IMMIGRATION ACT 2015

Section 46: Power of the court to recommend deportation on conviction.

2015Section 46 of 117Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1)
where the court convicts an offender under this Act or any other enactment for an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of one year and above, the court may in addition to or in lieu of a sentenc, recommend the deportation of the offender, and the Minister may order his deportation accordingly.
(2)
For the purpose of any enactment relating to appeals in criminal cases, a recommendation for deportation by the triat court shall be treated, for purposes of an appeal, as if it were a sentence.

Cite this section

Section 46, IMMIGRATION ACT 2015 (2015).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/immigration-act-2015/section/46/