Sierra Leone. 2012 ‘Registrar of Small Arms and Light Weapons.’ Arms and Ammunition Act, 2012; Part II (Art. 2-5), p. 4-5. Freetown: Sierra Leone. 30 August

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2. The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons established by the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons Act, 2010 shall be responsible for the regulation and licensing, transfer, manufacture, sale, possession and use of small arms and light weapons throughout Sierra Leone.

3. The Commissioner, National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons appointed under section 3 of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons Act, 2010, shall be the Registrar of Small Arms and Light Weapons.

4. (1) The Registrar of Small Arms and Light Weapons referred to in section 3, shall establish and maintain a National Register of Small Arms and Light Weapons.
(2) The Registrar shall, in addition to the establishment of a register, establish corresponding Small Arms and Light Weapons registries in any part of Sierra Leone as he may think fit.

5. (1) The Registrar shall record or cause to be recorded, in the National Register of Small Arms and Light Weapons, information relating to the transfer, manufacture, sale, possession and use of all small arms and light weapons throughout Sierra Leone.
(2) Information relating to small arms and light weapons to be recorded in the Register of Small Arms and Light Weapons under subsection (1) shall include –
(a) description stating type or model, caliber and quantity (if it concerns a batch);
(b) details relating to marking;
(c) names and addresses of former and current owners and, where applicable, successive owners; and
(d) date of registration.
(3) Information relating to small arms and light weapons to be recorded in the Register of Small Arms and Light Weapons under subsection (1) shall be permanently kept in the Register.

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