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CERTIFY, IN ACCORDANCI( WITH SI~CTlON 2 (1) OF THE ACTS IUTHENTICATION ACT, CAP. A2, LAWS OF THE FI~DERATION OF NIGERIA 2004, 'HAT Ti-IIS IS A TRUE COpy OF THE BILL PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF THE IATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
~k{{i SALISU ABUBAKAR MAIKASUWA, mui CLERK T9rTHE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
;:)-1 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011
Schedule to the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2010
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SHORT TITLE OF LONG TITLE OF THE SUMMARY OF THE DATE PASSED DATE PASSED
THE BILL BILL CONTENTS OF THE BY THE SENATE BY THE HOUSE OF BILL REPRESENTATIVES
National Human An Act to amend the National Human Rights This Bill amends the National Human Rights Act 9'" December, 2010 16'" December,2010 Commission Act Cap. N46, Laws of the Cap. N46 Laws ofthe Federation of Nigeria, 2004
Rights Federation of Nigeria, 2004, to provide for, to provide for, among other thmgs- Commission among other things, the independence in the (a) independence in the conduct of theconduct of the affairs of the Commission, the (Amendment) funds ofthe Commission to be a direct charge on affairs of the Commission; Bill,2010 the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the (b) the funds of the Commission to be aFederation, establishment of the Human Rights direct charge on the Consolidated
Fund and recognition of and enforcement of the Revenue Fund of the Federation; awards and recommendations of the Commission as decisions of the High Court and; for related (c) the establishment of the Human Rights
matters. fund; and
(d) the recognition and enforcement of the awards and recommendations of the .. Commission as decisions of the High Court.
I certifythat this Bill has been carefully compared by me with the decision reached by the National Assembly and found by me to be true and correct decision of the Houses and is in accordance with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
~ SALISU ABUBAKAR MAIKASUW A, mni
Cler~,to the National Assembly .;ItDay of February, 2011
I ASSENT. D~C~D~JONATHAN'GCFR President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
J!.51'k- Day of February, 2011