DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PROHIBITION) ACT, 2018

Section 16: Prohibition of use of persons with disabilities in soliciting for aims and penalty.

2018Section 16 of 58Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) A person shall not-
(a) employ, use or involve a person with disability in begging;
(b) parade persons with disabilities in public with intention of soliciting for alms; or
(c) use condition of disability as a guide for the purpose of begging in public.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N100, 000 or a term of six months’ imprisonment or both.

Cite this section

Section 16, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PROHIBITION) ACT, 2018 (2018).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/discrimination-against-persons-with-disabilities-prohibition-act-2018/section/16/