18. It shall determine and administer all matters relating to immigration, the
granting of passports, entry into and exit from the country, refugees and
asylum.
19. It shall patent inventions and protect copyrights.
20. It shall establish uniform standards of measurement and calendar.
21. It shall enact laws regulating the possession and bearing of arms.
Article 52
Powers and Functions of States
1. All powers not given expressly to the Federal Government alone, or
concurrently to the Federal Government and the States are reserved to the
States.
2. Consistent with sub-Article 1 of this Article, States shall have the following
powers and functions:
a. To establish a State administration that best advances self-government, a
democratic order based on the rule of law; to protect and defend the
Federal Constitution;
b. To enact and execute the state constitution and other laws;
c. To formulate and execute economic, social and development policies,
strategies and plans of the State;
d. To administer land and other natural resources in accordance with Federal
laws;
e. To levy and collect taxes and duties on revenue sources reserved to the
States and to draw up and administer the State budget;
f. To enact and enforce laws on the State civil service and their condition of
work; in the implementation of this responsibility it shall ensure that
educational; training and experience requirements for any job, title or
position approximate national standards;
g. To establish and administer a state police force, and to maintain public
order and peace within the State;
CHAPTER SIX
THE FEDERAL HOUSES
Article 53
The Federal Houses
There shall be two Federal Houses: The House of Peoples’ Representatives and the
House of the Federation.