NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LEGISLATIVE STUDIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE STUDIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This Act amends the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies Act No. 13, 2011 to, among other things, change the name of the Institute from National Institute for Legislative Studies to National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies in order to empower the Institute to provide training and research services in Legislative and Democratic Studies.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE STUDIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017

Arrangement of Sections.

1.       Amendment of Act No. 13, 2011.

2.       Amendment of section 1.

3.       Amendment of section 2.

4.       Amendment of section 24.

5.       Amendment of section 25.

6.       Citation.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE STUDIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017

An Act to amend the National Institute for Legislative Studies Act No. 13, 2011 to, among other things, change the name of the Institute from National Institute for Legislative Studies to National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies in order to empower the Institute to provide training and research services in Legislative and Democratic Studies; and for related matters.  

Commencement              [24 January, 2018]

ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria –

Amendment of Act No. 13, 2011

1.       The National Institute for Legislative Studies Act No. 13, 2011 (in this Act referred to as “the Principal Act”) is amended as sect out in this Act.

Amendment of section 1

2.       Section 1 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the word, “Legislative”, the words, “and Democratic”.

Amendment of section 2

3.       Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended –

          (a)     in subsection (3) –

(i)      paragraph (a), by inserting, after the word, “democracy”, the words, “and legislative practice”,

(ii)     paragraph (d), by inserting, after the word, “tertiary”, the words, “and professional”, and

(iii)    paragraph (h), by inserting, after the word, “school”, the word, “professional”,

          (b)     by substituting for paragraph (i), a new paragraph “(i)”

(i)      provide training courses and degrees on democracy, party politics, electoral process, legislative practice and procedures, political culture and development”;

(c)     in paragraph (i), by inserting, after the word, “its”, the words, “professionals and” ; and

(d)     by inserting after paragraph (m), a new paragraph “(n)”—

          “(n)” act as the center for continuing education and advocacy on democratic processes and institution.

Amendment of section 24.

4.       Section 24 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting, after the word, “Legislative” in the interpretation of the Institute, the words, “and Democratic”.

Amendment of section 25.

5.       Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the word, “legislative”, the words, “and democratic”.

Citation.

6.       This Act may be cited as the National Institute for Legislative Studies (Amendment) Act, 2017.

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