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65. 216. 97. Country/Territory Sierra Leone Document type Legislation Date 1965 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural development Institution Court/tribunal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Access-to-justice Geographical area 68. (2) If either the prosecutor or accused shall refuse to give his assent the Court may direct that a juror shall be added and the jury re-sworn, or that the jury shall be discharged and a new jury empanelled and in either of these cases the trial shall commence anew. 6. 15. 222. (9) Where a previous conviction of an offence is charged in an information or indictment it shall be charged at the end of the information or indictment by means of a statement that the accused has been previously convicted of that offence at a certain time and place without stating the particulars of the offence. Non-appearance of defendant in answer to summons or after adjournment. The powers vested in a President under this Act or any Rules made thereunder shall be exercised by a Vice-President.". I,(name) of(address), do hereby bind myself to. (2) The Attorney-General may in writing revoke any order made by him under this section. Privilege of persons committed for trial. In the.Court at. Trial by Judge alone on election of accused. Where any person has been committed for trial for any offence, the deposition of any person taken before the committing Magistrate may, if the conditions hereinafter set out are satisfied, without further proof be read as evidence on the trial of that person, whether for that offence or for any other offence arising out of the same transaction, or set or circumstances, as that offence. 244. 172. 41. Subject to the provisions of section 80, all arrested persons shall be brought as soon as possible before the Court having jurisdiction in the case, or the Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction any such person was arrested. 242. law of real and personal property. 206. 229. (2) Where a witness has been, or is to be treated as having been bound over conditionally to attend the trial, the Attorney-General or the person committed for trial may give notice, at any time before the opening of the sessions of the Supreme Court at which the accused person has been committed to be tried, to the committing Magistrate's Court and at any time thereafter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court that he desires the witness to attend at the trial, and any such Court or Registrar to whom any such notice is given shall forthwith notify the witness that he is required so to attend in pursuance of his recognizance. Death sentence not to be passed on persons under eighteen years of age. 57. Where a person charged with an offence is married to another person by a marriage other than a Civil or Mohammedan marriage, such last-named person shall be a competent and compellable witness on behalf either of the prosecution or of the defence. 237. The repeal of the law has been celebrated by many, including lawyers, journalists and even politicians. B., on theday of.19at Freetown in the Western Area of Sierra, Leone, being a witness upon the trial of an action in the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone in which one.was, plaintiff, and one..was defendant, knowingly falsely swore that he was one M. N. in the street called. [1st October, 1965.] The Magistrate, upon the lists being so settled, shall send signed copies thereof to the Sheriff to the Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff for his district. 5. Type: 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. The officer serving the copy of the said indictment and notice shall forthwith make to the Registrar or other proper officer a return of the mode of service thereof. WHEREAS.(name) of.(address) was called Upon to enter into a recognisance to, prosecute (or to prosecute and give evidence or to give evidence) in the matter of a charge of, to be preferred againstat the sittings of the, Court to be holden at.on.the. 45. Sierra Leone provides an interesting case study on the assessment of crime1 and the criminal justice system. 36. . [23rd March, 2006] Enacted by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. Subject to the provisions of the Courts Act, 1965, and to the powers of transfer conferred by the section 43, the place for the investigation and trial of offences by Courts other than the Supreme Court shall be determined according to the following rules. Expenses of conveyance to prison .. 177. 99. A person so charged shall not be called as a witness in pursuance of this Act except upon his own. Sentence of death shall not be pronounced or recorded against a person convicted of any offence if it appears to the Court that at the time when the offence was committed he was under the age of eighteen years; but in lieu thereof the court shall sentence him to be detained during Her Majesty's pleasure and if so sentenced, he shall be liable to be detained in such place and under such conditions as the Governor-General may direct, and whilst so detained shall be deem to be in legal custody. 