Section 17: Regulation of public access to Corporation's premises.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act or any other enactment, the Corporation may make bye-laws-
(a) prohibiting or restricting the access of members of the public or of any class of members of the public to any premises vested in, occupied by or under the control of the Corporation;
(b) regulating the hours during which, the means whereby, the purposes for which and the conditions subject to which members of the public or any class of members of the public may have access to or egress from any such premises or portion thereof;
(c) for ensuring the maintenance of good order and discipline amongst members of the public at any time when upon any such premises;
(d) prohibiting or restricting the use of land over, underneath or near which the Corporation has any installation and for preventing the unauthorised or improper use of or wilful or negligent acts occasioning injury to any property owned, vested in, occupied by or under the control of the Corporation.
(2) Bye-laws made under the provisions of this section shall not come into force until they have been approved by the Minister and published in such manner as he shall direct or until such later date as may be specified in the bye-laws.
(3) Bye-laws made under this section may provide that for the contravention of such bye-laws there may be imposed on the conviction of any person for such contravention a fine not exceeding N500 or, in default of payment thereof, imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months.
(4) For the purposes of this section, members and employees of the Corporation shall not be deemed to be members of the public.
(5) In this section, "premises" includes lands, plants and ancillary works.