TRIBUNALS CERTAIN CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS DECREE
Decree · Governance
A Decree amends laws governing tribunals in Nigeria to ensure they align with constitutional provisions and updated procedures. It targets legal practitioners, litigants, tribunal members, and government bodies managing these tribunals. This promotes consistent and fair adjudication across all tribunal types.
What Is This Policy?
This legislation makes consequential amendments to various laws that establish or govern tribunals in Nigeria, ensuring consistency with constitutional provisions and updated procedural requirements for tribunal proceedings.
Who Does It Target?
Legal practitioners and litigants appearing before statutory tribunals Tribunal members, registrars, and administrators Government ministries operating sector-specific tribunals and adjudicatory bodies
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
To bring the procedural provisions and powers of various statutory tribunals into line with constitutional requirements and updated legal standards, ensuring consistent, fair, and legally sound adjudication across all tribunal types.
Key Features
Cross-Legislation Amendments: Amends specific provisions in multiple acts governing different statutory tribunals to achieve procedural consistency Constitutional Alignment: Updates tribunal provisions to comply with constitutional requirements on fair hearing and access to justice Appeal Procedures: Standardises or clarifies appeal routes from decisions of the amended tribunals to higher courts Evidence Rules: Updates provisions on the admissibility of evidence and the rights of parties before amended tribunals Transitional Provisions: Includes provisions to handle cases pending before tribunals at the time the amendments come into force
Current Status
Rollout Stage: In force; applies to all tribunals amended by the Decree Coverage: Nationwide; applicable to all statutory tribunals covered by the amending provisions Funding: Federal and state government budgets for the respective tribunals
How to Access
Persons with matters before any tribunal amended by this Decree should ensure their proceedings comply with the updated procedural requirements. Legal advice on the specific procedural requirements of the relevant tribunal following these amendments Filing of submissions in accordance with the updated rules Application method: The relevant statutory tribunal; Federal Ministry of Justice for general enquiries
Official Resources
Website: www.justice.gov.ng
Legal Framework
Enacted under the legislative authority of the National Assembly (as a Decree, now treated as an Act). Operates as consequential amendments legislation within the framework of the Constitution, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, and the applicable statutes establishing the various specialised tribunals affected.