PETROLEUM REGULATORY AGENCY
The Petroleum Regulatory Agency was established by an Act of Parliament ( PRA Act of 2014 ) to grant license and regulate the petroleum downstream activities in Sierra Leone; these includes importation, storage, transportation, retailing, refinery, jetty and bunkering.
PRODUCE MONITORING BOARD
The Produce Monitoring Board (PMB) is a regulatory institution. PMB’s main focus and consideration is the quality control role involving assurance of produce standardization, export of high-quality produce and enforcement of regulations in the produce sector. In its schemes, PMB shall not engage in direct production, buying and marketing of produce. Hence, its marketing and production functions are of lesser focus.
National Consumer Protection Commission
The Commission shall, among other things, oversee the operation of consumer markets in Sierra Leone and consider how they can be improved for the long-term interests of consumers and make recommendations to the Minister as appropriate and investigate allegations of non-compliance with this Act and take action to make sure that appropriate remedies are imposed.
SIERRA LEONE STANDARDS BUREAU
Sierra Leone Standards Bureau is an Agency of Government responsible for developing, publishing, and promoting standards in the country.
It does execute its mandates through standardization, metrology and conformity assessment activities. Some of these activities are testing, inspection and certification. These activities make sure that products or goods and services produced in Sierra Leone whether for local consumption or for export are safe, reliable and are of good quality.
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
The Sierra Leone Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency is a government entity established under the SMEDA Act No.11 of 2016. The Act was developed through a stakeholder’s consultation and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Bank of Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade and Industry and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to fine-tune the SME policy and strategy that was developed in 2014.
SIERRA LEONE PRODUCE MARKETING COMPANY
The Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Company Limited was established by the Government of Sierra Leone to follow the various regulations about the buying and exporting of produce. It operates as a company seeking to maximize shareholder value, whilst taking into account the interest of all stakeholders within the agricultural supply chain. A main focus of SLPMC is the smallholder farmer, who in the past has been denied access to high value markets, high quality supply and education. SLPMC understands that it can only be successful in sourcing high quality produce by building long term relationships with its suppliers and customers alike. SLPMC stimulates a long-term sustainability by linking the farmer in Sierra Leone to markets with highly competitive products.
SIERRA LEONE LOCAL CONTENT AGENCY
Our mandate is to offer the development of Sierra Leone Local Content in a range of sectors of the economy including Industrial, Manufacturing, Mining, Petroleum, Marine Resources, Agriculture, Transportation, Maritime, Aviation, Hotel and Tourism, Procurement of goods and Services, Public works, Construction and Energy Sectors.