NIGERIA POLICE TRUST FUND (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2019

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NIGERIA POLICE TRUST FUND (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2019

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This Act establishes the Nigeria Police Trust Fund to among other things, provide funds for the training and retraining of the personnel of the Nigerian Police Force, provide state of the art security equipment and machineries to improve the general welfare of the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and enhance their preparedness to effectively discharge their constitutional duties of protecting life and property of the people of Nigeria.

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NIGERIA POLICE TRUST FUND (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2019

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I – OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE AND DURATION

1.       Objective.

2.       Scope.

PART II – ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE NIGERIA POLICE TRUST FUND

3.       Establishment of the Nigeria police Trust Fund.

4.       Sources of the Trust Fund.

5.       Purposes of the Trust Fund.

6.       Functions of the Trust Fund.

7.       Establishment and composition of Nigeria Police Trust Fund Board of Trustee.

8.       Resignation by a member.

9.       Cessation of office.

10.     Removal from office of a member.

11.     Functions of the Board of Trustee.

12.     Powers of the Board of Trustee.

13.     Establishment of Police Trust Fund Project Implementation Committee.

PART III – EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND STAFF OF THE TRUST FUND

14.     Appointment of the Executive Secretary and other staff of the Trust Fund.

15.     Functions of the Executive Secretary.

16.     Removal of the Executive Secretary.

17.     Staff of the Board of Trustee.

18.     Severance allowance.

PART IV – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

19.     Fund of the Trust Fund.

20.     Accounts of the Trust Fund.

21.     Estimates of expenditure.

22.     Account and audit.

23.     Exemption from tax.

PART V –SUBMISSION OF REPORTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

24.     Quarterly report.

25.     Annual report.

26.     Power of the President to issue directives.

27.     Regulations.

28.     Transitional provisions.

29.     Interpretation.

30.     Citation.

SCHEDULE

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NIGERIA POLICE TRUST FUND (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2019

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

An Act to establish the Nigeria Police Trust Fund for the purpose of training, provision of security equipment, and related facilities, enhance the skills of the personnel of the Nigerian police; and for related matters.

ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria:

ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO THE LAWS OF NIGERIA (UPDATED)

LAWS MADE BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF NIGERIA [1999 – Date]

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