Constitution

Sierra Leone 1991 Constitution (reinstated 1996, reviewed 2013)

FOURTH SCHEDULE. DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE

I WILLIAM NIAKA STEPHEN CONTEH, Officer of the Order of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, do hereby certify that a Bill entitled “THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE, 1991” was first introduced by the Honourable ABDULAI OSMAN CONTEH, Officer of the Order of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone in the Fifth Session of the Third Parliament of Sierra Leone on the 4th day of June, 1991, then passed the First Reading, the Second Reading and the Committee Stage (with certain amendments made thereto) and that on the 1st day of July, 1991 the said Honourable ABDULAI OSMAN CONTEH, Officer of the Order of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone, reported to the House that the Bill entitled “THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE, 1991” passed the House with certain amendments.

I further certify that on the 3rd day of August, 1991, the said Bill entitled “THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE, 1991” in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of Section 55 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978 (Act No. 12 of 1978), has been submitted to and been approved at a Referendum conducted on the 23rd, 26th, 28th and 30th days of August, 1991 and been approved with the majority required under sub-section (4) of Section 55 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978.

I further certify that all the appropriate provisions of Section 55 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978 have been complied with and that the said Bill entitled “THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE, 1991” may therefore be submitted to His Excellency the President for his assent and signature.

GIVEN under my hand this 3rd day of September, 1991. W. N. S. CONTEH, Speaker.

Passed in Parliament this 1st day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-one. M. T. BETTS-PRIDDY, Acting Clerk of Parliament.