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Laws of Sierra Leone · Colonial ordinances (before 1961) (233)
Showing 1–100 of 233.
| Title | Jurisdiction | Domain | Status | Provisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Statutes (Criminal Law) Adoption Ordinance (1933) Cap. 27 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 51 |
| The Administration of Estates Ordinance (1946) Cap. 45 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 47 |
| The Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Ordinance (1940) Cap. 46 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Admiralty Lands Ordinance (1862) Cap. 123 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The African Labourers (Employment at Sea) Ordinance (1937) Cap. 214 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Labour and employment | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| The Agricultural Ordinance (1946) Cap. 185 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Airfields and Defence Lands (Acquisition of Clearance Rights) Ordinance (1944) Cap. 120 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Security and armed forces | Status not yet checked | 17 |
| The Aku Mohammedan Burial Board Ordinance (1939) Cap. 91 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 19 |
| The Aliens (Expulsion) Ordinance (1939) Cap. 90 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Aliens Naturalisation and Acquisition of Property Ordinance (1907) Cap. 84 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 20 |
| The Aliens Registration Ordinance (1925) Cap. 85 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Alloy Coinage (Discount Prohibition) Ordinance (1920) Cap. 263 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The Alluvial Diamond Mining Ordinance (1956) Cap. 198 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 32 |
| The Animals' Diseases Ordinance (1944) Cap. 191 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 34 |
| The Appeals from Magistrates' Courts Ordinance (1935) Cap. 16 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 41 |
| The Arms and Ammunition Ordinance (1923) Cap. 234 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 28 |
| The Auctioneers Ordinance (1895) Cap. 224 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 29 |
| The Audit Ordinance (1955) Cap. 57 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Anti-corruption and governance | Status not yet checked | 12 |
| The Bills of Exchange Ordinance (1892) Cap. 227 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 98 |
| The Births and Deaths (Protectorate) Registration Ordinance (1951) Cap. 93 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 18 |
| The Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance (1913) Cap. 92 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 53 |
| The Bishop of Freetown and Bo and the Apostolic Prefect of Makeni Incorporation Ordinance (1959) Cap. 276 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Bishop of Sierra Leone Incorporation Ordinance (1905) Cap. 275 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Bo Town Council Ordinance (1954) Cap. 80 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 123 |
| The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Associations Ordinance (1924) Cap. 110 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The British Nationality Ordinance (1949) Cap. 83 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Building Lines Ordinance (1939) Cap. 129 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| The Burials Registration (Freetown) Ordinance (1908) Cap. 94 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Bush Fire Prevention Ordinance (1906) Cap. 190 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Business Names and Registration Ordinance (1954) Cap. 257 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Carriage of Goods by Sea Ordinance (1926) Cap. 147 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Chiefdom Police Ordinance (1959) Cap. 284 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Local government and chieftaincy | Status not yet checked | 25 |
| The Chiefdom Treasuries Ordinance (1938) Cap. 62 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Local government and chieftaincy | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Children and Young Persons Ordinance (1945) Cap. 44 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 48 |
| The Church Missionary Society Lands Ordinance (1905) Cap. 279 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Cinematograph Exhibitions Ordinance (1931) Cap. 115 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 20 |
| The Civil Marriage Ordinance (1910) Cap. 97 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 23 |
| The Co-operative Societies Ordinance (1949) Cap. 253 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 68 |
| The Coins Ordinance (1927) Cap. 260 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The Colonial Treasury Bills Ordinance (1922) Cap. 266 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Companies Ordinance (1938) Cap. 249 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 322 |
| The Concessions Ordinance (1931) Cap. 121 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 44 |
| The Consular Conventions Ordinance (1950) Cap. 6 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 43 |
| The Coroners Ordinance (1907) Cap. 9 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| The Corporal Punishment Ordinance (1953) Cap. 41 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 14 |
| The Counterfeit Currency Ordinance (1936) Cap. 264 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Ordinance (1915) Cap. 280 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Courts Ordinance (1946) Cap. 7 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 43 |
| The Crown Lands Conservancy Ordinance (1903) Cap. 118 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 19 |
| The Currency Notes (Discount) and Premium on Silver Prohibition Ordinance (1918) Cap. 261 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The Currency Notes (West African Board) (Legal Tender) Ordinance (1918) Cap. 262 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Banking and finance | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Customs Ordinance (1949) Cap. 271 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Trade and customs | Status not yet checked | 191 |
| The Customs Tariff Ordinance (1932) Cap. 272 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Trade and customs | Status not yet checked | 76 |
| The Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (1926) Cap. 154 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Status not yet checked | 22 |
| The Debtors' Ordinance (1883) Cap. 24 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 37 |
| The Defence Lands Acquisition Ordinance (1942) Cap. 119 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| The Diamond Agreements and Licence (Ratification) Ordinance (1933) Cap. 207 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 27 |
| The Diamond Corporations Agreement (1959) (Ratification) Ordinance Cap. 285 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 20 |
| The Diamond Industry Profit Tax Ordinance (1935) Cap. 200 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Tax | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| The Diamond Industry Protection Ordinance (1956) Cap. 199 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Diamond Supplementary Agreement (1951) Ratification Ordinance (1952) Cap. 208 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The Diamond Supplementary Agreement (1954) Ratification Ordinance Cap. 209 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 18 |
| The Diamond Supplementary Agreement (1955) Ratification Ordinance (1956) Cap. 210 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| The Diamond Supplementary Agreement (1956) Ratification Ordinance Cap. 211 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Diplomatic Privileges (Extension) Ordinance (1949) Cap. 5 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The District Councils Ordinance (1951) Cap. 79 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 60 |
| The Dogs Ordinance (1900) Cap. 193 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 24 |
| The Education Ordinance (1954) Cap. 105 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Education | Status not yet checked | 51 |
| The Electric Light and Power Ordinance (1959) Cap. 166 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 41 |
| The Employers and Employed Ordinance (1935) Cap. 212 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Labour and employment | Status not yet checked | 84 |
| The Escheat Ordinance (1886) Cap. 20 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 27 |
| The Evidence (Documentary) Ordinance (1940) Cap. 26 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Courts, procedure and evidence | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Evidence (Marital Intercourse) Ordinance (1952) Cap. 103 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| The Exchange Control Ordinance (1954) Cap. 265 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 51 |
| The Excise Ordinance (1960) Cap. 286 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| The Execution against Real Property Ordinance (1906) Cap. 22 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 12 |
| The Explosives Ordinance (1908) Cap. 235 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 58 |
| The Extradition Ordinance (1878) Cap. 88 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Fangay Ordinance (1905) Cap. 36 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Ferries Ordinance (1931) Cap. 131 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 14 |
| The Fisheries Ordinance (1957) Cap. 195 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | Status not yet checked | 14 |
| The Folded Woven Goods Ordinance (1933) Cap. 232 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 17 |
| The Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (1935) Cap. 21 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| The Foreshores Ordinance (1931) Cap. 149 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 19 |
| The Forestry Ordinance (1912) Cap. 189 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | Status not yet checked | 26 |
| The Fortifications Sketching Ordinance (1889) Cap. 126 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Fourah Bay College (Transfer of Rights, Property and Liabilities) Ordinance (1960) Cap. 106 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Freetown Fire Prevention Measures Ordinance (1948) Cap. 68 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 18 |
| The Freetown Hotel Limited Agreement (Ratification) Ordinance (1959) Cap. 287 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 121 |
| The Freetown Improvement Ordinance (1900) Cap. 66 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 54 |
| The Freetown Municipality Building Scheme Ordinance (1933) Cap. 67 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 18 |
| The Freetown Municipality Officers' Superannuation Ordinance (1929) Cap. 71 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 21 |
| The Freetown Municipality Ordinance (1948) Cap. 65 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 131 |
| The Freetown Street Trading Ordinance (1937) Cap. 70 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Freetown Training College for Teachers Ordinance (1959) Cap. 288 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 33 |
| The Friendly Societies Ordinance (1886) Cap. 254 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| The Fugitive Criminals Surrender Ordinance (1906) Cap. 89 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 21 |
| The General Loan and Stock Ordinance (1950) Cap. 268 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 41 |
| The General Registration Ordinance (1905) Cap. 255 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 23 |
| The Geneva Conventions Ordinance (1959) Cap. 289 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
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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