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Section 204 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 204 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Prohibition of children in court during the trial of other persons. It provides as follows: No child other than an infant in arms shall be permitted to be present in…
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Section 203 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 203 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Order under section 201 or 202 not to apply to press and certain others. It provides as follows: (1) An order made under either section 201 or 202 excluding the…
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Section 202 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 202 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Court shall be cleared whilst child or young person is giving evidence in certain cases. It provides as follows: The Court may, where a person who in the opinion of…
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Section 201 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 201 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Public may be excluded. It provides as follows: (1) The Judge or Magistrate presiding over a trial shall, in his discretion and subject to the provisions of section 203, may…
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Section 200 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 200 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Public to have Access to Hearing. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to the provisions of sections 202 and 217 of this Act and any other written law specifically relating…
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Section 199 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 199 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Right of reply. It provides as follows: In cases where the right of reply depends upon the question whether evidence has been called for the defence, the fact that the…
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Section 198 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 198 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Certificates of certain government technical officers. It provides as follows: Certificates signed by any of Government officers shall be admissible in evidence in accordance with the relevant provisions of the…
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Section 197 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 197 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Power to call or recall witnesses. It provides as follows: The Court at any stage of any trial or other proceedings under this Law may call any person as a…
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Section 196 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 196 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Application of the Evidence Law. It provides as follows: Subject to the provisions of any other written Law, the examination of witnesses shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions…
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Section 195 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 195 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Provision of interpreter. It provides as follows: It shall be the duty of the Court to provide an interpreter where the defendant does not understand the language of the Court.