Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2008

Number of Act: 
9
Date of assent: 
24 July 2008
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Signed this 24th day of July, 2008.

DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA,

President.

The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2008.

Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 so as to grant to the Anti-Corruption Commission the power to prosecute offences involving corruption.

[31st July, 2008.]

Enacted by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled.

1. The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 is amended by the repeal and replacement of subsection (3) of section 64 thereof by the following subsection:-

All offences prosecuted in the name of the Republic of Sierra Leone except offences involving corruption

under the Anti-Corruption Act, 2000, shall be at the suit of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice or some other person authorized by him in accordance with any law governing the same".

2. The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 is amended by the repeal and replacement of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 66 thereof by the following paragraph:-

"(a) to institute and undertake criminal proceedings against any person before any court in respect of any offence against the laws of Sierra Leone except any offence involving corruption under the Anti-Corruption Act, 2000".

Passed in Parliament this 22nd day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand and eight.

VICTOR KAMARA, Clerk of Parliament.

This Printed Impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill.

VICTOR KAMARA, Clerk of Parliament.

Printed and Published by the Government Printing Department, Sierra Leone. Gazette No. 37 of 3 1st July, 2008.