Criminal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960 🇳🇬

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Ordinance No. 61

Criminal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960

  • Published in Official Gazette supplement 61 on 29 September 1960
  • Assented to on 16 September 1960
  • Commenced on 30 September 1960
  • [This is the version of this document from 29 September 1960.]
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature of the Federation of Nigeria as follows-

1. Short title and application

This Ordinance may be cited as the Criminal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960, and shall be of Federal application.

2. Amendment of heading to Chapter XVI

The Schedule to the Criminal Code Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the Criminal Code) is amended by the deletion from the heading to Chapter XVI of the words "the Coin" and the substitution therefor of the following-"Currency".

3. Amendment of section 146

Section 146 of the Criminal Code is amended by the insertion in the definition of "nickel coin" and in the definition of "silver coin" after the words "by virtue of" of the folliwng-"any Ordinance or".

4. Deletion of ref. to Chapter XVIA

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