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Supplementto Official Gazette No. 115, Vol. 53, 29th December, 1966—Part A
THE NIGERIAN COUNCIL FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
DECREE 1966. |
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section 8. Power to apply Pensions Act to
offices under thé Council.
1, Establishment of Nigerian Council
for Medical Research, - 9. Regulations.
2. Functions of the Council.
10. Transfer of certain assets and
3. Appointment of Director of liabilities to the Council.
Research, Secretary and other
officers and servants of the 11, Repeal of Cap. 215.
Council. oF
+. Committees of the Council. 12. Citation, commencement and inter-
pretation.
. Miscellangous powers of
"at
the’
Coun
6. Financial.provisions. SCHEDULE:
7. Compulsory acquisition of land for Supplementary provisionsrelating’
the Council. to the Council.
Decree No. 72° _ .
[See section 12 (2)] Commence-
ment.
THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT hereby
decrees as
follows :—
1.—(1) There shall be established a body to be knownas
the Nigerian
Council for Medical Research (in this Decree referred to as “the Council’)
Establish-
ment of
whichshall hayethe functions assigned toit by this Decree. Nigerian
(2) The Council shall be a body corporate by the nameaforesaid having Council for
perpetual succession and a common seal which shall be kept Medical
of the Secr in the custody Research.
etary.
(3) The'Council shall, subject to subsection (4) below, consist offifteen -
members and shall comprise—
(a) a chairman who must be a distinguished medical scientist
and
. Shall be appointed by the Head of the Federal Military Govern who
ment.
- acting after consultation with the Federal Executive
Council . 1