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Article 264 — Practice and procedure

Article
264
Chapter
CHAPTER VII — The Judicature
Index row title
Practice and procedure
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
1450bc8f-e797-46dc-ade7-d9dfb3ee1ad7

60 words

Verbatim text

Subject to the provisions of any Act of the National Assembly, the Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja may make rules for regulating the practice and procedure of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. F - The Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 264 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER VII — The Judicature”.
  • The row is titled “Practice and procedure”.
  • The passage runs to about 60 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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