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Sierra Leone Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency Act, 2016 (No. 2 of 2016).

Country/Territory
Sierra Leone
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette No. 11 of 3 March 2016.
Long title
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, to create a conducive environment within which Small and Medium Enterprises can thrive and operate, to provide for Sierra Leone's fiscal, monetary and handling policy, trade and industry, technology, marketing, infrastructural and institutional development, and for other related matters.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Institution Non-governmental entity
Geographical area
Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act concerns the establishment, administration, operations, functions and powers, etc. of the Sierra Leone Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency. The Agency is established as a body corporate and shall be governed by a Board of Directors. The object for which the Agency is established is to promote a conducive business environment including an efficient and effective service delivery network in order to empower and develop small and medium enterprises for growth, productivity and competitiveness. It shall, among other things, co-ordinate entrepreneurship activities and initiatives of public sector agencies and of the private sector relating to small and medium enterprises and small and medium industries.

Full text
English
Website
www.parliament.gov.sl