BORDER COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT, ETC.) ACT 2003

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BORDER COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT, ETC.) ACT, 2003

CHAPTER B10 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, L.F.N. 2004

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This copy is consolidated with the Border Communities Development Agency (Establishment, Etc.,) (Amendment) Act, 2006]

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

An Act to establish the Border Communities Development Agency and to provide for among other things:

(a)      a more acceptable source of funding for the Agency and reduce financial burden on the Federal Government, member States and border Local Governments in the funding of the Agency;

(b)      the tenure of members of the Board; and

(c)      the removal from office of members of the Board and the Executive Secretary of the Agency should the need to do so arises at any time before the expiration of their tenure.

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I- Establishment of the Border Communities Development Agency, etc.

1.     Establishment of the Border Communities Development Agency.

2.     Establishment of the Governing Board of the Agency.

PART II – Functions and Powers of the Agency

3.     Functions and powers of the Agency.

4.     Offices and premises of the Agency.

PART III – Staff of the Agency

5.     Appointment of the Executive Secretary of the Agency.

6.     Other staff of the Agency.

7.     Appointment of Heads of Departments of the Agency.

8.     Pensions.

PART IV – Financial Provisions

9.     Funds of the Agency.

11.    Expenditure of the Agency.

12.    Power to borrow.

13.    Annual estimates and expenditure.      

14.    Annual reports.

PART V – Legal Proceedings

15.    Limitation of suits against officers of the Agency.

16.    Services of documents.

17.    Restriction on execution against property of the Agency.

18.    Indemnity of officers.

19.    Provision for take-off.

20.    Regulations.

21.    Power to accept gifts.

22.    Investment

23.    Secrecy.

24.    Interpretation.

25.    Short title.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE – Offices of the Agency

SECOND SCHEDULE – Supplementary Provisions relating to the Board, etc.

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BORDER COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT, ETC.) ACT

An Act to establish the Border Communities Development Agency; and for related matters.

[2003 No. 23, 2006 No. 38.]

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[Commencement.] [10th July, 2003]  

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