Section 41: Power of the Academy to make statutes.

1 Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Academy may make Statutes
a to regulate the activities and programmes of the Academy, authority or any matter connected with the Academy;
b for the effective implementation of any of the provisions of this Act;
c for making provision with respect to the composition and constitution of any authority of the Academy;
d for specifying and regulating the powers and duties of any authority of the Academy, and regulating any other matter connected with the Academy or any of its authorities;
e for regulating the admission of students where it is done by the Academy, and their discipline and welfare;
f for determining whether any particular matter is to be treated as an academic or non-academic matter for the purposes of this Act and of any Statute, regulation or other instrument made there-under; or
g for making provision for other matters for which provision by Statute is authorised or required by this Act.

2 The Interpretation Act shall apply in relation to any Statute made under this Act as it applies to a subsidiary instrument within the meaning of section 19 (6) of that Act. [Cap. 123, LFN, 2004]

3 The Council shall have power to amend Statutes made under this Act provided that the proposal for amendment shall be passed by two-thirds majority of the members.

4 All Statutes made by the Council subject to the provisions of this Act, shall be published in the Federal Government Gazette through the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.

5 Where, under any provision of this Act, it is stipulated that proposals are to be submitted or a recommendation is to be made by one authority to another through one or more intermediate authorities, such intermediate authority shall forward the proposal or recommendation received by it in pursuance of that provision to the appropriate authority and may, if it deems fit, forward its own comments on the proposal or recommendation.