Section 27: Offences

(1) Any person not a registered freight forwarder who-
(a) for or in expectation of reward holds himself out to practice as such; or
(b) without reasonable excuse takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is authorized by law to practice as a registered freight forwarder, commits an offence.
(2) Any person on the provisional Register who, otherwise than in accordance with section 13(4) of this Act-
(a) for or in expectation of reward holds himself out to practice as such; or
(b) without reasonable excuse takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is authorized by law to practice as a registered freight forwarder,
commits an offence.
(3) If any person, for the purpose of procuring the registration of any name, qualification or other matter-
(a) make 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.
(4) If the Registrar or any other person employed by or on behalf of the Council willfully makes any falsification in any matter relating to the Register, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(5) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable-
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding N50,000.00;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of an amount not exceeding N150,000.00 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.