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Section 329 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 329 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Part payment reduces period of imprisonment in proportion. It provides as follows: Where a part only of the amount ordered to be recovered by distress is so recovered, the period…
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Section 328 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 328 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Warrant of distress. It provides as follows: (1) Where the Court orders a sum to be recoverable by distress, the Court shall issue its warrant of distress for the purpose…
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Section 327 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 327 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Where fines may be recoverable by distress. It provides as follows: Where, under the authority of any written law, the Court imposes a fine or any pecuniary penalty whether or…
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Section 326 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 326 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Right of person imprisoned in default. It provides as follows: (1) Where any person has been committed to prison by the Court for non-payment of any sum of money adjudged…
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Section 325 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 325 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Varying of or discharging order for sureties. It provides as follows: Where any person has been committed to prison by the Court for default in finding a surety or sureties,…
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Section 324 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 324 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Commencement of imprisonment. It provides as follows: Where any person is brought to any prison to be imprisoned by virtue of a warrant of commitment, there shall be endorsed on…
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Section 323 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 323 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Payment of penalty to person executing warrant. It provides as follows: In all cases where any person against whom a warrant of commitment for nonpayment of any sum of money…
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Section 322 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 322 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Power to postpone issue of warrant of commitment. It provides as follows: (1) Where the person liable to pay any sum and to whom time has been given to pay…
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Section 321 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 321 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Power to commit defendant in certain cases. It provides as follows: (1) In every case where an order is made against any person for the payment of a sum of…
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Section 320 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 320 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Payment and allocation of fines and fees. It provides as follows: A Court, in fixing the amount of any fine to be imposed on an offender shall take into consideration,…