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Interpretation Act, 1964 (as amended) 🇳🇬

Nigeria

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1975-07-01Interpretation (Amendment) Act, 1977

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Coat of Arms

Interpretation Act, 1964 (as amended)

  • Published in Official Gazette supplement
  • Commenced on 20 January 1964
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2002.]
  1. [Amended by Interpretation (Amendment) Act, 1977 (Act 13 of 1977) on 1 July 1975]
An Act to provide for the construction and interpretation of Acts of the National Assembly and certain other instruments; and for purposes connected therewith. [1964 No. 1.]

Preliminary

1. Application of this Act

This Act shall apply to the provisions of any enactment except in so far as the contrary intention appears in this Act or the enactment in question.

Operation of enactments

2. Passing and commencement

(1)An Act is passed when the President assents to the Bill for the Act whether or not the Act then comes into force.
(2)Where no other provision is made as to the time when a particular enactment is to come into force, it shall, subject to the following subsection, come into force-
(a)in the case of an enactment contained in an Act of the Nationa…

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