INTERPRETATION ACT

Section 3: Punctuation, headings and descriptive words.

1964Section 3 of 39Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Punctuation forms part of an enactment, and regard shall be had to it accordingly in construing the enactment.
(2) A heading or marginal note to an enactment does not form part of the enactment and is intended for convenience of reference only.
(3) Words in an enactment descriptive of another enactment shall not be used as an aid to the construction of the other enactment and are intended for convenience of reference only.

Cite this section

Section 3, INTERPRETATION ACT (1964).

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