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Article 168 — Provisions with regard to payments

Article
168
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Provisions with regard to payments
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
941fd6ae-2343-49e7-b922-7ab9ab2376eb

88 words

Verbatim text

(1) Where any payment falls to be made under this Part of this Chapter, the amount payable shall be certified by the Auditor- General for the Federation: Provided that a provisional payment may be made before the Auditor-General has given his certificate. (2) The National Assembly may prescribe the time at and manner in which any payment falling to be made under this Part of this Chapter shall be effected and provide for the making of adjustments and provisional payment. D - The public service of the Federation

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 168 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Provisions with regard to payments”.
  • The passage runs to about 88 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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