Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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- Nigeria
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Official source(a) preclude a House of Assembly from making provision for a
similar authority for that State; or
(b) authorise the exhibition of a cinematograph film in a State
without the sanction of the authority established by the Law of
that State for the censorship of such films.
H. Industrial, commercial and agricultural development
17. The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation or
any part thereof with respect to -
(a) the health, safety and welfare of persons employed to
work in factories, offices or other premises or in inter-State
transportation and commerce including the training, supervision
and qualification of such persons;
(b) the regulation of ownership and control of business
enterprises throughout the Federation for the purpose of
promoting, encouraging or facilitating such ownership and
control by citizens of Nigeria;
(c) the establishment of research centres for agricultural studies;
and
(d) the establishment of institutions and bodies for the
promotion or financing of industrial, commercial or agricultural
projects.
18. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a House of
Assembly may make laws for that State with respect to industrial,
commercial or agricultural development of the State.
19. Nothing in the foregoing paragraphs of this item shall be
construed as precluding a House of Assembly from making laws with
respect to any of the matters referred to in the foregoing paragraphs.
20. For the purposes of the foregoing paragraphs of this item, the
word “agricultural” includes fishery.
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations 233
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