Section 11: Offences and penalties

(1)
If any person required to furnish any information pursuant to section 9 of this Act fails to furnish the information as required under this Act, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N2,000 or imprisonment for a term of six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of accreditation for a correspondence college or of complying with any of the provisions of this Act (including purported compliance with a requirement to furnish information under section 9 of this Act) presents any instrument or makes any statement, whether or not in the instrument or form, which is false in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence unless he proves that he has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the truth of the statement made or contained in the instrument or form so presented.
(3) Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) of this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine of N3,500 or imprisonment for a term of twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(4)
Any person who willfully obstructs, interferes with, assaults or resists any designated officer in the execution of his duties under this Act or who aids, invites, induces or abets any other person to obstruct, interfere with, assault or resist any such officer, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N1,000 or imprisonment for three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.