Category: Nigeria


  • Section 66 Child’s Right Act Section 66 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Failure to comply with directions for taking of scientific tests. It is under Part VII (Provisions for use of Scientific Tests in Determining Paternity or Maternity, etc.) of the Act. (1) Where the Court gives a direction under section 63 of this…

  • Section 65 Child’s Right Act Section 65 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Power of Minister to provide for manner of giving effect to directions for use of scientific tests. It is under Part VII (Provisions for use of Scientific Tests in Determining Paternity or Maternity, etc.) of the Act. The Minister may by regulations…

  • Section 64 Child’s Right Act Section 64 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Consents, etc., required for taking scientific samples. It is under Part VII (Provisions for use of Scientific Tests in Determining Paternity or Maternity, etc.) of the Act. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) and (4) of this section, scientific sample…

  • Section 63 Child’s Right Act Section 63 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Power of Court to require use of scientific tests. It is under Part VII (Provisions for use of Scientific Tests in Determining Paternity or Maternity, etc.) of the Act. (1) In any civil proceeding in which the paternity or maternity of a…

  • Section 62 Child’s Right Act Section 62 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Orders pending appeals in cases relating to care or supervision orders. It is under Part VI (Care and Supervision) of the Act. (1) Where the Court dismisses an application for a care order in respect of a child who is also the…

  • Section 61 Child’s Right Act Section 61 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Discharge and variation, etc., of care orders and supervision orders. It is under Part VI (Care and Supervision) of the Act. (1) The Court may vary or discharge a care order on the application of‐(a) a person who has parental responsibility for…

  • Section 60 Child’s Right Act Section 60 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Interim orders. It is under Part VI (Care and Supervision) of the Act. (1) Where‐(a) in any proceeding on an application for a care or supervision order, the proceeding is adjourned; or(b) the Court gives a direction under section 59 (1) of…

  • Section 59 Child’s Right Act Section 59 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Power of Court in proceedings where question of welfare of child arises. It is under Part VI (Care and Supervision) of the Act. (1) Where, it appears to the Court in proceedings in which a question arises as to the welfare of…

  • Section 58 Child’s Right Act Section 58 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Education supervision orders. It is under Part VI (Care and Supervision) of the Act. (1) On the application of an appropriate education authority, the court may make an order to be known as an education supervision order putting the child with respect…

  • Section 57 Child’s Right Act Section 57 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Duty of supervisors while supervision orders are in force. It is under Part VI (Care and Supervision) of the Act. (1) While a supervision order is in force the supervisor shall‐(a) advise, assist and befriend the supervised child;(b) take such steps as…