Ministers' Statutory Power and Duties (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act. Country/Territory Nigeria Document type Legislation Date 1958 (1964) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the transfer of statutory powers and duties to Ministers, and to make miscellaneous provisions for the manner of exercise and signification of such functions. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Institution Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act empowers the President to amend, by Order, any law enacted by the National Assembly for the purpose of: (a) transferring to a Minister any of the powers and duties which are by such law directly or indirectly conferred or imposed on the President, or any public officer or which are conferred upon any other Minister; and (b) making provisions consequential or incidental to any such transfer. An Order may include directions (either general or in relation to any particular matter) for the carrying on and completion by the Minister to whom a power or duty is transferred, of anything commenced by the authority from whom it is transferred. A Minister may delegate powers conferred upon him or her by any enactment to specified subaltern public officers. Full text English Website www.placng.org References - Legislation Implemented by Delegation of Powers under the Ministers' Statutory Power and Duties (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act. Legislation | Nigeria | 1960 (2013) Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, International trade, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX