65. (5)A Judge may, if he thinks fit, admit any person to bail although the Court before whom the charge is pending has not thought fit to do so. same were a judgment debt in the above mentioned Court. Pursuant to the Courts Act, Act No 31 of 1965, Sierra Leone is constituted into Judicial Districts and Section 4 of the Act states that there shall be constituted Magistrate's Court in and for every judicial district. In accordance with the Courts Act, No 31 of 1965, Sierra Leone is constituted into Judicial Districts, and Section 4 of the Act states that there shall be constituted Magistrates' Courts in and for every judicial district. said trial, unless he sooner enters into such recognisance or unless by an order of this Court or of the Supreme Court are commanded sooner to release him. 216. In theCourt at. 7. accused) against whom a charge ofis pending before the Court at. is in my opinion capable of making his defence to the said charge. (Innuendo should be stated where necessary). 88. Non-appearance of defendant in answer to summons or after adjournment. Deposition of medical practitioner may be read as evidence. In the Court at. To..(person or persons who is or are to execute the warrant). are). 133. The Act, which came into effect on 1 January 2022, inter alia reduced the income tax rate for mineral and petroleum operations from 30% to 25% thereby adjusting the rate to match the standard corporate tax rate. 152. 0000007825 00000 n 103. (2)The Magistrate's Court enquiring into or trying any case may in its discretion at any subsequent state of the proceedings, direct the personal attendance of the defendant, and, if necessary, enforce such attendance in manner hereinafter provided. H i l l University of Washington. (1) A person in detention pursuant to the directions of the Govern-General under section 216 may at any time discharged by the Governor-General on licence. 158. (1) Every Court has authority to cause to be brought before it any person who is within the local limits of its jurisdiction and is charged with an offence committed within Sierra Leone, or which according to law may be dealt with as if it had been committed within Sierra Leone, and any person within such limits against whom a complaints is made on which the Court has power to make any order for the payment of money or otherwise, and to deal with all such persons according to its jurisdiction. CONTROL OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL OVER CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. I hereby declare my self surety/we hereby jointly and severally declare ourselves sureties said, (name of accused) that he will be and appear before the said, .Court when called upon to answer the charge against him and will continue so to appear. (1) If in the course of a trial with the aid of assessors, at any time prior to the finding any assessor from any sufficient cause is prevented from attending throughout the trial, the trial shall proceed with the aid of the remaining assessors. WHEREAS.ofhas bound himself by recognisance. Abstract/Citation: Entitled "The Employers and Employed Ordinance" prior to independence. 29 The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1965 [1st October, 1965.] (2) Every such warrant shall state shortly the offence with which the person against whom it is issued is charged and shall name or otherwise describe such person and it shall order the person or persons to whom it is directed to apprehend the person against whom it is issued and bring him before the Court issuing the warrant or before some other court having jurisdiction in the case to answer to the charge therein mentioned and to be further dealt with. Date of assent: 01 March 2065. 89. 125. Where a corporation is charged with an offence triable on indictment or summarily, any summons or other document requiring to be served on the corporation in connection with the proceedings shall be served by leaving it a or sending it by post to the registered office of the corporation, or if there be no such office in Sierra Leone, by leaving it at or sending it by post to the corporation at any place at which it trades or conducts its business in Sierra Leone. (a) a Judge may on the application of the prosecutor, direct a Law Officer to sign the indictment and the indictment shall be signed accordingly; b.the provisions of this section shall not be construed so as to derogate from the powers conferred upon the Attorney-General by section 44 of this Act or section 73 of the Constitution. The omission to comply with any provision of this Part shall not make the execution of judgment of death illegal in any case where such execution would otherwise have been legal. (2)The accused or defendant may put questions to each witness produced against him, and the answer of the witness thereto shall be part of his evidence. Any warrant so endorsed shall have the like effect as any warrant issued under subsection (1). Justice of the Peace to assist Magistrate. Magistrates' Courts have limited jurisdiction. 9. QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS AND PREPARATIONS OF JURORS' LIST. Search warrants may be executed outside jurisdiction of Court issuing them in certain cases. (3)Any sentences of imprisonment passed under subsection (1) shall be deemed to commence from the date of arrest. The Courts (Amendment) Act, 2006. 166. (1) Subject to the exemptions in subsection (2) every male person between the ages of thirty and sixty years who is resident in Sierra Leone and is literate in English shall be liable to serve. 30. Any constable or other person authorised to make an arrest may break out of any house or place in order to liberate himself or any other person who, having lawfully entered for the purpose of making an arrest, is detained therein. Issue of search warrants and proceedings thereunder. WHEREAS.