• Section 6 Marriage Act Section 6 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Places of worship to be licensed for celebration of marriages. It provides as follows: (1) The Minister may license any place of public worship to be a place for the celebration of marriages, and may at any time cancel such license; in…

  • Section 5 Marriage Act Section 5 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Offices of registrars. It provides as follows: Every registrar shall have an office at such place as the Minister shall direct. The of‐ fice of the Principal Registrar shall be at such place as the Minister shall direct.

  • Section 4 Marriage Act Section 4 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Appointment of registrars. It provides as follows: (1) There may, from time to time, be appointed a fit and proper person to be the Principal Registrar of Marriages.[L.N. 112 of 1964.] (2) There may likewise be appointed a fit and proper person…

  • Section 3 Marriage Act Section 3 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Marriage districts. It provides as follows: The President shall, by order published in the Federal Gazette, divide Nigeria into districts, for the purposes of this Act, and may, from time to time, by like order, alter the districts.

  • Section 2 Marriage Act 1914 Section 2 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Interpretation. It provides as follows: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires‐ “district” means a marriage district constituted under this Act; “Principal Registrar” means the Principal Registrar of Marriages; “registrar” means a registrar of marriages, and includes a deputy registrar…

  • Section 1 Marriage Act 1914 Section 1 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Short title. It provides as follows: This Act may be cited as the Marriage Act.

  • Patents and Designs Act 1971 The Patents and Designs Act 1971 is an Act to make comprehensive provisions for the registration and proprietorship of patents and designs in Nigeria and other matters ancillary thereto. Section Section 1 Patents and Designs Act – Patentable inventions. Section 2 Patents and Designs Act – Right to patent Section…

  • Section 33 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 33 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Short title. It is under ‘General’ of the Act. It provides as follows: This Act may be cited as the Patents and Designs Act.

  • Section 32 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 32 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Interpretation. It provides as follows: (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires–“court” means the Federal High Court; “design” means an industrial design;“design application” means an application for the registration of an industrial design; “design owner”…

  • Section 31 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 31 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Repeals, and transitional and saving provisions. It is under ‘General’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) The Registration of United Kingdom Patents Act, the United Kingdom Designs(Protection) Act, the Patent Rights (Limitation) Act 1968 and…