86. 247. 83. I, (name of accused) of..(address), being brought before, the(Magistrate) atcharged with the, Offence ofand required to give security for my attendance in his Court, and at the Supreme Court, if required, do bind myself to attend at the Court of the said, (Magistrate) on everyday of the preliminary investigation into the said charge and, should. PRESERVATION OF TESTIMONY IN CERTAIN CASE. The Mayor of Freetown, Paramount Chiefs and Chairman of Town Councils and of other local authorities; viii. El presente artculo atiende a un anlisis de la intervencin humanitaria/militar que Chile realiza en Hait desde 2004. Bin Rafaah v Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Sierra Leone) Limited (CIV APP 1 of 1999) [1998] SLCA 2 (23 October . If entry to such a place cannot be effected under section 5 it shall be lawful in any such case as is therein mentioned for such person acting under a warrant of arrest or such person acting under a warrant of arrest or such constable having authority to arrest to enter such place and search therein and, in order to effect entrance into such place, to break open any outer or inner door or window of any house or place, whether that of the person to be arrested or of any other person, if after notification of his authority and purpose, and demand of admittance duly made, he cannot otherwise obtain admittance. 81. (3)In any case where two or more accused are jointly tried and some accused are defended by counsel and others are not, the Court shall for the purposes of procedure deem all the accused to be defended by counsel. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 143, in any case where a person is charged at any sessions of the Supreme Court with a criminal offence not punishable by death the Attorney-General, if he is of the opinion that the general interest of justice would be served thereby, may make an application to the Court for an order, which shall be made as of course, that any such person or persons shall be tried by such Court with the aid of assessors, or by a Judge alone, instead of by a Judge and jury. (3) Nothing in this section gives a right to cause the death of any person except when a constable or private person is legally attempting to arrest the person killed, upon a charge or treason, felony or inflicting a dangerous wound and the arrest of such person cannot otherwise be accomplished. The Court shall, at the time of committing him for trial, inform the accused of his right under this section. (2) If such person forcibly resists the endeavour to arrest him, or attempts to evade the arrest, such constable or other person may use sufficient force to effect the arrest but no more. 69. PART IV - INDICTMENT AND TRIAL IN THE SUPREME COURT. Returns to be made to trial Court and Attorney-General. 167. But that whatever you shall now say may be given in evidence notwithstanding such promise or threat. 241. If a person refuses to enter into such recognizance the Court may commit him to prison, or into the custody of any officer of the Court, there to remain until after the trial, unless in the meantime he enter into a recognizance. Payment out of money paid into court under the Exchange Control Act 10. 17. 237. to prosecute (or to prosecute and give evidence) in the matter of a charge of And whereas it has been made to appear to me by information upon oath that the said, .was about to go out of Sierra Leone, and he has been arrested under a warrant, Now these are to command you to receive into your custody the said..and safely to, keep him until the trial of the saidand to produce him upon the day of such trial. the Prosecutor that A.B is charged with the following offence (offences)-. of.and was sentenced to Now these are to command you to receive the saidinto your. (3)If a Magistrate's Court imposes a fine on a defendant whose personal attendance has been dispensed with under this section and the fine is not paid within the time prescribed, the court may forthwith issue a summons calling upon the defendant to show cause why he should not be committed to prison. ii. Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:, 1. When a person is accused of the commission of any offence by reason of anything which has been done or of anything which has been omitted to be done, and of any consequence which has ensued, such offence may be enquired into or tried in any district in which any such thing has been done or omitted to be done, or any such consequence has ensued. 108. 81. Every Magistrate before whom any such recognizance shall be taken shall give a written notice to the person or persons entering into the same specifying the date and place at which his or their personal appearance is required, and the consequences of any failure to fulfill such obligation. (3)Warrants issued by a Court of summary jurisdiction shall be enforced in other districts, either of the Western Area or Provinces, by the Magistrate having jurisdiction therein. CONTROL OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL OVER CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. 