may direct.
(2) For the purpose of exercising its criminal jurisdiction, the President
or the Court may hear and determine or assign a single Judge of the
Court to hear and determine such matter.
(3) For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by
the Constitution or any other law. the Court may. if it thinks it
expedient to do so or in a manner prescribed under any enactment,
law or rules of court, call in the aiel of one or more assessors
specially qualified to try and hear the cause or matter wholly or
partly with the assistance of such assessors.
( 4) For the purpose of subscction(3) of this section, an assessor shall be
a person who is qualified and experienced in his field of

specialization and who has been so qualified for a period of not less
tha11 ten years.
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254F-( I) Subject to the provisions of any Act of the National Assembly, the
President of the National Industrial Court may make rules for
regulating the practice and procedure of the National Industrial
Court.
(2) For the purpose of excrctsmg its criminal jurisdiction, the
provisions of the Criminal Code, Penal Code, Criminal Procedure
Act, Criminal Procedure Code or Evidence Act shall apply".

7.

Section 2~0(3) or the Principal Act is altered by inserting "the National
Industrial Court" immediately aller, "the Federal High Court", in lines I and
4 respectively.

8.

Section 289 of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately after the
words '·a Judge of the Federal High Court or" in line 2, the words "Judge of
the National Industrial Court".

9.

Section 292 of the Principal Act is altered in subsection (I )(a) (i), line 2, by
inserting immediately after the words "Federal High Court" the words,
"President of the National Industrial Court".

I 0.

Section 294(4) of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately after
the word "Appeal'' in line 2. the words "or the National Industrial Court".

II.

Section 295 of the Principal Act is altered-

Allcration of
section 287 of tl1e
Principal Act

Alteration
s~:ction

of

289 of the

Principal Act.

Alteration of
section 292 of the
Principal Act

Alteration of

section 294 0fthc
Principal J\cl

Alteration of

sed ion 295 or the

(a) in subsection (I), by inserting immediately alter the word ''or" m

~'"''"'~'"'Act.

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