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Governance, 2016, No. 14 of 2016

The National Civil Registration Act, 2016

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About this Act

The National Civil Registration Act, 2016 is a law of Sierra Leone from 2016. It is cited as No. 14 of 2016. On Lanbuk it is kept with the governance statutes.

The long title says the Act was passed to provide for the amendment and consolidation of the laws relating to the compulsory registration of citizens and non-citizens resident in Sierra Leone, to provide for the issuance of identity cards, to provide for the establishment of the National Civil Registration Authority responsible for the registration of births, adoptions, deaths, marriages, divorces and nullities throughout Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.