Section 119: Non-compliance with lawful directives

(1) A person who-
(a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a lawful directive given by a child development officer; or
(b) obstructs a social welfare officer in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Act,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred naira or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.