Governor’s Statutory Functions (transfer to State Commissioners) Law

GOVERNOR’S STATUTORY FUNCTIONS (TRANSFER TO STATE COMMISSIONERS) LAW.

1. Citation. This Law may be cited as the Governor's Statutory Functions (Transfer to State Commissioners) Law.

2. Interpretation. In this Law- "functions" include powers and duties other than powers or duties which the Governor is required to exercise or perform in his discretion or on the recommendation of any person or authority other than the Executive Council; "Governor" means the Governor of Delta State of Nigeria; "Law" means any Law or Ordinance enacted or having effect as if enacted by the House of Assembly of the State in force or having effect on and after the date of commencement of this Law; "State" means Delta State of Nigeria.

3. Power of Governor to make orders for the transfer of certain statutory functions to State Commissioners. The Governor may, by order, make in any law such adaptations as he may think fit for the purpose of- (a) transferring to any State Commissioner any of the functions which are by that Law or Ordinance conferred or-imposed upon the Governor; or (b) making provisions consequential to or incidental to any such transfer.

4. Provisions relating to the making of orders. An order made under section 3 of this Law- (a) may provide, generally or in relation to any particular matter, for the carrying on and completion by the State Commissioner to whom any functions are transferred of anything commenced by the Governor; (b) may be made with retrospective effect from the date of commencement of this Law or from any later date; or (c) shall be laid before the State House of Assembly as soon as practicably possible after it is made.