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Actions Law of Anambra State

Adamawa State Water Board Edict No.4 of 1996

1 subsidiary principles

Administration and Succession (Estate of the Deceased Persons) Law of Anambra State

1 subsidiary principles

Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015

9 subsidiary principles

Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, 2011

7 subsidiary principles

Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Ondo State

Administration of Estate Law

3 subsidiary principles

Admiralty Jurisdiction Act

2 subsidiary principles

Admiralty Jurisdiction Decree

1 subsidiary principles

Admiralty Jurisdiction Procedure Rules, 1993

1 subsidiary principles

Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act

4 subsidiary principles

Allocation of Revenue (Abolition of Dichotomy in the Application of the Principle of Derivation) Act, 2004

Arbitration Act, 1990

1 subsidiary principles

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1988

8 subsidiary principles

Arbitration Law of Cross River State

1 subsidiary principles

Armed Forces Act

6 subsidiary principles

Armed Forces Decree

2 subsidiary principles

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Act

1 subsidiary principles

Associated Gas and Re-injection Act

Associated Gas Re-Injection Act

1 subsidiary principles

Auctioneers Law

1 subsidiary principles

Banking and Other Financial Institutions Decree No. 25 of 1991

1 subsidiary principles

Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 1991

2 subsidiary principles

Bendel State (Civil Procedure) Rules 1988

1 subsidiary principles

Bills of Exchange Act, 1990

1 subsidiary principles

Canon of interpretation

32 subsidiary principles

Cardinal Principle of Interpretation of statute

7 subsidiary principles

Chief (Appointment and Deposition) Law of Kwara state, 2006

Chief Edict No.11 of 1984 of Ondo State

Chiefs (Appointment and Deposition) Law of Northern Nigeria

1 subsidiary principles

Chiefs Law of Ogun State

2 subsidiary principles

Chiefs Law of Ondo State

1 subsidiary principles

Chieftaincy Matters (Exclusion of Jurisdiction of Courts) Edict No.3 of 1985 of Oyo

1 subsidiary principles

Companies Act, 1968

2 subsidiary principles

Companies and Allied Matters Act

12 subsidiary principles

Companies Decree, 1968

1 subsidiary principles

Companies Income Tax Act

1 subsidiary principles

Conflicts between Acts of the National Assembly

1 subsidiary principles

Constitution Amendment No. 2 Decree No. 42 of 1976

1 subsidiary principles

Construction of Penal Provisions

2 subsidiary principles

Contract Law of Anambra State

1 subsidiary principles

Copyright (Amendment) Decree No. 42 of 1999

1 subsidiary principles

Copyright Act

2 subsidiary principles

Court of Appeal Act

6 subsidiary principles

Court of Appeal Edict, W.N., No. 15 of 1967

1 subsidiary principles

Court of Appeal Rules

13 subsidiary principles

Criminal Code

6 subsidiary principles

Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Provisions) Law

1 subsidiary principles

Criminal Procedure Act

6 subsidiary principles

Criminal Procedure Code

3 subsidiary principles

Criminal Procedure Law

11 subsidiary principles

Customary Court Law, Cap. C21, Laws of Cross River State, 2004

2 subsidiary principles

Customs and Excise Management Act

1 subsidiary principles

Customs and Excise Management Act/Pre-shipment Inspection of Import Act

1 subsidiary principles

Decimal Currency Act, Cap D2 LFN, 2004

1 subsidiary principles

Decree No. 37 of 1968

1 subsidiary principles

Decree No.107 of 1993

2 subsidiary principles

Deep Offshore and Inland Basin (Production Sharing Contract) Act

1 subsidiary principles

Delta State Registration of Business Premises (Amendment) Edict 1995

1 subsidiary principles

Doctrine of Impossibility of Performance

1 subsidiary principles

Edo State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2012

2 subsidiary principles

EFCC Act

7 subsidiary principles

Ejusdem Generis Rule

4 subsidiary principles

Ekiti State Local Government Administration (Amendment) Law, 2011

1 subsidiary principles

Electoral Act

24 subsidiary principles

Electric Power Sector Reform Act

Environmental Impact Assessment Act

1 subsidiary principles

Evidence Act

36 subsidiary principles

Explanatory notes

2 subsidiary principles

expressio unius est exclusio alterius

1 subsidiary principles

Factories Act

1 subsidiary principles

Failed Banks Decree [No. 25 of 1991, No. 18 of 1994]

1 subsidiary principles

FCT High Court Law

1 subsidiary principles

Federal High Court Act

4 subsidiary principles

Federal High Court Rules

6 subsidiary principles

Federal High Court Rules/Electoral Act 2006

1 subsidiary principles

Federal Military Government (Supremacy and Enforcement of Power) Decree, 13 of 1984/Public Officers (Special Provisions) Decree, No.17 of 1984