117. Internacionales CompetenCia en el merCado global 8e Negocios Internacionales CompetenCia en el merCado global. Whenever a Magistrate's Court issues a summons in respect of any offence other than a felony, it may if it sees reason to do so, and shall when the offence with which the defendant is charged is punishable only by a fine or by imprisonment not exceeding three months (whether with or without a fine) dispense with the personal attendance of the defendant, provided that he pleads guilty in writing or is represented by a legal practitioner. WHEREAS by section 70 of the Constitution it is ordained that the Governor-General may, in Her Majesty's name and on Her behalf, grant unto any offender convicted of any crime in any Court before any Judge or Magistrate within Sierra Leone a free pardon, or a pardon subject to such conditions as may at any time be lawfully thereunto annexed. (3)Where the Magistrate who commenced or continued the preliminary investigation is unable for any sufficient reason to continue it after an adjournment, it shall not be necessary for his successor to re-commence such investigation unless it appears to him that the case is one upon which he should himself adjudicate under section 6 of the Courts Act, 1965. 197. 218. 58. Person arrested to be handed over to constable. Certain scientific reports to be evidence. 13. 9. D^[h58DG+p!e LSj[?e?g D3c}* P`m>Dl-=^4[#ZDQKV.==9,4`:E]nh8:?1)G3X$f1L'4'WVF t:#gi coR# Penalty for signing false certificate. Procedure with regard to warrants to be enforced outside jurisdiction. Provided that it shall be lawful for a Magistrate other than the Magistrate who originally committed the accused person for trial to re-open the case and deal with it in terms of this subsection if such other Magistrate has assumed the duties of the Magistrate who originally committed the accused person for trial. Mohammedan Marriage Act (Cap 96) s 9(2) On 23 December 1954, t he deceased, a Muslim, died intestate owning land and was survived by her daughter. (2) A representative for the purposes of this Part need not be appointed under the seal of the corporation, and a statement in writing purporting to be signed by a managing director of the corporation, or by any person (by whatever name called) having, or being one of the persons having the management of the affairs of the corporation, to the effect that the person named in the statement has been appointed as the representative of the corporation for the purposes of this Part shall be admissible, without further proof, as. The Magistrate shall have power and authority to summon persons to give on oath their full names, occupations, places of residence, and true answer relating to their qualifications as jurors when required for the purposes of this Act, and to commit to prison any person refusing to take an oath or affirmation, or to give evidence as aforesaid, and to order any persons to be taken into custody who shall willfully insult or interrupt the Magistrate, or otherwise misbehave and to commit every such offender to prison for a period not exceeding seven days. Offences by public officers abroad and offences on aircraft. Share on Twitter. attend the Supreme Court at.(place of sitting) atmonitoring, on the..day of..next and then and there to prosecute (or to prosecute and give evidence or to, give evidence) in the matter of a charge ofagainst.(name of accused) and. There shall be no challenge to the array, and no accused person shall be admitted to any peremptory challenge above the number of three. (2)Except where express provision is made to the contrary, every sentence shall be deemed to commence from, and to include the whole of the day of the date on which it was pronounced. (2)A representative may on behalf of the corporation make a statement before the Court in answer to the charge. authority for the detention of such person. b.sentenced by a Court to a term of imprisonment, the Registrar or other proper officer of the Court shall soon as may be practicable, inform, i.in the case of a member of the House, the Speaker, and. published and caused or procured to be sold, uttered , and published and obscene libel the particulars of which are deposited with this indictment. A. Of 19.The Court is informed by the Attorney-General on the half of Our Lady the Queen at the instance of C.D. 1. sentenced/ordered to pay a fine/sum/penalty of.. AND WHEREAS the said..has not paid the said fine/sum/penalty or any part thereof: Now these are to command you to make distress by seizure of the goods and chattels belonging to the, said.which may be found within the district ofand if the said, sum shall not be paid forthwith/within..days next after such distress/to sell the property distrained. 129. (3)Where such an endorsement is made, the officer in charge of any police station which on arrest the person named in the warrant is brought shall release him upon his entering into such recognisance with sureties approved by that officer in accordance with endorsement, conditioned for his appearance before the Court and at the time and place named in the recognisance. Conviction of assault with intent to rob on charge of robbery. Costs to be paid by prosecutor, in certain cases. During remand the Court may, nevertheless, order the accused to be brought before it. 1 The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 2014 "Qualification for appointment as Local Court Chairman" 2 ACT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. 0000006176 00000 n So soon as conveniently may be after the sentence of death has been pronounced, the presiding Judge shall forward to the Governor0General through the Prime Minister a copy of the finding and sentence, and of his notes of evidence taken at the trial, with a report in writing signed by him containing any recommendations or observations on the case which he thinks fit to make. Address by Registrar to accused before jurors are sworn. B., on the..day of.atin Western Area of Sierra Leone, maliciously set fire. Copy of indictment and notice of trial to be delivered to Sheriff. This Act applied to the then Colony of Sierra Leone, amongst others, certain sections of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1881. 123. In 2007, Kanu was convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity . 223. Notices to be given in certain cases. A. Exemption of districts from returning jurors. (2) Where the accused is not defended by counsel but states that he intends to call witness (other than himself) as to the facts, the Court shall call upon him to open his case if he so desires. All warrants to enforce the payment of money due in respect of fines, penalties and forfeited recognizances shall be sufficiently addressed for execution by being directed in the Western Area to the Sheriff, and in the Provinces to the Sheriff of the Province or the Deputy Sheriff of a district. (name) of(address). An offence shall be enquired into and tried in the Judicial District in which it was committed. (b) if such criminal offence is not punishable by death be tried by the court with a jury consisting of twelve men: unless, i.such person shall have elected to be tried, or shall have been ordered to be tried by the court with the aid of Assessors in accordance with the provisions of sections 144: or. 158. 64. QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS AND PREPARATIONS OF JURORS' LIST. g.Every person called as a witness in pursuance of this Act shall, unless otherwise ordered by Court, give his evidence from the witness box or other place from which the other witnesses give their evidence. Section 29 of the principal Act is hereby amended as follows. The Constitution also established the Police Force of Sierra Leone, "the Head of which shall be the Inspector-General of Police". 23 dated 1st May, 2014 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT RINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. Copies of lists to be sent to Sheriff. c)by the substitution for the words "six months" in line four of paragraph (c) of the words "one year". (2) If the Court finds that the accused or the defendant is of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, it shall postpone further proceedings on the case. 59. 48. 140. Q. When a private person arrests any person under section 11 he shall deliver the person arrested, and the property, if any, taken into possession by him, as soon as may be to a constable. 0000016227 00000 n 181. i. But its judicial arm of governance was under imperial rein until at least in 1965 when the Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone was birthed pursuant to the Court Act of 1965 (Act No. (1) All such warrants shall be valid and effectual throughout Sierra Leone, wherever the person against whom such warrant is issued, or any goods and chattels of such person may be found. 158. Criminal sessions of the Supreme Court shall be held at such times as may be prescribed by or under Rules of Court, made by the Rules of Court Committee established under section 22 of the Courts Act. A person, who has been once tried for an offence and convicted or acquitted of such offence, shall not be liable to be tried against on the same facts for the same offence or any other offence of which he could have been lawfully convicted at the first trial, unless a retrial is ordered by a Court having power to do so. Suspension of execution of death sentence pending appeals. 230. relating to the condition of any motor vehicle or trailer, may, if it is directed to the Court or produced by any constable to whom it is addressed or by someone acting on his behalf, be admitted as evidence of the facts therein stated in any preliminary investigation or trial before a Magistrate's Court. 3. The Laws of Sierra Leone on the Sierra Leone Web The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1965 A SSENTED to in Her Majesty's name this 1st day of October, 1965. . 182. convicted, pay the costs of the prosecution: Now I.(name of accused), of.of, ..