Section 9: Breach of duty.

(1) A person who, for the time being is under a duty to discharge any function with respect to the conduct of an examination, without reasonable cause, before, during or at an examination or at any time thereafter-
(a) fails to perform or discharge that duty; or
(b) performs that duty fraudulently, negligently, perversely or recklessly; or
(c) commits an act or omission in breach of that duty,
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.
(2) A person-
(a) employed to mark examination papers, who, without lawful excuse, alters or otherwise tampers or attempts to alter or tamper with the scores of a candidate as recorded by another person; or
(b) employed by an examination body, who before, during or after an examination, fraudulently or without lawful authority, alters or otherwise tampers with the scores of a candidate or aids or abets any candidate to cheat at an examination,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of four years without the option of a fine.
(3) A person, employed to print or charged with the responsibility of printing live question papers, who, without lawful authority, communicates to any person any information contained in any of the question papers, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of five years.