Act, 2025 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 28 |
| Civil Aviation Act, 2017 for an effective aviation safety and security Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 131 |
| Cohesion Act, 2020 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 25 |
| Conservation Trust Fund Act, 2012 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 29 |
| Constitutional Instrument No. 5 of 2024 Gazette VO1. CLXV, NO. 31 (1) Constitutional Instrument No. 5 of 2024 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Constitutional | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Constitutional Instrument Proclamation 2024 1 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Constitutional | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Cotrstitutiotr of Siera Leone (ABendm€nt) Act, 2022 sbo't titL' Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Council (Amendment) Act, 1964. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Council Act, 2022 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 14 |
| Development Agency Act, 2016 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 30 |
| Environment Protection Agency Act, 2008 Act No. 11 of 2008 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Environment | Status not yet checked | 67 |
| Export Promotion Agency Act, 2007 Act No. 3 of 2007 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 24 |
| Expulsion) (Amendment) Act, 1968 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Extradition Act, 1870, it is amongst other things enacted that Cap. 88 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| Financial Administration Regulations 1998 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Banking and finance | Status not yet checked | 246 |
| Financing of Terrorism Act, 2012 Act No. 2 of 2012 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Banking and finance | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Forces (Amendment) Act, 1964, and shall be deemed to have come mencement. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Forestry Act 1988 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | Status not yet checked | 26 |
| Gratuities and other Benefits Act, 2001; Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 28 |
| Health Act, 1960, whenever a statutory nuisance is found by any Act No. 23 of 1960 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Health | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| Health Specialties Act, 2016 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Health | Status not yet checked | 41 |
| I, This Act may be cited as the D1strict Councils (Amendment) Short title.Act, 1964. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| I/WE Do solemnly declare that all the requirements of the Companies Act, 2009 (as Act No. 5 of 2009 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Corporate and business | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| Immunities) Act, 1967 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| Intelligence Act, 2002 Act No. 10 of 2002 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Security and armed forces | Status not yet checked | 41 |
| LEGISLATION OF SIERRA LEONE 1987 Contents Act Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUNDAND THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE AGR582 25th NOVEMBER, 2020 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| LOCAL COURTS AСT, 1963 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 23 |
| Local Authority Act 1997-PN14 Public Notice No. 14 of 1997 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| Local Courts Act, 1963 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Courts, procedure and evidence | Status not yet checked | 52 |
| Management Corpor.ajion Act, 2023 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 24 |
| Management) Act, 1961, as adapted by the Proclamation entitled Act No. 2 of 1961 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| Marriage and Divorce Act, 2007 Act No. 1 of 2009 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 24 |
| Matragement Act, 2016 for the frndenl, efftcictrt' eflectivg and Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| Minimum Wage Act, 1997 Act No. 1 of 1997 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Labour and employment | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| Monuments and Relics Act, 1962, the following is hereby declared as a National Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.1 1992 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.1 1993 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.1 1995 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.1-FREEZING OF ASSETS (AMENDMENT) DECREE 1995 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.10 1992 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.11 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.11-ADVISORY CONCIL (ESTABLISHMENT)(REPEAL) DECREE 1995 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.13 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.14 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.15 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.17 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.18 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.2 1992 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 15 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.2 1993 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.2 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.3 1992 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.3 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.4 1992 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.4 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.6 1993 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.6 1994 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.7 1992 Public Notice No. 20 of 1992 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.7 1993 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| NPRC DECREE N0.8 1992 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| No. 1 Summary Ejectment (Amendment) Act 2006No. 1 Summary Ejectment (Amendment) Act 2006 Act No. 1 of 2006 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| No. 1 The Appropriation Act 2019No. 1 The Appropriation Act 201912 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| No. 1 The Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Act (Repeal) Act 2013 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| No. 11 Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2006No. 11 Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2006 Act No. 11 of 2006 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Citizenship and immigration | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| No. 12 Appropriation Act 2014No. 12 Appropriation Act 2014 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 201812 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| No. 14 Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (Amendment) Act 2007 Act No. 14 of 2007 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| No. 2 Appropriation Act 2009No. 2 Appropriation Act 2009 Act No. 2 of 2009 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| No. 2 Appropriation Act 2021No. 2 Appropriation Act 20218 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| No. 2 Appropriation Act 2022No. 2 Appropriation Act 20228 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| No. 2 Appropriation Act 2025No. 2 Appropriation Act 20258 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| No. 2 Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2005No. 2 Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2005 Act No. 2 of 2005 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| No. 2 The Courts (Amendment) Act 2006No. 2 Courts (Amendment) Act 2006 Act No. 2 of 2006 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| No. 23 The Bosic and Sentor Secondary Hrcation Act 2023 fr Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 60 |
| No. 3 Appropriation Act 2008No. 3 Appropriation Act 2008 Act No. 3 of 2008 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| No. 3 Appropriation Act 2023No. 3 Appropriation Act 20238 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| No. 3 Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act 2006No. 3 Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act 2006 Act No. 3 of 2006 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Media and communications | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| No. 4 Appropriation Act 2005No. 4 Appropriation Act 2005 Act No. 4 of 2005 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| No. 5 Administration of Estates (Amendment) Act 2006No. 5 Administration of Estates (Amendment) Act 2006 Act No. 5 of 2006 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| No. 5 Appropriation Act 2004No. 5 Appropriation Act 2004 Act No. 5 of 2004 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| No. 5 National Water Resources Management Agency Act 2017No. 5 National Water Resources Management Agency Act 2017 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Environment | Status not yet checked | 38 |
| No. 6 Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2004No. 6 Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2004 Act No. 6 of 2006 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Tax | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| No. 7 Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2005No. 7 Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2005 Act No. 8 of 2005 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Tax | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| No. 8 Public Health (Amendment) Act 2004No. 8 Public Health (Amendment) Act 2004 Act No. 8 of 2004 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Health | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| No. The Extractive Industries Revenue Act 2018No. The Extractive Industries Revenue Act 2018 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Tax | Status not yet checked | 23 |
| No. The National Youth Service (Amendement) Act 2024No. The National Youth Service (Amendement) Act 2024 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| Oil Agreement (1979)(Ratification) Act, 1982 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Mining, oil and gas | Status not yet checked | 22 |
| PN.11 1983 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| PN.18 1983 Public Notice No. 18 of 1983 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| PN.20 1983 Public Notice No. 20 of 1983 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| PN.21 1983 Public Notice No. 21 of 1983 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| PN.22 1983 Public Notice No. 22 of 1983 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| PN.24 1983 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| PN.25 1983 Public Notice No. 25 of 1983 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| PN.5 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| PN.6 1983 Public Notice No. 6 of 1983 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Pensions Mr. S. L. Bangura) Act, 1966 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Social welfare and disability | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Perjury Act, 1911. Cap. 27 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 35 |
| Preventionofcrueltytochildren Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 34 |
| Proceedings Act, 1947, by petition, manifestation, or plea of Cap. 23 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Proclamation 2024 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Production) Act, 2011. Act No. 7 of 2011 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| Protection Authority Act, 2012 to provide adequate protection to Act No. 7 of 2012 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| Provinces Act 2017 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| REPEALED THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE 1978-12 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Constitutional | Status not yet checked | 181 |
| Registration (Amendment) Act, 1990 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Registration Act, 1961 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| SI - The National Land Commission Para-Sureyors and Paralegals Operation Regulations 2023 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| SI-The Aduit Service Regulations 2024 Arrangement of Sections 1 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 31 |
| SIERRA LEONE HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSION ACT 2011 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Health | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Short title. The External Telecommunications Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004 Act No. 3 of 2004 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Media and communications | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| Short title. The Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Act, 2004. Act No. 7 of 2004 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Mining, oil and gas | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission Act 2011, Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Energy and utilities | Status not yet checked | 19 |
| Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Sierra Leone Republic Act 1972 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Smuggling Act, 2022 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 15 |
| Statutes Relating to Land Law in Sierra Leone No. 149 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 19 |
| Statutory Instrument The Criminal Procedure Commencements (1) Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Courts, procedure and evidence | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| Stock Act, 1900; or Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| THE BANK OF SIERRA LEONE ACT 2019 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Banking and finance | Status not yet checked | 78 |
| THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACTS, 1965 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Repealed checked Oct 25, 2026 | 248 |
| THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Tax | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| THE WORK PERMIT ACT 2023 (ACT NO ll OF 2023) Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| TRADE MARKS ACT CAP 244 - 30TH SEPTEMBER2021 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Intellectual property | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| TRADE MARKS ACT CAP 244. - 18TH AUGUST 2022 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Intellectual property | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| TRADE MARKS ACT CAP 244. - 24TH FEBRUARY 2022 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Intellectual property | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| Tar and DutY ExemPttons Act 2023 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 23 |
| Tariff Act 1978 is amended by deleting tbe rate indicat€d under Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Trade and customs | Status not yet checked | 16 |
| Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2019. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| Terrorism Act, 2012 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Status not yet checked | 138 |
| The 1965/66 Supplementary Appropriation Act, 1966 short title. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The 1966-67 Appropriation Act 1966 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The 1974/75 Supplementary Appropriation Act, 1975 [Margin: Short title.] Act No. 7 of 1974 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The 1980/81 Appropriation Act, 1980 [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The 1982/83 Appropriation Act, 1982 Short titie. Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The 1986/87 Appropriation Act, 1986 [Margin: Short title.] (1987) Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 2 |
| The 1987/88 Appropriation Act, 1987 [Margin: Short [illegible]] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The APPmPriation Act, 2024 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The Abolition of the Death Penalty Act, 2021 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Administration of Short title Cap. 46 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Admiralty Lands Short title ordinance Cap. 123 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Adoption Act, 1989 Short title Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Children | Status not yet checked | 16 |
| The African Labourers Short title Cap. 214 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Labour and employment | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| The Agricultural Ordinance Cap. 185 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Airfields and Defence Short title Cap. 120 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Security and armed forces | Status not yet checked | 17 |
| The Aliens (Expulsion) Ordinance Cap. 90 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Aliens Naturalisation Short title Cap. 84 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 20 |
| The Aliens Registration Ordinance Cap. 85 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Allied Health Professions Act, 2022 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Health | Status not yet checked | 28 |
| The Alloy Coinage (Discount Prohibition) Ordinance Cap. 263 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The Alluvial Diamond Citation Cap. 198 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 32 |
| The Alluvial Diamond Short title Mining (Amendment) (No (1961) Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Mining, oil and gas | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| The Alm Mohammedan Burial Board Ordinance Cap. 91 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 19 |
| The Animals (Control Short title (1961) Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Animals' Diseases Interpretation Cap. 191 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 34 |
| The Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2002 [Margin: Short title.] Act No. 15 of 2002 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Anti-corruption and governance | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| The Anti-Corruption Act, 2000 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Anti-corruption and governance | Status not yet checked | 42 |
| The Anti-Corruption Act, 2008 Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Anti-corruption and governance | In force, as amended checked Oct 20, 2026 | 2 |
| The Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2005 Act No. 6 of 2005 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | Banking and finance | Status not yet checked | 49 |
| The Appeals from Magistrates' Courts Ordinance Cap. 16 · Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 18 |
| The Appropriation Act, 1998 [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| The Appropriation Act, 2000 [Margin: Short title.] Act of Parliament | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 10 |
Official free sources
- Sierra Leone Legal Information Institute (SierraLII)
- Law Reform Commission of Sierra Leone: Acts, statutory instruments and the 1960 Laws of Sierra Leone
- Parliament of Sierra Leone
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