Section 22: Penalties in respect of information or unlawful obstruction during census

(1) Any person who during the compilation of any national census or during any enumeration exercise carried on by the Commission under this Act-
(a) knowingly presents himself to any person employed for the purpose of this Act for counting more than once or misleads any such person employed as aforesaid into counting him more than once; or
(b) aids, abets, counsels or procures any person to do any act referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection,
is guilty of an offence under this subsection and liable on conviction to a fine of ten thousand naira or imprisonment for a term of three years or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) Any person who during the compilation of any national census or during any enumeration exercise carried on by the Commission under this Act-
(a) knowingly refuses to present himself for counting before a person employed for that purpose under this Act or refuses to get his thumb dubbed with indelible ink after such counting; or
(b) obliterates or removes or attempts to obliterate or remove any indelible ink dubbed on his thumb during the enumeration period,
is guilty of an offence under this subsection and liable on conviction to a fine of five hundred naira or to imprisonment for a term of six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(3) Any person who at any time before or during the compilation of any national census or during any enumeration exercise carried on by the Commission under this Act-
(a) causes or procures any other person to leave the place at which such other person ordinarily resides for another place, with intent that such other person may be counted at the place to which he thereby moves; or
(b) organises or takes part in organising or otherwise brings about the movement of any group or persons from such place or places at which such persons ordinarily reside for another place, with intent that such persons may be counted at the place to which they thereby move,
is guilty of an offence under this subsection and liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand naira or to imprisonment for a term of twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment.