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Laws of Sierra Leone · Colonial ordinances (before 1961) (233)
Showing 101–200 of 233.
| Title | Jurisdiction | Domain | Status | Provisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guides' (Prohibition) Ordinance (1917) Cap. 72 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| The Harbour Dues Ordinance (1943) Cap. 139 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 16 |
| The Highways Diversion Ordinance (1905) Cap. 130 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The Illiterates Protection Ordinance (1898) Cap. 104 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 33 |
| The Imperial Statutes (Law of Property) Adoption Ordinance (1933) Cap. 18 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 12 |
| The Importation of Textiles (Quotas) Ordinance (1934) Cap. 233 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Trade and customs | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The Impounding Ordinance (1905) Cap. 192 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Income Tax Ordinance (1944) Cap. 273 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Tax | Status not yet checked | 25 |
| The Infanticide Ordinance (1939) Cap. 28 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Jurors and Assessors Ordinance (1905) Cap. 38 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 46 |
| The Kroo Reservation Ordinance (1906) Cap. 127 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (1935) Cap. 19 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Legal Practitioners (Disciplinary Committee) Ordinance (1938) Cap. 12 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 33 |
| The Legal Practitioners Ordinance (1946) Cap. 11 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 34 |
| The Lighting Control Ordinance (1938) Cap. 167 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Liquor Licensing Ordinance (1960) Cap. 238 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 51 |
| The Loan (1949) Ordinance Cap. 269 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Loan (1959) Ordinance Cap. 290 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| The Local Authorities Officers' Superannuation Ordinance (1955) Cap. 82 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 21 |
| The Local Loans Ordinance (1956) Cap. 270 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 19 |
| The Local Time Ordinance (1932) Cap. 2 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Locusts (Destruction) Ordinance (1931) Cap. 188 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Lodgers (Registration in Hotels) Ordinance (1947) Cap. 74 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 134 |
| The Lotteries Ordinance (1959) Cap. 32 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Lunacy Ordinance (1902) Cap. 157 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 37 |
| The Lunatics Removal (West African Territories) Ordinance (1905) Cap. 159 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The Lunatics Removal Ordinance (1932) Cap. 158 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Machinery (Safe Working and Inspection) Ordinance (1941) Cap. 218 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 70 |
| The Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Ordinance (1916) Cap. 99 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Married Women's Maintenance Ordinance (1888) Cap. 100 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Matrimonial Causes Ordinance (1950) Cap. 102 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 30 |
| The Medical Practitioners, Dentists and Druggists Ordinance (1908) Cap. 151 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Health | Status not yet checked | 42 |
| The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Ordinance (1955) Cap. 142 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Methodist Lands, Rawdon Street, Ordinance (1872) Cap. 281 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| The Midwives Ordinance (1959) Cap. 153 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 27 |
| The Minerals Ordinance (1927) Cap. 196 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 90 |
| The Mining (Mineral Oil) Ordinance (1958) Cap. 197 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Mining, oil and gas | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The Mohammedan Marriage Ordinance (1905) Cap. 96 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 12 |
| The Monuments and Relics Ordinance (1947) Cap. 59 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 18 |
| The Native Courts Ordinance (1933) Cap. 8 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 36 |
| The Newspapers Ordinance (1924) Cap. 111 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Media and communications | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| The Notary Public Ordinance (1937) Cap. 13 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 19 |
| The Oaths and Affirmations Ordinance (1930) Cap. 42 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The Official Oaths Ordinance (1923) Cap. 169 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 17 |
| The Official Secrets Ordinance (1941) Cap. 170 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Ordinances Authentication Ordinance (1930) Cap. 3 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 10 |
| The Ordnance Lands Ordinance (1856) Cap. 125 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Palm Wine Ordinance (1927) Cap. 239 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 22 |
| The Pensions (Old Conditions of Service) (Extension of Rights) Ordinance (1959) Cap. 291 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Social welfare and disability | Status not yet checked | 4 |
| The Perjury Ordinance (1896) Cap. 43 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Personation and Uniforms Ordinance (1905) Cap. 34 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Petitions of Right Ordinance (1901) Cap. 23 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Petroleum Ordinance (1926) Cap. 236 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Mining, oil and gas | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Pilotage Ordinance (1890) Cap. 141 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 32 |
| The Police Ordinance (1950) Cap. 150 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Status not yet checked | 75 |
| The Port of Freetown Ordinance (1954) Cap. 140 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 43 |
| The Ports and Inland Waters Ordinance (1943) Cap. 138 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 30 |
| The Post Office Ordinance (1904) Cap. 160 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 70 |
| The Prevention of Corruption Ordinance (1907) Cap. 33 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 5 |
| The Prevention of Cruelty to Children Ordinance (1926) Cap. 31 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Family and succession | Status not yet checked | 32 |
| The Probate Exemption Ordinance (1896) Cap. 48 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The Probates (British and Colonial) Recognition Ordinance (1915) Cap. 47 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The Probation of Offenders Ordinance (1950) Cap. 40 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 18 |
| The Processions Ordinance (1935) Cap. 73 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Proprietary Railways Ordinance (1909) Cap. 135 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 32 |
| The Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance (1927) Cap. 30 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The Protectorate Land Ordinance (1927) Cap. 122 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 14 |
| The Protectorate Mining Benefits Trust Fund Ordinance (1932) Cap. 201 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Mining, oil and gas | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Protectorate Vagrancy Ordinance (1934) Cap. 64 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 16 |
| The Public Transport Services Ordinance (1929) Cap. 137 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Publications Ordinance (1887) Cap. 112 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| The Recruiting of Workers Ordinance (1941) Cap. 216 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| The Registration of Employees Ordinance (1947) Cap. 213 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Labour and employment | Status not yet checked | 20 |
| The Retirement Benefits of Public Officers Ordinance (1959) Cap. 292 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 6 |
| The Road Traffic Ordinance (1959) Cap. 132 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Banking and finance | Status not yet checked | 19 |
| The Rokel River Water Rights Agreement (Ratification) Ordinance (1938) Cap. 206 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Corporate and business | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Rural Area Ordinance (1950) Cap. 75 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 128 |
| The Saint George's Cathedral Ordinance (1898) Cap. 277 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 13 |
| The Sedition Ordinance (1939) Cap. 29 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Sherbro Urban District Council Ordinance (1952) Cap. 76 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 118 |
| The Sheriffs Ordinance (1921) Cap. 10 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 9 |
| The Shipping Casualties, Wrecks and Salvage Ordinance (1907) Cap. 145 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 60 |
| The Shipwrecked Passengers Ordinance (1888) Cap. 146 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Sierra Leone Amateur Sports Council Ordinance (1955) Cap. 283 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Transport and maritime | Status not yet checked | 20 |
| The Sierra Leone Church Committee Incorporation Ordinance (1876) Cap. 278 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| The Sierra Leone Development Fund Ordinance (1952) Cap. 258 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Sierra Leone Education Fund Ordinance (1955) Cap. 108 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 8 |
| The Sierra Leone Library Board Ordinance (1959) Cap. 293 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 31 |
| The Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Ordinance (1949) Cap. 229 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 40 |
| The Socony-Vacuum Oil Company Ordinance (1946) Cap. 252 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Corporate and business | Status not yet checked | 11 |
| The Stamp Duty Ordinance (1905) Cap. 274 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 37 |
| The Stamps (Demonetisation) Ordinance (1931) Cap. 162 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| The Summary Conviction Offences Ordinance (1906) Cap. 37 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Criminal | Status not yet checked | 64 |
| The Summary Ejectment Ordinance (1904) Cap. 49 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 1 |
| The Summary Review Ordinance (1901) Cap. 17 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 7 |
| The Survey Ordinance (1951) Cap. 128 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 24 |
| The Survey of Boats Ordinance (1932) Cap. 143 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Land and property | Status not yet checked | 16 |
| The Teachers' Superannuation Fund Ordinance (1944) Cap. 107 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | Education | Status not yet checked | 14 |
| The Telegrams (Production) Ordinance (1939) Cap. 163 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 3 |
| The Telegraphs Ordinance (1900) Cap. 164 · Colonial ordinance | Sierra Leone | — | Status not yet checked | 36 |
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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