Devolution of Estates Act, 2007 (No. 21 of 2007). Country/Territory Sierra Leone Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleBeing an Act to provide for surviving spouses, children, parents, relatives and other dependants of testate and intestate persons and to provide for other related matters. Subject Land & soil Keyword Inheritance Ownership Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act makes provision with respect to intestate succession and succession by will of estates including land and land-related rights. The Act sets out rules relative to inheritance and related distribution of estates in the case a person dies without having made a will. The Act also defines offences against persons entitled to inheritance or related to the deceased person. Full text English Website www.sierra-leone.org