EDUCATION LAW OF LAGOS STATE
DOWNLOAD OF A COPY OF THIS LAW IS AVAILABLE [N1,500 (PDF) AND N3000 (WORD)] 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]
EDUCATION LAW
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1 – Administration
1. Delegation of functions.
2. Power to hold enquiries.
3. Functions of Local Government Council.
PART 2 – Statutory System
4. The Statutory system of education.
PART 3 – Free Primary and Post-primary Education
5. Interpretation.
6. Primary School age.
7. Secondary School age and qualification for admission.
8. Duty of Commissioner to secure the education of children.
9. Tuition in primary and post-primary schools to be free.
10. Sections 7, 8 and 9 not to apply in certain cases.
11. Customary Courts to exercise jurisdiction over certain offences.
12. Duty of Commissioner on teachers’ colleges.
13. Duty of Commissioner on technical education.
PART 4 – General Provisions Relating to Education
14. Pupils to be educated in accordance with the wishes of their parents.
15. Secular instructions in institutions.
16. General provision for religious instruction in schools.
17. Curriculum of schools to include religious worships and institution.
18. Religious instruction in schools.
19. Pupils excused from attending religious worship or instruction.
20. Certain conditions of attendance not to be required.
21. Registration of pupils at institution.
22. Regulations.
PART 5 – Establishment and Continuance of Institutions
23. Establishment of Institutions.
24. Opening of new institutions.
25. Power to withhold consent to open new institutions.
26. Power of the Commissioner to close institutions.
27. Power of the Commissioner to take over institutions from sponsor.
28. Discontinuance of institution.
29. Transfer of institutions to new sites and substitutions for old sites.
30. Institutions to be run on approved sites.
31. Power of Commissioner to merge schools.
32. Restriction on the use of premises of institutions.
33. Power to make regulations.
34. Trespass on school property.
PART 6 – Appointment of Patrons
35. Control of institutions.
36. Appointment of Patrons.
37. Tenure of Office of Patrons.
38. Duties of Patrons.
39. Power to surcharge.
40. Regulations.
PART 7 – Teachers
41. Regulations.
PART 8 – Inspection of Institutions
42. Inspection of institutions.
43. Appointment of Inspectors.
44. Functions of Inspectors.
45. Penalty for obstructing an Inspector.
46. Power to make Regulations.
PART 9 – Supplementary Provisions
47. Repeal of Cap. 37.
PART 10 – Interpretation and Citation
48. Interpretation.
49. Citation.
CHAPTER E1
EDUCATION LAW
A Law to make provisions for Education and for purposes connected therewith.
[1983 No. 26.]
[30th July, 1983] [Commencement.]
PART 1 – Administration
1. Delegation of functions
(1) It shall be lawful for the Commissioner to delegate to a public officer of the Ministry or Lagos State Teaching Service Commission any of the functions conferred upon him by or under the provisions of this Law:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise the Commissioner to depute any person to make regulations under any power conferred upon him by this Law.
(2) Any such delegation may be made either generally or in respect of any particular function or matter and shall be in writing, and shall be published in the Gazette.
(3) Any such delegation shall be revocable at the will of the Commissioner and no such delegation shall prevent the exercise by the Commissioner of any function so delegated.
LAWS OF LAGOS STATE
LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
