Public Service Rules, 2009

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It shall be the duty of every officer to acquaint himself/herself with the Public Service Rules, other regulations and extant circulars. These Public Service Rules apply to all officers except where they conflict with specific terms approved by the Federal Government and written into the contract of employment or letters of appointment. In so far as the holders of the offices of:

The President;

The Vice President;

Chief Justice of Nigeria;

Justices of the Supreme Court;

President and Justice of the Court of Appeal;

Chief Judge and Judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory;

Grand Khadi and Khadis of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory;

President and Judges of the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory;

The Chairman and Members of the following statutory bodies, namely:

The Code of Conduct Bureau;

The Federal Civil Service Commission;

The Independent National Electoral Commission;

The Federal Character Commission;

The Code of Conduct Tribunal;

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission;

The National Population Commission;

The Police Service Commission;

The Auditor-General of the Federation;

and any other similar organs that derive their appointments from the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are concerned, these Rulesapply only to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in so far as their conditions of service and any other law applicable to these officers are concerned.

SPECIAL DEFINITIONS

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