Section 8: Forgery of result slip, etc.

(1) A person who-
(a) forges; or
(b) fraudulently or without lawful order, alters or in any other way tampers with, the scores of a candidate as contained on a result slip or certificate duly issued by an examination body, commits an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) 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 five years without the option of a fine; and
(c) in any other case, to imprisonment for a term of four years without the option of a fine.