LAGOS STATE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE LAW

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LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE LAW

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Interpretation

2.       Establishment of Agency

3.       Objectives of the Law

4.       Function of the Agency

5.       Establishment and Composition of the Governing Board

6.       Function of the Board

7.       Tenure of Office of the Board

8.       Remuneration and Allowances

9.       Cessation and Removal from Office of Members of the Board

10.     Secretary/Legal Adviser of the Agency

11.     Appointment of Consultants

12.     Meeting and Proceedings of the Board

13.     Quorum

14.     Voting Members

15.     Appointment of the General Manager

16.     Functions of the General Manager

17.     Power to Co-opt

18.     Staff of the Agency

19.     Seal of the Agency

20.     Prohibition of unauthorized of disclosure of Information

21.     Disclosure of Interests

22.     Principles of Asset Management

23.     Designation of User and Custodian of Assets

24.     Minimum contents of Asset Management Plan

25.     Preparation of Management Plan

26.     Minimum Contents of User Asset Management Plan

27.     User to give effect to Management Plan

28.     Submission of Management Plan

29.     Approval of Management Plan

30.     Status of Asset Management Plan

31.     Annual Report of the Agency

32.     Offences and Penalties

33.     Defence of due Diligence

34.     Convicted Persons liable for Costs Expenses of Proceedings

35.     Summary Trial of Persons Indicted

36.     Proceedings for Offences

37.     Agency Guidelines and Regulations

38.     Citation and Commencement

THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE LAW

A LAW TO ESTABLISH THE LAGOS STATE INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES

THE LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY enacts as follows:

1. Interpretation

In this Law unless the context otherwise requires—

          ‘‘State Asset’’ means any property, whether movable or immovable acquired or owned by the State government located within or outside Lagos State;

          ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure or any other public officer for the time being charged with the responsibility for Works and Infrastructure in the State;

          ‘‘Custodian’’ means a Ministry, Department or Agency of government who acquired and is in control of an asset;

          ‘‘Infrastructural Asset’’ means any real property owned, leased or otherwise managed by the Lagos State Government both within and outside the State;

          ‘‘Financial Year’’ means a period of 12 months ending on 31st December or any other date as may be adopted by the State Government in any year and, in the case of the first financial year of the Agency, means       the period commencing on the establishment day and ending on 31st December in the year in which the  establishment falls;

          ‘‘Governor’’ means the Governor of Lagos State;

          ‘‘Law Officer’’ means a lawyer with the Lagos State Government under the Attorney General of the State;

          ‘‘Portfolio Strategy’’ means management plans used by the Agency in achieving its goals and objectives;

          ‘‘State’’ means Lagos State of Nigeria;

          ‘‘User of Asset’’ means every Ministry, Department or Agency of Lagos State.

2.       Establishment of the Agency

(1)     There is established the Lagos State Infrastructure Asset Management Agency (referred to in this Law as ‘‘the Agency’’).

(2) The Agency—

          (a)     shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;

          (b)     may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and

          (c)     may acquire, hold, manage and dispose of any property or interest in property, moveable or  immoveable for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this Law.

3.       Objectives of the Law

The objectives of this Law are to—

(a)     provide for the effective preservation and maintenance of assets owned or controlled by the State     Government;

(b)     provide a uniform management framework for sustainability, efficiency and accountability in the use and       management of such assets;

(c)     ensure coordination in the use of assets within the service delivery objectives of the State Government;

(d)     optimise the cost of service delivery by—

          (i)      ensuring proper monitoring and accountability for capital and recurrent works;

          (ii)     establishing a system for regular maintenance and refurbishment of assets;

          (iii)    undertaking proper disposal of used assets;

          (iv)    improving health and safety in the working environment.

LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

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