Section 1: Designation of the National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria as the Nigerian National Bureau

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other enactment. and in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the Protocol, the National Insurance
Corporation of Nigeria is hereby designated as the Nigerian National Bureau for the purposes of the Protocol.
(2) Accordingly, the National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria shall-
(a) act as the sole agency charged with responsibility for issuing ECOWAS Brown Cards as required under the Protocol;
(b) handle Nigeria's financial and other commitments under the Protocol;
(c) act as the managers of insurance operations against liability risks in respect of motor vehicle accidents;
(d) settle claims arising from accidents caused in any West African country covered by the scheme, by holders of the Brown Card issued by it;
(e) handle claims arising from accidents caused in Nigeria by holders of the Brown Cards issued by the National Bureau of other participating countries; and
(f) enter into agreements with Nigerian insurers who may apply to participate in the scheme as members of the Bureau.
(3) The participating members shall provide the Bureau with such guarantee as the Bureau may require and shall make contributions towards the operating expenses of the
Bureau.
(4) No insurer shall participate in the scheme unless he has entered into an agreement with the National Bureau pursuant to section 1(2) (f) of this Act.