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“financial year” means any period of twelve months beginning on the first day of January in any year or such other date as the National Assembly may prescribe; “function” includes power and duty; “government” includes the Government of the Federation, or of any State, or of a local government council or any person who exercises power of authority on its behalf; “Governor” or “Deputy Governor” means the Governor of a State or a Deputy Governor of a State; “House of Assembly” means the House of Assembly of a State; [Definition of “judicial office” means the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria or a judicial office Justice of the Supreme Court, the President or Justice of the Court under Section 318 of Appeal, the office of the Chief Judge or a Judge of the Federal is altered by the High Court, the office of the President or Judge of the National Constitution of Federal Republic Industrial Court, the office of the Chief Judge or Judge of the High of Nigeria (Third Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the office of the Chief Alteration Act) Judge of a State and Judge of the High Court of a State, a Grand 2010] Kadi or Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a President or Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a Grand Kadi or Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State, or President or a Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal of a State; and a reference to a “judicial officer” is a reference to the holder of any such office; “law” means a law enacted by the House of Assembly of a State; “legislative house” means the Senate, House of Representatives or a House of Assembly. “local government area” or “local government council” includes an area council; “member” when used with reference to any commission or other bodies established by this Constitution, includes the Chairman of that commission or body; 206 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations