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SL Government Gazette Supplement Dated 2021-02-19 No 8

The Courts (Amendment) Act, 2021 aims to amend the Courts Act of 1965 by increasing the jurisdiction of Magistrate Courts in civil matters from 5 million Leones to 50 million Leones. This amendment is intended to facilitate the speedy resolution of civil and commercial cases. The Act was enacted by the President and Members of Parliament in February 2021.

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SL Government Gazette Supplement Dated 2021-02-19 No 8

The Courts (Amendment) Act, 2021 aims to amend the Courts Act of 1965 by increasing the jurisdiction of Magistrate Courts in civil matters from 5 million Leones to 50 million Leones. This amendment is intended to facilitate the speedy resolution of civil and commercial cases. The Act was enacted by the President and Members of Parliament in February 2021.

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BILL

Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLXI, No. &

dated 19th February, 202]

2621

ABILL ENTITLED
THE COURTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 Short title.
Being an Act to amend the Courts Act, 1965 to increase the
jurisdiction of the Magistrate Courts in civil matters and to provide
for other related matters.
if Date of com-
mencement.

Ewacteb by the President and Members of Parliament in this


present Parliament assembled.
2 No. The Courts (Amendment) Act 2021

Amendment 1. Section 7 of the Courts Act, 1965 is amended by the repeal


tien 7 and replacement of subsection (1) thereof by the following new
31 of 1965. subsection -
ra
“Civil Jurisduction 7. (1) In addition to any civil jurisdiction which
may be conferred upon Magistrates’ Courts by any
other enactment, every Magistrate Court shall have
jurisdiction to hear and determine any cause or matter
other than an action founded upon libel, slander, false
imprisonment, malicious prosecution, seduction or
breach of promise of marriage which may be lawfully
brought before it and wherein the claim, debt, duty or
matter in dispute does not exceed 50 million Leones in
value whether on balance of account or otherwise”.

MEMORANDUM OF OBIECTAND REASONS


The object of this Bill is to amend the Courts Act, 1965 to -

(a) increase the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Courts in civil


matters from 5,000,006.00 Leones te below 50,000,000,00
Leones; and

{b) provide for the speedy resolution of civil and commercial


matters at the Magistrate Court.

Maps this (0th day of February, 2021]

ANTHONY YIEHWOE BREWAH,


Attorney-General and Minister of Justice.
FREETOWN,
SIERRA LEONE,

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE.


GazerTe No. 8 or 197H Fepruary, 2021.

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