Alteration of Section 6 of the Principal Act

2. Section 6 of the Principal Act is altered in subsection (5) by inserting immediately after the existing paragraph (c) a new paragraph “(ee)”-

“(cc) the National Industrial Court”

Alteration of Section 84 of the Principal Act

3. Section 84(4) of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately after the words “Judge of the Federal High Court” in line 4, the words “President of the National Industrial Court, Judge of the National Industrial Court”.

Alteration of Section 240 of the Principal Act

4. Section 240 of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately after the words “Federal High Court” in line 3. the words “the National Industrial Court”.

Alteration of section 243 of the Principal act

5. Section 243 of the Principal Act is altered by-

(a) inserting immediately after the words “Federal High Court” in the

marginal note, the words “National Industrial Court”; and

(b) inserting immediately after thc existing section 243, new subsections “(2) (4)”-

“(2) An appeal shall lie from the decision of the National Industrial Court as of right to the Court of Appeal on questions of fundamental rights as contained in Chapter IV of this Constitution as it relates to matters upon which the National Industrial Court has jurisdiction.

(3) An Appeal shall only lie from the decision of the National

Industrial Court to the Court of Appeal as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly: Provided that where an Act or Law prescribes that an appeal shall lie from the decisions of the National Industrial Court to the Court of Appeal, such appeal shall be with the leave of the Court of Appeal.

(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 254C (5) of this Act the decision of the Court of Appeal in respect of any appeal arising from any civil jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court shall be final”; and

(c) renumbering section 243 as new section “243 (1)”.

6. Chapter VIL Part I of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately after section 254 a new sub-heading “(cc)” and sections “254A – 254F”-