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Federal Capital Territory Act.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1976 (1990)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish for Nigeria, a Federal Capital Territory and to provide for the constitution of a Federal Capital Development Authority for exercising the various powers set out in this Act, to execute other projects connected therewith, to provide for the laws applicable to that Territory and for appeals from the Upper Area Court and the law applicable thereto; and to provide for the delegation to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory of the executive powers vested in the President and those vested in him and the Governor of a State under the applicable laws.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Agricultural development Institution Land-use planning Expropriation
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act provides for the creation of the Federal Capital Territory for Nigeria (as described in the First Schedule to this Act) and the Federal Capital Development Authority. The Authority shall be a body corporate and shall be responsible, among other things, for: (a) the preparation of a master plan for the Capital city and other matters regarding land use with respect to town and country planning within the rest of the Capital Territory; (b) the provision of municipal services; and (c) establishment of infrastructural services in accordance with the master plan. The Authority may make Development Orders in respect of land and (compulsorily) acquire land for the achievement of its purposes.

Full text
English
Website
www.nigeria-law.org