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| Name: | The Child Rights Act, 2007 (No. 7 of 2007). |
| Country: | Sierra Leone |
| Subject(s): | Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons; Hazardous child labour |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2007-09-03 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | SLE-2007-L-78338 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=78338&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Act on-line  Sierra Leone Web, 32 pages PDF (consulted on 2008-04-22) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Part I - Preliminary Part II - National Commission for Children Part III - Child Rights, Parental and State Responsibilities Part IV - Child Welfare Functions of Local Committees and District Councils Part V - Quasi-Judicial and Judicial Child Adjudication Part VI - Parentage, Custody and Maintenance of Children Part VII - Institutional Care and Miscellaneous Matters Part VIII - Employment of Children Also amends the Protection of Women and Girls Act (Cap. 30), the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 44), the Muslim Marriage Act (Cap. 96), the Armed Forces of Sierra Leone Act,1961 (Act No. 34 of 1961), and the Interpretation Act, 1971 (Act No. 8 of 1971). |
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