Scientific and Industrial Research Act Country/Territory Nigeria Document type Legislation Date 1959 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment of scientific and industrial research institutes and to make provision generally for the conduct of scientific and industrial research. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural development Crops/grasses Effluent waste water/discharge Farming Research Pastoralism Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act empowers the President to establish scientific and industrial research institutes, with the approval of the National Assembly. The Act also provides for the incorporation of a board to control these institutes, and amongst other things, prepare the programme of research for which that institute is responsible for. The board also has powers to acquire land and in some cases, compulsorily acquire land which is necessary for the discharge of its mandate. Full text English