PUBLIC ORDER ACT

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LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA

PUBLIC ORDER ACT

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[NOTE: This law presently stands voided by virtue of an Appeal Court ruling on the 10^th of December, 2007 which disagreed with the Attorney General’s attempt to overturn an earlier ruling to the same effect by Justice Anwuri Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja. In the words of the Appeal Court: “the provisions of the Public Order Act are unnecessary, we are in [a] democracy and Nigeria has joined the league of civilised society.”

Lead counsel for the plaintiffs/respondents was Femi Falana. The Appeal Court Panel members included Justices Olofunmilola Adekeye, Danlamin Muhammad, and O. F. Omoleye.] 

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Arrangement of Sections

1. Power to regulate assemblies, meetings and processions
2. Power to stop assemblies, meetings and processions.
3. Unlawful assemblies.
4. Power to issue proclamations, etc., for the preservation of public order.
5. Penalty on endeavour to break up public assembly, meeting or procession.
6. Prohibition of quasi military organisations.
7. Flags and uniforms.
8. Offensive weapons, etc. prohibited at meetings and processions.
9. Arrest without warrant.
10. Forms
11. Power to make regulations and issue guidelines
12. Short Title

Schedule

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An Act to repeal all public order laws in the States of the Federation and to replace them with a Federal Act for the purpose of maintaining public order and to prohibit the formation of quasi-military organisations, regulate the use of uniforms and other matters ancillary thereto.

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