Sierra Leone has a clear regime of copyright exceptions that follows the fair dealing model, which enables the lawful use of copyrighted work by others without obtaining permission. The fair dealing provisions are contained in Sections 9 and 14 of the Copyright Act, while the provisions highlighting other instances of permitted use of copyrighted materials can be found in Sections 27-37. The exceptions encompass private reproduction for personal purposes, temporary reproduction, reproduction in the form of quotation, reproduction for teaching, libraries and archives, broadcasting and other public communication, publication of portraits in events of public interest, reproduction and adaptation of computer programmes, importation for personal purposes, display of works, and ephemeral recordings, among others.

Although Sections 72-73 of the Copyrights Act provide for civil remedies and criminal sanctions for unauthorised use of copyrighted materials, there are still cases of piracy of protected works in the country. It is reported that legal protection is weak and inadequate, and there is limited enforcement of intellectual property laws due to resource and capacity limitations.

Sierra Leone has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Sierra Leone has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Sierra Leone is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Section 40 of the Public Procurement Act requires the procuring entity to employ international competitive bidding procedures when the estimated contract amount is higher than the value threshold specified in the First Schedule of the Public Procurement Act, namely:
- SLE 600 Million (USD 30,400 approx.): in the case of contracts for the procurement of goods and services;
- SLE 900 Million (USD 45,600 approx.): in the case of contracts for the procurement of works.
Moreover, international competitive bidding procedures may be used when effective competition cannot be obtained unless foreign firms are invited to bid or where the goods, works, or services are not available under competitive price and other conditions from three or more suppliers in Sierra Leone.

Section 36 of the Public Procurement Act empowers the contracting entity to grant a margin of preference to enhance the advantage of domestic suppliers, contractors and goods. The margin of preference is to be calculated in accordance with the regulations and reflected in the record of the procurement processes and is subject to the authorisation of the National Public Procurement Authority. Regulation 75 of the Public Procurement Regulations clarifies that the percentage of preference in schemes issued by the Authority must be between 5% and 12%.

According to Art. 3 of the Customs Management Regulations, goods imported into Seychelles through the post or courier whose value is below SCR 3000 (approx. USD 220) shall be exempted from customs duty, provided that the consignment of goods imported is for the personal and exclusive consumption or use of the consignee.

The Fair Trading Act (Part IV), Cybercrimes and Other Related Crimes Act (Section 4), and the Electronic Transactions Act (Part III) provide a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions.

Seychelles has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Seychelles has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Seychelles has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Seychelles's law and jurisprudence.