(name of offender), was on theday, of..sentenced to pay a fine of..or in default to suffer imprisonment for the period. I,.(Judge of the Supreme Court or other designation) hereby certify that the, condition of the recognisance entered into by..and set out on the obverse hereof has not been, You are hereby directed to cause to be served upon the said..the order and notice required b. section 129 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1965: And you are further directed that if the said sum shall not have been paid to you within six days of the service of such order and notice, you shall proceed to recover the same by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the, saidand in default of the amount being so recovered you shall lodge the said, ..in the prison at.there to be kept safely for a period. A warrant shall remain in force until cancelled or executed. 48. Persons charged with burglary, etc., may be convicted of kindred offence. 174. Non-court dispute resolution Practice and procedure Family law reform Managing proceedings online Standard orders FPR 2010 fundamental principles and index Non-court dispute resolution Allocation and transfer Service Evidence and disclosure Parts 18 and 19 applications Appeals and judicial review Capacity and vulnerable parties Any person summoned to attend the Court as a juror who shall not without reasonable excuse (burden of proof whereof shall rest on such juror) duly attend and be present at the Court and at all times appointed by the Court for adjournments, and any person present in Court, who being called to serve as a juror, shall without reasonable excuse refuse to serve till discharged by the Court, shall be guilty of contempt of Court, and be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty Leones. (3)Such constable as aforesaid shall enter in a book, kept for that purpose in every police station in the Western Area and lock-up in the Provinces, the name, residence and occupation of the person entering into recognisance, and of his surety or sureties, if any, with the condition of the recognisance, and the sums deposited or acknowledged. Statement of Offence Uttering counterfeit coin contrary to section 6 of the coinage Offences Act, 1965, B.,on the.day of.in the public market atin the Western Area of Sierra Leone, uttered a. counterfeit coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit. (3) For the purposes of this section the expressions "Diamond Protection Area" and "stranger" and shall bear the meanings assigned to them in section 2 of the Diamond Industry Protection Act. At the Supreme Court holder at..on the.day. (4)A person may be admitted to bail at any time, and thereupon shall be discharged from custody or prison if he is not detained for any other cause. (1) Where any person is convicted of having stolen or otherwise obtained any property dishonestly by means of any felony or misdemeanour, the Court convicting him may. 127. 124. sl-government-gazette-dated-2022-02-03-no-5.pdf Sierra Leone Government Gazette dated 2022-01-27 number 4. sl-government-gazette-dated-2022-01-27-no-4.pdf A. Evidence of person married otherwise than by Civil or Mohammedan Marriage. Procedure where accused consents to summary trial. Bail is the process by which a court releases a person pending appearance at a future court hearing. Proof of service outside local limits of jurisdiction. (2) Indictments signed by a Law Officer, otherwise than at the instance of any other person, shall have priority of hearing, and shall be heard in the order they are presented by the Attorney-General or his representative, and no jury or assessors shall be empanelled or selected for any such case until it has been so presented. 2. i.that an offence be enquired into or tried by the Supreme Court or any subordinate Court not empowered by sections 39 and 40 but in other respects competent to enquire into or try such offence; ii. General provisions as to informations and charges. command the said A. The respondent claimed that the deceased had sold the land to him some time in . (3)If the defence does not employ counsel, the Court shall, at the close of the examination of each witness for the prosecution, ask the accused or the defendant whether he wishes to put any questions to that witness. 44. 134. The Sheriff shall in each case cause the duplicate of every certificate and declaration required by this Act to be exhibited, as soon as may be, and kept exhibited for twenty-four hours at least, on or near the principal entrance of the Prison or some other public building or place situate within the district wherein judgment of death is executed. No. of AND WHEREAS the.has not paid the said. A statement in writing to the effect that wages of any amount have been paid to a person during any period, purporting to be signed by or on behalf of his employer, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated in any proceedings taken before the Court for the enforcement of the payment by the person, to whom the wages are stated to have been paid, of a fine or penalty upon summary conviction. 245. 145. The Sierra Leonean war had resulted in over 75,000 casualties, displaced 2.6 million people, was characterized by war crimes such as the use of child soldiers, mutilations, torture and systematic rape and largely destroyed existing infrastructures. 172. Certificate of superintendent of hospital to be evidence. Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the House of 227. I,(name) of(address), do hereby bind myself to. In the.Court at. To..(name of prosecutor or witness) of.(address), Take notice that you are bound in the sum of..leones to appear at the, ..sessions of the Supreme Court to be holden atand unless you personally make. 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