(address) hereby bind himself that I will, in the event of my being convicted. Whenever it shall be necessary to form a panel of jurors to serve at any session, the Sheriff in conjunction with an officer nominated by the Judge, shall cause the names of the jurors in the list, resident at and near the district, to be written on separate cards or pieces of paper of equal size and placed in ballot boxes to be kept for that purpose, and shall draw from said boxes such number of names, as the Court may direct, of special jurors and common jurors to form a panel, and the cards or slips so drawn shall thereupon be locked up in separate boxes until the whole of the names of the jurors, except those who may have served at the last preceding session, shall be returned to the ballot boxes, and, when required the names shall be re-drawn in manner aforesaid. Sierra Leone. 123. In default of the recovery of the fine by such distress and sale, the person fined may be imprisoned for a period not exceeding two weeks. 184. 0000073714 00000 n . 56. How warrants addressed, and by whom executed. (1) ) Every person by pleading generally the plea of "not guilty" shall, without further form, be deemed to have put himself upon his trial, and in any plea of autrefois convict or autrefois acquit it shall be sufficient for any person to state that he has been lawfully convicted or acquitted (acquitted as the case may be) of the said offence charged in the indictment. (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. 19.. To all to whom these presents shall come: I,..Governor-General of Sierra Leone send greeting. e.A person charged and being a witness in pursuance of this Act may be asked any question in cross-examination, notwithstanding that it would tend to criminate him as to the offence charged. (1) In the case of a conviction involving sentence of death the sentence shall not in any case be executed until a. after the expiration of the time within which a notice of appeal or of an application for leave to appeal may. (1) Qualifications of jurors. 63. (4)If, in any criminal cause, before any evidence is taken a Law Officer, the accused, or any person having the conduct of the prosecution or the defence, notifies to the Court before which the cause is pending his intention to make an application under this section in respect of the cause, the Court shall adjourn the cause to such a date as will afford a reasonable time for the application being made, and an order being obtained thereon before the accused is called on for his defence. 144. 13. (2) Except with the leave of the Court, no person other than a juror shall speak to or hold any communication with any member of the jury while the jury are considering their verdict. In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires- to a dwelling house, one F. G. being therein. 0000001892 00000 n 140. The Public Seal of the Republic shall be such a device as Parliament shall prescribe. 246. 25. Sierra Leone Citizenship Act, 1973 . concerning E. F. in the form of a letter, book, pamphlet picture, or as the case may be. Calling of husband and wife in certain cases. This is an unofficial consolidation. 112. ORDER 9 PETITIONS-GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. 101. (3)The provisions of this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other provisions of this Act. 4, pp. Accused to be informed of complaint. (1) If the Court considers the evidence sufficient to put the accused on his trial, the Court shall by warrant commit him for trial upon indictment before the Supreme Court and shall, until the trial, either admit him to bail or send him to prison for safekeeping. Whenever it is made to appear to a Judge, by summons . iii. Each document posted on the site includes a link to the corresponding official PDF file on govinfo.gov. Whenever the jury is discharged, the accused person shall be detained in custody or released on bail, as the case may be, and shall be tried by another jury. Fraudulent conversion of property, contrary to section 20 (1) (iv) (a) of the Larceny Act, 1916. ., with..surety (each) in the sum ofto attend before me at. m on the.day of.19.., and to continue so to attend. 72. f 1965. b.to be fined in an amount not exceeding four hundred leones where the offence is triable summarily. Certificate required by section 141, Criminal Procedure Act 1965. prosecute (or to prosecute and give evidence or to give evidence) in the matter of a charge of..against And whereas it has been made to appear to me be information upon oath that the said.. is about to go. (5)A search warrant shall ordinarily be executed between the hours of five o'clock in the morning and ten o'clock at night, but the Judge, Magistrate or Justice of the Peace issuing the same may by an order endorsed thereon, give authority for its execution at any other time. The persons named in such notices, and such other persons as the Magistrate may require, shall be bound to attend such sitting. (3)The statement of offence shall described the offence shortly in ordinary language, avoiding as far as possible the use of technical terms, and without necessarily stating all the essential elements of the offence, and if the offence charged is one created by enactment shall contain a reference to the section of the enactment creating the offence. 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