DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PROHIBITION) ACT, 2018

Section 22: Certificate of Disability.

2018Section 22 of 58Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) A person with mental disability shall obtain a Permanent Certificate of Disability from the Commission.
(2) If a doctor suspects disability in the course of treatment of a person who before was not a person with disability, the doctor may with the approval of the Commission, issue a Temporary Certificate of Disability which shall last for not longer than 180 days.
(3) If the state of disability persists beyond 180 days, the Commission on the recommendation of a doctor, shall issue the person a Permanent Certificate of Disability which shall last for as long as the state of the disability persists.
(4) A person issued with a Permanent Certificate of Disability is entitled to all rights and privileges under this Act.

Cite this section

Section 22, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PROHIBITION) ACT, 2018 (2018).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/discrimination-against-persons-with-disabilities-prohibition-act-2018/section/22/