FEDERAL CHARACTER COMMISSION (ESTABLISHMENT, ETC.) ACT

Section 14: Offences.

1996Section 14 of 20Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Information supplied by the Commission shall not be made public by any person except if it is duly authorised by the chairman of the Commission.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of an offence under this Act.
(3) Any person, body corporate or unincorporate who -
(a) required to furnish any information to the Commission under this Act but fails to do so or in purported compliance with such requirement to furnish information knowingly or recklessly makes any statement which is false in any material particular or is incomplete or inaccurate; or
(b) fails, refuses or neglects to comply with any directive given by the Commission pursuant to any provision of this Act; or
(c) being subject to the provisions of this Act fails, refuses or neglects to apply the principle of federal character in any area or activity within the time frame set by the Commission; or
(d) wilfully obstructs, interferes with, assaults or resists any member of the Commission or any other officer or servant of the Commission in the performance of his duty under this Act; or
(e) aids, invites, induces or abets any other person to obstruct, interfere with, assault or resist any such member of the Commission, officer or servant of the Commission in the discharge of his lawful activity under this Act; or
(f) fails to produce a clear criteria and comprehensive guidelines on the procedure for determining eligibility for employment and the provisions of services, goods and socio-economic amenities in Nigeria,
is guilty of an offence under this Act.
(4) Any person who is found guilty of abuse of office in the observance of any matter under this Act, is guilty of an offence.

Cite this section

Section 14, FEDERAL CHARACTER COMMISSION (ESTABLISHMENT, ETC.) ACT (1996).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/federal-character-commission-establishment-etc-act/section/14/