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The Council of Legal Education Act 1989, 2016 BILL (3) The Council shall, on the acceptance of the recommendations of the Admissions Committee under sub-regulation (2), inform each applicant whose application has been approved, in writing, of his admission into the Sierra Leone Law School.
(4) A successful applicant who receives a letter of admission under sub- regulation (3) shall communicate his acceptance, in writing, within the time specified in the letter and an applicant who fails to communicate within the time so specified shall be deemed to have rejected the offer of admission into the Sierra Leone Law School.

MADE this 7th day of December , 2016.

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2016 ABDULAI HAMID CHARM, Chief Justice, Chairman Sierra Leone A BILL ENTITLED FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, DECEMBER, 2016.
The Council of Legal Education Act, 1989.

(Act No.

1 of 1989) The Council of Legal Education (Admission of Students) Regulation, 2016 Short title.

In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 22 of the Council of Legal Education Act, 1989, the Council of Legal Education hereby makes the following Regulations– [ ] Date of com- mencement.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE.
ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled.

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The Council of Legal Education Act 1989, 2016 3 Definitions.

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In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise 3.

No person shall be qualified for admission under Regulation Qualification for admission.

requires- 2, unless he has obtained – “Act” means the Council of Legal Education Act, 1989 (Act No.
1 of 1989); “Council” means the Council of Legal Education established by section 3 of the Act; “Director” means the Director of the Sierra Leone Law school appointed under section 8 of the Act.

Application for admission.

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(1) A person who wishes to be admitted into the Sierra Leone Law School shall submit an application to the Director for that purpose.
(2) An application under sub-regulation (1), shall be accompanied by- (a) a character reference made by a legal practitioner of at least ten years standing certifying that the applicant is of good character; and (b) certified copies of the transcript of the result of the applicant sent directly to the Sierra Leone Law School by the awarding university or other institution.

(3) An application under sub-regulation (1), shall be subject to such fee as may be determined by the Council.
(a) an honours degree in law or joint honours degree in law and another subject not lower than second class, lower division, from a university or institution recognised by the Council; and (b) a pass in the following six core subjects as approved by the Council in accordance with paragraph (d) of section 6 of the Act - (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Criminal Law; Law of Contract; Law of Tort; Equity and Trusts; Land Law; and Constitutional Law.

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(1) There is hereby established an Admissions Committee comprising the Director, who shall be Chairman and five other members appointed by the Council.

Admissions Committee.

(2) The Admissions Committee shall, as it may consider appropriate, conduct such interviews and entry examinations, for the purpose of making recommendations to the Council for the admission of applicants under sub- regulation (2) of Regulation 2 into the Sierra Leone Law School.