Section 12: Production of certificate for employment purposes.

(1) For the purposes of employment anywhere in the Federation and before employment, it shall be the duty of every prospective employer to demand and obtain from any person who claims to have obtained his first year degree at the end of the academic year 1973-74 or, as the case may be, at the end of any subsequent academic year the following-
(a) a copy of the Certificate of National Service of such person issued pursuant to section 11 of this Act;
(b) a copy of any exemption certificate issued to such person pursuant to section 17 of this Act; and
(c) such other particulars relevant thereto as may be prescribed by or under this Act.
(2) It shall also be the duty of every employer to produce on demand to a police officer, not below the rank of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, any such certificate and particulars or copies thereof.