Section 19: Offences.

(1) Any person, not being a registered builder who-
(a) for or in expectation of reward, practices 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 a registered builder,
commits an offence punishable under this Act.
(2) Any person on the temporary register who, otherwise than in accordance with section 18 of this Act-
(a) for or in expectation of reward, practises or holds himself out to practice as a registered builder; or
(b) without reasonable excuse, takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is authorised by law to practise as a registered builder,
commits an offence punishable under this Act.
(3) Any person who, 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,
commits an offence punishable under this Act.
(4) If the Registrar or any other person employed by the Council wilfully makes any falsification in any matter relating to the register, he commits an offence punishable under this Act.
(5) A person who commits an offence under this Act shall be liable-
(a) 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 such fine and imprisonment;
(b) on conviction in any court of inferior jurisdiction, to a fine not exceeding N500.
(6) Where an offence under this Act 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.