OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER LAW OF LAGOS STATE

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LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER LAW

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Establishment

2.       Function of OPD

3.       Governing Council

4.       Functions

5.       Tenure of Office

6.       Proceedings of the Council

7.       Meetings

8.       Quorum

9.       Power to Co-opt

10.     Vacancy

11.     Committees of the Council

12.     The Director and staff

13.     Remuneration

14.     Pensionable service

15.     Branches

16.     Persons entitled to services of OPD

17.     Scope of legal aid to be given

18.     Penalty

19.     Appeal to Council

20.     No conflict of interest

21.     Independence of the office

22.     Legal practitioner and client privilege

23.     Secrecy

24.     Memorandum of Understanding

25.     Rules of Court

26.     Fund of OPD

27.     Expenditure

28.     Gifts to the office

29.     Accounts and audit

30.     Reports and annual estimates and expenditure

31.     Seal of OPD

32.     Regulations

33.     Repeal

34.     Interpretation

35.     Citation and commencement

SCHEDULE

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER LAW

A LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, ITS FUNCTIONS AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES

[Commencement]                                                                              [30th January, 2008]

THE LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY enacts as follows—

LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA