CUSTOMAHY
TEIUUTORY,
COURT OF APPEAL OF THE FEDEI~AL CAPITAL
ABUJA (JUIHSDICTION
ON CHIEFTAIi\'CY
MATTEH.S)
ACT, 2011.
EXPLANATORY
MEMORANDUM
11,,;-,Act increases the general appellate jurisdiction
or the Customary Court or
/\ppcaL to confer exclusive original jurisdiction
on dispute on or arising from
chidiciinc) matters in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja on the Court.
CUSTOMARY
TERRITORY,
COLJRr OF APPEAL OF THE FI~DERAL
ABU.JA (JURISDICTION ON CHIEFTAINCY
ACT,2011.
ARRANGEMENT
CAPITAL
MATTERS)
OF SECTIONS
SECTION:
2
3
4
Jurisdiction
of Customary Court of Appeal
dispute.
Repeal of section 12 of Act No. 8 of 1997.
Interpretation.
Citation.
to determine
chieftaincy
CUSTOMARY
COURT
OF APPEAL OF THE FEDERAL
CAPITAL
TERRITORY, ABHJA (JURISDICTION ON CHIEFTAINCY
ACT,2011
MATTERS)
A Bill
For
An Act to confer exclusive original jurisdiction in the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja, on Chieftaincy Matters on the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federa I
Capital Territory, Abuja; and for related matters.
Commencement
ENACTED by the National
Assembly
ofthe Federal Republic
1. Subject to section 267 of the Constitution,
lederal Capital Territory
the Customary
of Nigeria ~.
Court of Appeal of the
Jurisdiction
Abuja, shall-
o!
cour:
ClIstOIlWf.\
of" appeal Iu
dcicnuin..
(a) exercise appellate
and supervisory
subject matter of the claim is
have exclusive
(b)
original
Section
12 of the
Chiefs
in proceedings
or relates to customary
jurisdiction
Abuja to hear and determine
2
011,
jurisdiction
in the Federal
where
and Deposition)
LhiL!t<llnc>
cbl'lIi"
law; and
Capital
Territory,
dispute on or relating to Chieftaincy
(Appointment
rhc
(Federal
matters.
Capital
Rcpeul o:
~ccliun I ~ o l
Territory) Act is repealed.
Act
J"".
1997
3. In this Act->"Constitution"
means the Constitution
of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria,
1999;
X 01
"Customary
Court of Appeal"
means the Customary
Court of Appeal
or
the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
4. This Act may be cited as the Customary
Territory Abuja (Jurisdiction
on Chieftaincy
Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital
Matters) Act, 2011.
Cuauon
CERTIFY,
IN ACCORDANCE
WITH
SECTION
2 (1) OF THE
ACTS
UTHKNTICATION ACT, CAP. A2, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF' NIGERIA 2004,
[-JAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF THE BILL PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF THE
L\TIONAL ASSEMBLY.
~.
SALISU ABUBAKAR MAlKASUWA, mni
CLERK TO TH E NATI ON AL ASSEMBL Y
wD
?- DAY OF JUNE,
2011
Matters) Bill, 2011
SHORT TITLE OF
THE BILL__
!-C~u-st-omary
Court of Appeal
of the Federal
Capital
Territory
Abuja
(Jurisdiction on
Chieftaincy
Matters) Bill,
2011
LONG TITLE OF THE
L_
I
SUMMARY OF THE
I
BILL
This Bill seeks to increases the i
general appellate jurisdiction of i ]"
l
the Customary Court of Appeal, to I
confer
exclusive
original I
I
I
on
the
Customary
! BY THE SENATE
_n:_C~TE~i~I~FTHE
An Act to confer exclusive i
1['original
jurisdiction
in the!:
Federal
Capital
Territory, i
Abuja, on Chieftaincy Matters I
Court
DATE PASSED
I
of I jurisdiction
on
dispute
on
i
DATE PASSED
~;p~!:'sEE~~~~iv~~
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June.
2011
I
6''''. July.
2010
or I
Appeal of the Federal Capital \ arising from chieftaincy matters in \
Territory,
Abuja;
and for I the Federal Capital Territory I
related matters.
Abuja on the Court.
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I certify that this Bill has been carefully compared by me with the decision reached by the National Assembly and found by me
to be true and correct decision of the Houses and is in accordance with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2,
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
~.
SALISU ABUBAKAR MAIKASUWA.
mni
Cler~ to the National Assemblv
). rvI-nay of June, 2011
.
//
I ASSENT.
DR. GO
~TCK EBELE ,IONA THAN, GCFR
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Day of June, 2011
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