Section 231: Enforcement of provisions as to requisitioning

(1) If a person-
(a) fails to furnish a vehicle which he is directed to furnish in pursuance of a requisitioning order, at the time and place at which he is directed to furnish the vehicle; or
(b) fails to comply with any regulations made by the President under section 230 of this Act; or
(c) obstructs an officer or other person in the exercise of his functions under this Part of this Act in relation to the inspection of requisitioning vehicles,
he is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred naira or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) Without prejudice to a penalty imposed under subsection (1) of this section, if a person is obstructed in the exercise of powers of inspection conferred on him by regulations made under section 230 of this Act, a justice of the peace may, if satisfied by information on oath that the person has been so obstructed, accompanied by the person, enter the premises in respect of which the obstruction took place at any time between six o'clock in the morning and nine o'clock in the evening and inspect any vehicle which may be found in the premises.