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Article 313 — System of revenue allocation

Article
313
Chapter
CHAPTER VIII — Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and general supplementary
Index row title
System of revenue allocation
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
b95504b8-dfcf-40f0-952d-9bf4f6f85353

174 words

Verbatim text

Pending any Act of the National Assembly for the provision of a system of revenue allocation between the Federation and the States, among the States, between the States and local government councils and among the local government councils in the States, the system of revenue allocation in existence for the financial year [Section 311 (6) is deleted by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No. 8) Act, 2023] The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterationsbeginning from 1st January 1998 and ending on 31st December 1998 shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and as from the date when this section comes into force, continue to apply: Provided that where functions have been transferred under this Constitution from the Government of the Federation to the States and from the States to local government councils the appropriations in respect of such functions shall also be transferred to the States and the local government councils, as the case may require.

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  • The index files this text under article 313 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER VIII — Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and general supplementary”.
  • The row is titled “System of revenue allocation”.
  • The passage runs to about 174 words.
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