
The NASSIT Act
NASSIT Act No. 5 2001
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust is a Statutory Public Trust, charged with the responsibility of administering Sierra Leone's National Pension Scheme.
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act. No.5 was enacted on the 20th July 2001, and as required by Section 1 Act No.5 of 2001 came into operation by presidential order in Statutory Instrument No.8 of 31st August 2001.
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust was established "to provide retirement and other benefits to meet the contingency needs of workers and their dependants and to provide for other related matters."
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