CONTROL OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS ACT, 2024
Section 34: Register of arms for peace operation.
(1) the National Centre shall -
(a) keep and maintain a register of small arms and light weapons operations destined for use in peacekeeping operations both within and outside the ECOWAS or AU territory to ensure the control of movements of small arms and light weapons and their effective withdrawal at the end of peace operations;
(b) declare to the executive secretariat of ECOWAS, AU and UN organisation of all small arms and light weapons -
(i) used in peace keeping operations, or
(ii) seized, collected or destroyed during peace keeping operations in Nigeria and in the ECOWAS or AU region.
(2) For the purpose of implementing the provisions of subsection (1) -
(a) the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force or any other security agency engaged in peace keeping operations shall -
(i) prior to the commencement of the operation, submit to the National Centre a register or record of small arms and light weapons to be used in the operation, and
(ii) after the operation, submit to the National Centre a register or record of small arms and light weapons used in the operations or seized, collected or destroyed during the operations.
(b) the National Centre may at any time necessary, request from the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force or any other security agency engaged in peace keeping operations, a register or record of small arms and light weapons to be used, seized, collected or destroyed during the operations:
(c) a register of small arms and light weapon used by arms bearing agencies shall be forwarded to the National Centre quarterly; and
(d) a list of ammunitions before and after a peace keeping mission by arms bearing agencies shall be forwarded to the National Centre.
Cite this section
Section 34, CONTROL OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS ACT, 2024 (2024).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/control-of-small-arms-and-light-weapons-act-2024/section/34/