Section 14: Offences. as amended by Section 3 of the Architects (Registration, Etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2019.

1 Any person not being an architect or ceasing to be entitled to full registration under this Act, who-
a for, or in expectation of reward, practises or holds himself out to practise as such; or
b without reasonable excuse takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is authorised by law to practise as an architect,
shall be guilty of an offence.
2 Subject as aforesaid, any person on the provisional register who-
a
for, or in expectation of reward, practises or holds himself out as authorised to practise other than as permitted in the Third Schedule; or
[Third Schedule.]
b
without reasonable excuse takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is authorised by law to practise other than as is prescribed in the Third Schedule,
shall be guilty of an offence.
[1990 No. 43.]
3 If any person, for the purpose of procuring the registration of any name, qualification or other matter-
a makes a statement which he believes to be false in a material particular; or
b recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
4 If the Registrar or any other person employed by the Council wilfully makes any falsification in any matter relating to the register, he shall be guilty of an offence.
5 A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable-
a
on conviction in the Federal High Court to a fine of N500,000.00 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment;
b
on conviction in a High Court, to a fine not exceeding N1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.
[1990 No. 43.]
6 Where an offence under this section which has been committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person purporting to act in any such capacity, he, as well as the body corporate, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
7
Prosecution for an offence committed under this Act shall be conducted in the name of the Council by any of its authorised officers.
[1990 No. 43.]
8
Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Act, offences under this Act shall be triable in the Federal High Court.
[1990 No. 43.]