Section 68 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 68 Administration of Criminal Justice (Repeal and Re-enactment) Law (ACJL) Lagos 2011, Laws of Lagos State, 2021, is about Assumption of jurisdiction after commencement of proceedings. It provides as follows:

If any cause is commenced in any other Division or District other than that in which it ought to have been commenced, a Judge or Magistrate may assume jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of section 67 and all acts performed and all decisions given by the Judge or Magistrate during the trial shall be deemed to be valid in all respects as if the jurisdiction has been assumed prior to the performance of the said acts and the giving of the said decisions.