Constitution of Sierra Leone 1991, as amended to 2022
Legislature
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    (1) There shall be a legislature of Sierra Leone which shall be known as Parliament, and shall consist of the President, the Speaker and Members of Parliament.
    (2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the legislative power of Sierra Leone is vested in Parliament.
    (3) Parliament may make laws for the peace, security order and good government of Sierra Leone. (Sec. 73)
Legislature
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    Subject to the provisions of section 76, any person who—
    a. is a citizen of Sierra Leone (otherwise than by naturalization); and
    b. has attained the age of twenty-one years; and
    c. is an elector whose name is on a register of electors under the Franchise and Electoral Registration Act, 1961, or under any Act of Parliament amending or replacing that Act; and
    d. is able to speak and to read the English Language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of Parliament,
    shall be qualified for election as such a Member of Parliament:
    Provided that a person who becomes a citizen of Sierra Leone by registration by law shall not be qualified for election as such a Member of Parliament or of any Local Authority unless he shall have resided continuously in Sierra Leone for twenty-five years after such registration or shall have served in the Civil or Regular Armed Services of Sierra Leone for a continuous period of twenty-five years. (Sec. 75)
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Sections 18 (Protection of freedom of movement), 22 (Protection for privacy of home and other property), 24 (Protection of freedom of conscience), 25 (Protection of freedom of expression and the press) and 26 (Protection of freedom of assembly and association).
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Chapter III on the Recognition and Protection of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms of the Individual.
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Sec. 35 as amended by 2022 Amendment.