CUSTOMARY COURTS LAW OF LAGOS STATE

DOWNLOAD OF A COPY OF THIS LAW IS AVAILABLE [N2,000 (PDF)] CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE PAYMENT OR TRANSFER TO TREE & TREES, 0013401871, GTBANK. ALL THE LAWS OF LAGOS STATE IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A COMPENDIUM. EMAIL: lawnigeria@gmail.com or info@gmail.com or Text/WhatsApp +23407067102097

LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

CUSTOMARY COURTS LAW

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Establishment of Customary Courts

2.       Composition of Customary Courts

3.       Appointment of members, etc

4.       Seal of the Customary Court

5.       Qualifications of members

6.       Tenure of office of members

7.       Disqualification and removal of members

8.       Quorum and voting

9.       Conditions of service of members

10.     Powers of members

11.     Remuneration and allowances of members

12.     Decorum, dress, etc.

13.     Oath of members

14.     Presiding in Customary Courts

15.     Sessions of Customary Courts

16.     Court open throughout the year: times of sitting

17.     Protection of members of the Court

18.     Appointment and control of Court Clerks and other officers

19.     Court Clerks

20.     Bailiffs and messengers

21.     General jurisdiction

22.     Civil jurisdiction

23.     Power to increase jurisdiction

24.     Oath requirement

25.     Applicable Law

26.     Appropriate Customary Law

27.     Place of trial

28.     Guardianship of children

29.     Practice and Procedure

30.     Representation before a Customary Court

31.     Open Court

32.     Decision to be in writing

33.     Power to summon witnesses

34.     Execution of judgments

35.     Execution of orders of other Courts

36.     Power to grant injunction or impound property

37.     Transfer of causes or matters

38.     Right of appeal to Magistrates’ Court

39.     Inspection

40.     Supervision and control of Customary Courts

41.     Contempt

42.     Obstruction of justice

43.     Adjudication without authority

44.     Prohibition of fines in excess of those authorised

45.     Rendering false returns

46.     Falsification of the record of proceedings

47.     Rules of Court

48.     Transitional provisions

49.     Abolition of cadres of Customary

50.     Repeal

51.     Interpretation

52.     Citation and commencement

CUSTOMARY COURTS LAW

A LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CUSTOMARY COURTS, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE UNDER CUSTOMARY LAW AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES

[Commencement]                                                           [1^st August 2011]

THE LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY enacts as follows:

LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA