Section 17: Offences in relation to registration.

Any person who-(a) without lawful authority, destroys, mutilates, defaces or removes or makes any alteration in any notice or document required for the purpose of registration or the revision of the register of voters under this Act; or
(b) knowingly gives false information or makes false statement with reference to any application for inclusion of his name in the register of voters or with reference to any objection to the retention or inclusion of the name of any person in the register of voters; or
(c) presents himself to be or does an act whereby he is by any name of description whatsoever, included in the register of voters for more than one unit in which he is entitled to be registered; or
(d) publishes any statement, rumour or report which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true so as to prevent persons who are qualified from applying for inclusion in the register of voters; or
(e) impedes or obstructs a registration officer or any person acting on his behalf in the performance of his duties; or
(f) without proper authority, carries the identity card of a registration officer or assistant registration officer,
is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of 2 years or to fine of N5,000 or to both such imprisonment and fine.