Land Use (Validation of Certain Laws, etc.) Act 1979 (No. 94 of 1979)
Made 1979-09-28 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Act
- Organisation
- African Union (AU)
- Country
- Nigeria
- Subjects
- Land and soil
- Keywords
- basic legislation, land tenure, public land, contracts
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[CAP. 203 Land Use Act (Validation of Certain Laws, etc.) Act CHAPTER 203 LAND USE ACT (VALIDATION OF CERTAIN LAWS, ETC.) ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. Validation of certain Laws, etc. 2. Short title. 1979 No 94 An Act to regularise the issuance of regulations by State Governments pursuant to the Land Use Act Commencement [28th September 1979] Validation of certain Laws, etc. Cap. 202 1. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Land Use Act or any other enactment, all Laws, and subsidiary legislation made at any time between the commencement of the Land Use Act and 30th September 1979 by a Military Administrator (or former Military Governor), the Executive Council, a Commissioner or any other authority or any public officer of a State shall be deemed to have been validly made and shall have effect as if they had been made under or pursuant to the Land Use Act and accordingly, shall hereafter continue to have effect according to their tenor and intendment as if they were regulations made under or pursuant to section 46 of that Act. . (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section— (a) all contracts and all executive and judicial acts including acts pertaining to the establishment membership and functions of any Land Use and Allocation Committee or of any other authority or to the appointment of any person, shall be deemed to have been validly entered into or done and shall hereafter continue to have effect as provided in the said subsection; and Cap 202 (b) any instrument or other evidence relating to the allocation of any land, whether or not expressed to have been made under the Land Use Act, shall be deemed to have been validly issued or given under or pursuant to that Act and shall continue to have effect according to its tenor and intendment accordingly. Short title 2. This Act may be cited as the Land Use Act (Validation of Certain Laws, etc.) Act. LAND USE ACT (VALIDATION OF CERTAIN LAWS, ETC.) ACT CHAPTER 203 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION No Subsidiary Legislation