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Federal Capital Territory Act, 1976 🇳🇬

Nigeria

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Federal Capital Territory Act, 1976

  • Published in Official Gazette supplement 7 on 5 February 1976
  • Assented to on 4 February 1976
  • Commenced on 4 February 1976
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2002.]
An Act to establish for Nigeria, a Federal Capital Territory and to provide for the constitution of a Federal Capital Development Authority for the purpose of exercising the various powers set out in this Act, to execute other projects connected therewith, to provide for the laws applicable to that Territory and for appeals from the Upper Area Court and the law applicable thereto; and to provide for the delegation to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory of the executive powers vested in the President and those vested in him and the Governor of a State under the applicable laws.

1. Creation of Federal Capital Territory for Nigeria

(1)There is hereby established a capital territory in and for the Federal Republic of Nigeria to be designated as the Federal Capital Territory, …

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