Federal Military Government (Supremacy and Enforcement of Powers) Decree, 1970 (No. 28 of 1970)

Federal Polytechnics Act 1979

1 subsidiary principles

Fire Service Law of Cross River State 2004

1 subsidiary principles

Forestry Ordinance, 1948

Forfeiture of Assets, etc (Certain Persons) Decree

2 subsidiary principles

Freedom of Information Act

2 subsidiary principles

Fundamental Rights Enforcement Rules 1979

2 subsidiary principles

General/Specific Provisions

3 subsidiary principles

High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules of Anambra Sate

High Court Civil Procedure Rules of Western Nigeria

High Court Law

3 subsidiary principles

High Court of Borno State (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2017

1 subsidiary principles

High Court Rules

20 subsidiary principles

History of a legislation

1 subsidiary principles

ICPC Act

1 subsidiary principles

Illiterate Protection Law

4 subsidiary principles

Imo State Edict No. 1 of 1984

Income Tax Appeals (Lagos) Rules

1 subsidiary principles

Income Tax Law of Bendel State

1 subsidiary principles

Industrial Training Fund Act

2 subsidiary principles

Inspection, Grading and Movement of Produce Law of Osun State

1 subsidiary principles

Insurance Act

2 subsidiary principles

Intention of the legislature

1 subsidiary principles

Interpretation Act

3 subsidiary principles

Interpretation and application of amended and repealed laws

1 subsidiary principles

Interpretation Law

1 subsidiary principles

Interpretation of limitation provisions

1 subsidiary principles

Investments and Securities Act

2 subsidiary principles

Investments and Securities Act

3 subsidiary principles

Items 60 and 67 of the Exclusive List in the 1979 Constitution and Section 49(5) of the Administration of Estates Law of Lagos State

1 subsidiary principles

JAMB Act

1 subsidiary principles

Judgment (Enforcement) Rules

2 subsidiary principles

Judicial Interpreter

1 subsidiary principles

Kano State Local Government Edict, No. 5 of 1977

1 subsidiary principles

Kwara State Revenue Administration Law, 2015 as amended

1 subsidiary principles

Lagos local Government Act

1 subsidiary principles

Land Instruments Registration Law

1 subsidiary principles

Land Registration Act

1 subsidiary principles

Land Tenure Law Cap. 59 of Northern Region

1 subsidiary principles

Land Use Act

17 subsidiary principles

Law Reform (Contracts) Law of Lagos

1 subsidiary principles

Legal Practitioners Act

3 subsidiary principles

Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act

1 subsidiary principles

Limitation Act

Limitation Law of Cross River State

Limitation statutes

7 subsidiary principles

Local Boundaries Settlement Edict No. 9 of 1970

1 subsidiary principles

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Law of Kwara State

Long title

1 subsidiary principles

Magistrates’ Courts Law

3 subsidiary principles

Marriage Act

1 subsidiary principles

Matrimonial Causes Act

7 subsidiary principles

Matrimonial Causes Decree

1 subsidiary principles

Matrimonial Causes Rules

2 subsidiary principles

May be pronounced

1 subsidiary principles

Minerals Act

1 subsidiary principles

Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act

1 subsidiary principles

Money Lenders Law

1 subsidiary principles

NAFDAC Act

1 subsidiary principles

NAFDAC Decree

1 subsidiary principles

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act

2 subsidiary principles

National Electric Power Authority Act

1 subsidiary principles

National Film and Video Censors Board Decree

1 subsidiary principles

National Industrial Court Act

2 subsidiary principles

National Industrial Court Rules

1 subsidiary principles

National Library Act

1 subsidiary principles

Nigeria Communications Commission Act

3 subsidiary principles

Nigeria Ports Act

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Connection and Disconnection Procedures for Electricity Services, 2007

Nigerian National Petroleum Act

2 subsidiary principles

Nigerian Postal Services Act

1 subsidiary principles

Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (Amendment) Act 2007

4 subsidiary principles

Oaths Act

2 subsidiary principles

Oil Pipeline Act

2 subsidiary principles

Order 8, Rules 1 and 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2011 and Rule 6(b) of the Court of Appeal Practice Direction, 2013

1 subsidiary principles

Ouster Clauses

3 subsidiary principles

Paragraph 1 of the Practice Direction for Election Tribunals 2011 and section 285(7) 1999 Constitution

1 subsidiary principles

Partnership Act, 1890

1 subsidiary principles

Passport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

2 subsidiary principles

Penal Code

3 subsidiary principles

Personal Income Tax Act

2 subsidiary principles

Personal Income Tax Law

2 subsidiary principles

Petroleum Act Cap 350

1 subsidiary principles

Petroleum Act, LFN 2004

1 subsidiary principles

Petroleum Profts Tax Act

Police Act

2 subsidiary principles

Pool Betting and Casino Gaming (Prohibition) Act, Cap. 360 LFN 1990

1 subsidiary principles

Pre-shipment Inspection of Imports Act

1 subsidiary principles

Pre-Shipment Inspection of Imports Act, 1985

1 subsidiary principles

Preamble

1 subsidiary principles

Preamble/Explanatory Note

1 subsidiary principles

Principles of interpretation of statute

38 subsidiary principles

Proviso

7 subsidiary principles

Public Officers (Special Provisions) Act, Cap 381 LFN, 1990

1 subsidiary principles

Public Officers (Special Provisions) Decree No. 17 of 1984

3 subsidiary principles

Public Officers Protection Act

2 subsidiary principles

Public Officers Protection Law

1 subsidiary principles

Punctuations

1 subsidiary principles

Purposive interpretation of statute

Robbery and Firearms Act

3 subsidiary principles

Rules of Interpretation of Statutes

24 subsidiary principles

Sale of Goods Act, 1893

1 subsidiary principles

Sale of Goods Law

1 subsidiary principles

Schedules

1 subsidiary principles

Schedules and Tables

1 subsidiary principles

Section 12 of the Practice and Procedure of the High Court of Lagos, 1973 and Order 15, Rule 6A(3) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of England

1 subsidiary principles

Section 16 of the Court of Appeal Act, and Order 1 Rule 19 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2002

1 subsidiary principles

Section 19 of the Companies Income Tax Act/Section 380 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act

Section 2 of the Trade Disputes (Amendment) Decree No. 47 of 1992, Section 20 of Trade Disputes Act, Cap. 432, LFN 1990 and Section 272 of the 1999 Constitution

1 subsidiary principles

Section 2(2)(b)(c) of the Matrimonial Causes Act and Section 257(1) of the 1999 Constitution

1 subsidiary principles

Section 2(3) of the Tribunals (Certain Consequential Amendments etc) Decree No. 62 of 1999

1 subsidiary principles

Section 22 of the Cross River State High Court Law and Order 7 Rule 3 of the Cross River State High Court Rules

1 subsidiary principles

Section 23 of the Police Act, Section 98(1) of the FCT High Court Act and Section 160(1) of the 1979 Constitution

1 subsidiary principles

Section 251(1)(s) of the 1999 Constitution and Section 87(9) of the Electoral Act

1 subsidiary principles

Section 4(1) of the Oaths Act, and Sections 18 and 135 of the Electoral Act

1 subsidiary principles

Section 44 of the 1999 Constitution and Sections 1 and 2 of the Land Use Act

1 subsidiary principles

Section 71 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process law, Cap. 118 Laws of Old Eastern Nigeria and Order IX rules 13(1) of Judgment (Enforcement) Rules of Old Eastern Nigeria

1 subsidiary principles

Section 78 of the Penal Code/Section 365 of the Criminal Procedure Code

1 subsidiary principles

Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act

15 subsidiary principles

Side Notes

1 subsidiary principles

Sokoto State Sharia Courts Law, 2000

1 subsidiary principles

Special Tribunal Decree (Decree No. 20 of 1984)

2 subsidiary principles

State Lands Law of Anambra State

1 subsidiary principles

State Lands Law, Cap. 122 Laws of Eastern Nigeria

1 subsidiary principles

State Security (Detention of Persons) Act

1 subsidiary principles

States (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree 1977

1 subsidiary principles

States (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No.36 of 1996

1 subsidiary principles

Statutory Interpretation

2 subsidiary principles

Sub-section

1 subsidiary principles

Supreme Court Act

5 subsidiary principles

Supreme Court Act, 1960

Supreme Court Ordinance

1 subsidiary principles

Supreme Court Rules

12 subsidiary principles

Survey Law of Kwara State

1 subsidiary principles

Taraba State Local Government Law

1 subsidiary principles

The blue pencil rule

2 subsidiary principles

The Judicial, etc Offices and Appeal By Prosecutors Act

1 subsidiary principles

The Local Government Law of Enugu State

3 subsidiary principles

The purpose of interpretation of statute

The reason for the use of words as the barometer for interpretation

Title of a statute

Title/Heading in a statute

1 subsidiary principles

Trade Disputes (Amendment) Decree No. 47 of 1992

1 subsidiary principles

Trade Disputes Act

3 subsidiary principles

Trade Disputes Decree

3 subsidiary principles

Trade Union Act

4 subsidiary principles

Trademarks Act

1 subsidiary principles

Traditional Rulers and Chiefs Edict 1979

1 subsidiary principles

Traditional Rulers and Chiefs Edict 1979 of Bendel State

2 subsidiary principles

University of Ilorin Act

1 subsidiary principles

University of Lagos Act

Value Added Tax Act

2 subsidiary principles

Wills Act 1837

1 subsidiary principles

Wills Law

3 subsidiary principles

Winding Up Rules

1 subsidiary principles

Without Prejudice

1 subsidiary principles

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