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HB. 1233 Police Act, 1943 and Police Regulations, 1968 (Amendment) Bill, 2017

HB. 1233 This Bill may be cited as Police Act, 1943 and Police Regulations, 1968 (Amendment) Bill, 2017;, EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM;, This Bill seeks to amend Sections 23, 124, and 149 of the Police Act, 1943 and the Police Regulations, 1968 respectively to prevent its continued infraction of section 42 of the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) by its requirement for female police officers to request prior permission of their Commissioners of Police before undertaking marriage, and for related purposes.