Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official sourceD. Collection of taxes
7. In the exercise of its powers to impose any tax or duty on –
(a) capital gains, incomes or profits or persons other than
companies; and
(b) documents or transactions by way of stamp duties,
the National Assembly may, subject to such conditions as it may
prescribe, provide that the collection of any such tax or duty or
the administration of the law imposing it shall be carried out by
the Government of a State or other authority of a State.
8. Where an Act of the National Assembly provides for the
collection of tax or duty on capital gains, incomes or profit or the
administration of any law by an authority of a State in accordance
with paragraph 7 hereof, it shall regulate the liability of persons to
such tax or duty in such manner as to ensure that such tax or duty is
not levied on the same person by more than one State.
9. A House of Assembly may, subject to such conditions as it may
prescribe, make provisions for the collection of any tax, fee or rate
or for the administration of the Law providing for such collection by
a local government council.
10. Where a law of a House of Assembly provides for the collection
of tax, fee or rate or for the administration of such law by a local
government council in accordance with the provisions hereof, it
shall regulate the liability of persons to the tax, fee or rate in such
manner as to ensure that such tax, fee or rate is not levied on the
same person in respect of the same liability by more than one local
government council.
[Paragraph 10A
10A Correctional Services
is inserted by
the Constitution
of the Federal (1) The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation or any
Republic of part thereof with respect to -
Nigeria, 1999
(a) correctional service and the establishment in any part of the
(Fifth Alteration)
(No. 15) Act, Federation of correctional centres and custodial facilities; and
2023]
230 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations
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