Section 376 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 376 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Composition of the Committee. It provides as follows:

The Committee shall consist of —

(a) the Chief Judge of the State, who shall be the Chairman;

(b) Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice or a representative not below the rank of a Director on Grade Level 17 in the Ministry;
(c) the Chairman House Committee on Judiciary, LASIEC, Human Rights and Public Petitions or a representative of that Committee;

(d) the most senior Judge in the State Criminal Court Division;

(e) Chief Registrar of the State High Court;
(f) Commissioner of Police or a representative not below the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police;
(g) the Comptroller of the Correctional Service or a representative not below the rank of Deputy Comptroller;

(h) one (1) representative of the Nigerian Bar Association to be appointed by the Chairman on the recommendation of the State Branch Chairman to serve
for two (2) years only;
(i) one (1) representative of the academia to be appointed by the Governor; and

(j) two (2) Chief Magistrates to be nominated by the Chief Judge.

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