Section 4: Orderliness at examinations.
(1) A candidate at an examination who leaves the examination hall or any other place appointed for the examination, and mixes up with any other person with intent to cheat or secure any unfair advantage for himself or any other person in the examination, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding N50,000 or imprisonment
for a term not exceeding three years or to both such fine and imprisonment and, in addition, the candidate shall not be allowed to re-enter the examination hall or any other place to continue with that examination.
(2) A person who-
(a) without lawful excuse, with intent to aid a candidate to cheat or secure any unfair advantage for himself or any other person at the examination, communicates or attempts to conununicate to the candidate any information relating to any question paper in the examination; or
(b) not being involved in the conduct of the examination, is found in or near the examination hall or any other place appointed for the examination with intent to aid a candidate to cheat or secure an unfair advantage for a candidate at the examination,
commits an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) of this section is liable on conviction-
(a) in the case of a person under the age of eighteen years, to a fine of N100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both such fine and imprisonment;
(b) in the case of a principal, teacher, an invigilator, a supervisor, an examiner, or an agent or employee of the examination body concerned with the conduct of an examination, to imprisonment for a term of four years without the option of a fine; and
(c) in any other case, to imprisonment for a term of three years without the option of a fine.
Cite this section
Section 4, EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES ACT (1999).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/examination-malpractices-act/section/4/