Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official source79. Power of the National Assembly as to determination of
certain questions
The National Assembly shall make provisions as respects -
(a) persons who may apply to an election tribunal for determination
of any question as to whether -
(i) any person has been validly elected as a member of the Senate
or of the House of Representatives,
(ii) the term of office of any person has ceased, or
(iii) the seat in the Senate or in the House of Representatives of
a member of that House has become vacant;
(b) circumstances and manner in which, and the conditions upon
which, such application may be made; and
(c) powers, practice and procedure of the election tribunal in
relation to any such application.
E - Powers and Control over Public Funds
80. Establishment of Consolidated Revenue Fund
(1) All revenues or other moneys raised or received by the
Federation (not being revenues or other moneys payable under
this Constitution or any Act of the National Assembly into any other
public fund of the Federation established for a specific purpose)
shall be paid into and form one Consolidated Revenue Fund of the
Federation.
(2) No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Revenue
Fund of the Federation except to meet expenditure that is
charged upon the fund by this Constitution or where the issue
of those moneys has been authorised by an Appropriation Act,
Supplementary Appropriation Act or an Act passed in pursuance of
section 81 of this Constitution.
(3) No moneys shall be withdrawn from any public fund of the
Federation, other than the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the
Federation, unless the issue of those moneys has been authorised
by an Act of the National Assembly.
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