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Chieftaincy Act, 2009 (No. 10 of 2009).

País/Territorio
Sierra Leona
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2009
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Extraordinary 2009.
Título completo
Being an Act to provide for the qualification, election, powers, functions and removal of a person as a Paramount Chief or chief and for other matters connected with chieftaincy.
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural
Palabra clave
Desarrollo agrícola Institución
Área geográphica
Africa, Países menos desarrollados, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental
Resumen

This Act makes provision for the election, recognition, and removal of Paramount Chiefs in Sierra Leone and related matters. It also defines the functions of a Paramount Chief. A Paramount Chief is a chief who is not subordinate in jurisdiction to any other chief. Recognition of the election of a Paramount Chief by the Government shall only take place after acceptance of the report on the elections by the Provincial Secretary and the Electoral Commission. The Paramount Chief shall guarantee good government within the Chiefdom and promote custom, traditions and development in the Chiefdom.

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