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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Act

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Explanatory Memorandum: An Act to establish the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; and for related purposes.

Arrangement of Sections

PART I - Establishment and Governing Board of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

1. Establishment of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

2. Governing Board.

PART II - Functions of the Corps

3. Functions of the Corps and its affiliation with international organisation.

4. Powers of the Board.

PART III - Membership and Zonal Commands of the Corps

5. Membership of the Corps.

6. Zones and Zonal Commands of the Corps.

7. State Command.

PART IV - Staff of the Corps

8. Commandant-General of the Corps.

9. Deputy Commandants-General, etc., and other employees of the Corps.

10. Pensions.

PART V - Financial Provisions

11. Funds of the Corps.

12. Expenditure of the Corps.

13. Annual estimates and accounts.

14. Annual report.

15. Power to accept gift.

16. Power to borrow.

17. Investment.

18. Exemption from tax.

PART VI - Discipline

19. Discipline of Corps members.

PART VII - Legal Proceedings

20. Limitation of suits against the Corps, etc.

21. Service of documents.

22. Restriction on execution against property of the Corps.

23. Indemnity of officers.

24.

25. Power to obtain information.

26. Dissolution of the existing Security and Civil Defence Corps and savings.

27. Directives by the Minister, etc.

28.

29.

30.

SCHEDULE

Additional Supplementary Provisions relating to the Board, etc.

NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS ACT

An Act to establish the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; and for related purposes.

[28th June, 2003] [Commencement. ]

PART I - Establishment and Governing Board of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

1. Establishment of theNigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

(1) There is established the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (in this Act referred to as "the Corps"), which shall consist of such number of volunteers and regular
members as may, from time to time, be recruited under the provisions of this Act.
(2) The Corps-

(a) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;

(b) may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and

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