A69
Supplement to Official Gazette Extraordinary No. 23, Vol. 53,
12th March,
1966—Part A
THE HIGH COURT OF LAGOS (AMENDMENT) DECREE 1966
Decree No. 11
~ [7th March 1966] Commence-
ment,
THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENThereby decrees
as follows :---- =
1.—(1) The following section shall be substituted,
of the High Court of Lagos Act as replaced by secti
for
section 50 Amendment
oni3of the High of High
Court of Lagos (Amendment) Act 1960— ’ Court of
. . Lagos Act.
‘Appeals. by , Cap. 80.
50.—(1) The prosecutor may on any ground of
Prosecutors. appeal whic h involves a question pf law alone, appea
1960 No. Il.
the Supreme Court as of right from a decis l to
ion of the
High’ Court in any criminal proceedings
before the
High Courtsitting at first instance.
(2) The prosecutor may with the leave of
Court or the Supreme Court appeal
the
‘High
to the Supreme
-Court— .
{a) on anyground of appeal whichin
volves a question
of fgct alone, or a question of mixed lawa
nd fact, from a
decision of the High Court in any criminal
before the
proceedings
High Court Sitting at first instance ; or
. (4) on any groundof appeal which
involves a question
of Jaw alone, from a decision of the Hig
criminal appeal from the magistrates’ cour
h Court in any
t, "
(3) In this section “decision” has the
same meaning .
as in section 117 (7) of the Constitution of the Federation.’ 1963 No. 20.
(2) Section 49a of the High
section 4 of the High Court of LagoCour
s
t of Lagos Act(as inserted by Cap. 80,
(Ame ndme
renumbered so as to becomesection 50a of that nt) Act 1960) shall be 1960 No. 11
of Part IVa of that Act (as inserted by the
Act ;
and in the heading oO
said section 4) and in the
marginal note to the said section 50a, after
there shall be inserted the word the word “Provisions”
s “before and”.