The Human Rights Law Index is a collection of international treaties and case law from African courts on topics relating to human rights. The case selection aims to provide a snapshot of human rights law in a country, as well as within the African Union. The index currently covers over 1000 documents.
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| THE 1975/76 SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT,1976 | Number of Act: 24 Date of assent: 01 January 1976 Date of commencement: 01 January 1976 In... |
| THE NATIONAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT,1976 | Number of Act: 25 Date of assent: 14 October 1976 Date of commencement: 14 October 1976 In... |
| THE SURTAX (TEMPORARY IMPOSITION) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976 | Number of Act: 26 Date of assent: 01 April 1976 Date of commencement: 01 April 1976 In force: ... |
| THE SIERRA LEONE AND UNION OF SOVIET SOCIAL REPUBLICS ON CORPORATION IN THE FIELD OF FISHERIES AGREEMENT 1976(RATIFICATION)ACT1976 | Number of Act: 27 Date of assent: 14 May 1976 Date of commencement: 14 May 1976 In force: ... |
| THE BUSINESS REGISTRATION(AMENDMENT) ACT,1976 | Number of Act: 28 Date of assent: 30 December 1976 Date of commencement: 30 December 1976 In... |
| THE LOCAL COURTS ACT, 1963 (NO.20 OF 1963) | Number of Act: 1 Date of assent: 26 January 1976 Date of commencement: 26 January 1976 In force... |
| THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT (CAP.18) | Number of Act: 2 Date of assent: 01 January 1976 Date of commencement: 01 January 1976 In force... |
| THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT (CAP.81) | Number of Act: 3 Date of assent: 01 January 1976 Date of commencement: 01 January 1976 In force... |
| THE LIQUOR ACT (237) | Number of Act: 4 Date of assent: 01 January 1976 Date of commencement: 01 January 1976 In force... |
| THE LOCAL TAX ACT, 1975 (NO. 15 OF 1975) | Number of Act: 5 Date of assent: 18 March 1976 Date of commencement: 18 March 1976 In force: ... |
| THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1968 (NO.15 OF 1968) | Number of Act: 6 Date of assent: 01 September 1975 Date of commencement: 01 September 1975 In... |
| Courts Act,1965 | Number of Act: 31 Date of assent: 01 March 2065 In force: Yes Download: COURTS ACT 1965.pdf |
| Investment Promotion Act,2004 | Number of Act: 10 Date of assent: 26 August 2004 Date of commencement: 26 August 2004 In force... |
| The Sierra Leone Export Development and Investment Corporation Decree,1993 | Number of Act: 23 Date of assent: 25 November 1993 Date of commencement: 25 November 1993 In... |
| The Home Mortgage Finance Act, 2009 | Number of Act: 4 Date of assent: 04 June 2009 Date of commencement: 04 June 2009 In force: Yes... |
| The Education Act,2004 | Number of Act: 19 Date of assent: 01 April 2004 Date of commencement: 01 April 2004 In force: ... |
| Companies Act | Short title: Companies Act Year of Act: 2009 Number of Act: 5 Date of assent: 13 August 2009... |
| The Medical Practitioners and Dental Surgeons Decree 1994 | Year of Act: 1994 Number of Act: 12 Date of assent: 05 May 1994 Date of promulgation: 17 March... |
| The Sierra Leone Health Service Commission Act,2011 | Year of Act: 2011 Number of Act: 5 Date of assent: 20 April 2011 Date of promulgation: 20... |
| Public Health Ordinance 1960 | Year of Act: 1960 Number of Act: 23 Date of assent: 14 January 1960 Date of promulgation: 14... |
| The Legal Aid Act 2012 | Year of Act: 2012 Number of Act: 6 Date of assent: 19 July 2012 Date of promulgation: 19 July... |
| The Offshore Ordinance (Cap149) | Year of Act: 1931 Number of Act: 11 Date of assent: 01 August 1931 Date of promulgation: 01... |
| The Sierra Leone Redcross Society Act,2012 | Year of Act: 2012 Number of Act: 15 Date of assent: 03 December 2012 Date of promulgation: 03... |
| Local Government | Short title: Local Government Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 34 Date of assent: 16 June 2017... |
| The Non-citizens Act 1965 | Year of Act: 1965 Number of Act: 35 Date of assent: 08 June 1965 Date of promulgation: 08 June... |
| Finance Act, 2017 | Short title: Finance Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 30 Date of assent: 01 June 2017 Date of... |
| Appropriation Act | Short title: Appropriation Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 69 Date of assent: 13 October 2017... |
| Fiscal Managment | Short title: Fiscal Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 68 Date of assent: 12 November 2017 Date... |
| Fiscal Management | Short title: Fiscal Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 09 Date of assent: 10 October 2017 Date... |
| Guma Valley | Short title: Guma Valley Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 6 Date of assent: 17 August 2017... |
| Local Government | Short title: Local Government Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 34 Date of assent: 22 June 2017... |
| The Medical Practitioner and Dental Surgeons(Amendments) Act 2008 | Short title: Medical Act Year of Act: 2008 Number of Act: 22 Date of assent: 01 May 2008 Date... |
| The Fiscal Management and Control Act | Short title: Fiscal Management Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 68 Date of assent: 12 October... |
| The Guma Valley Water Company Act | Short title: Guma Valley Water Company Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 48 Date of assent: 17... |
| The Local Government(Amendment) Act | Short title: Local Government Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 34 Date of assent: 22 June 2017... |
| The National Medical Supplies Agent Act | Short title: National Medical Supplies Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 76 Date of assent: 02... |
| The Natural Water Resource Management Act | Short title: Natural Water Resource Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 48 Date of assent: 17... |
| The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency Act | Short title: Sierra Leone Meteorological Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 64 Date of assent: ... |
| The Sierra Leone Peace Keeping and Law Enforcement Academy Act | Short title: Peace Keeping and Law Enforcement Academy Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 54 Date... |
| The Sierra Leone Water Company Act | Short title: Water Company Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 48 Date of assent: 17 August 2017... |
| The Borrowers and Lenders Act | Short title: Borrowers and Lenders Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 25 Date of assent: 19 May... |
| The National Civil Registration Act | Short title: National Civil Registration Year of Act: 2017 Number of Act: 37 Date of assent: ... |
| Criminal Procedure Act 1965 | Short title: Criminal Year of Act: 1965 Number of Act: 13 Date of assent: 11 May 1965 Date of... |
| Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2018 | Short title: Appropriation Year of Act: 2018 Number of Act: 12 Date of assent: 21 July 2018... |
| Extractive Industries Revenue Act, 2018 | Short title: Extractive Industries Revenue Act Year of Act: 2018 Number of Act: 2 Date of... |
| Finance (Amendment) Act, 2018 | Short title: Finance Year of Act: 2018 Number of Act: 12 Date of assent: 19 July 2018 Date of... |
| Constitutional Instrument | Short title: Constitution Year of Act: 2018 Number of Act: 67 Date of assent: 02 August 2018... |
| Constitutional Instrument | Short title: Constitution Year of Act: 2018 Number of Act: 76 Date of assent: 27 September... |
| Constitutional Instrument | Short title: Constitution Year of Act: 2018 Number of Act: 65 Date of assent: 01 August 2018... |
| Electricity | Short title: Electricity Year of Act: 2018 Number of Act: 3 Date of assent: 15 January 2018... |