Section 32: Offenses and penalties.

(1) Any person who -
(a) refuse access to a hotel or allied hospitality establishment to a compliance officer or a person assisting the compliance officer,
(b) obstruct the compliance officer in the exercise of his powers under this Act or any regulation made under it, or induces or attempts to induce any other person to do so,
(c) prevent or attempt to prevent any other person from assisting the officer,
(d) in any other way, hinder, impede or oppose the compliance officer in the exercise of his powers under this Act or any regulation made under it,
(e) fail to provide the compliance officer with any information required under this Act or any regulation made under it, or induce or attempt to induce any other person to do so,
(f) make a statement, which he knows to be false -
(i) in purported compliance with the requirement to furnish any information imposed by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions, or
(ii) for the purpose of obtaining a document under any of the relevant statutory provisions for himself or another person,
(g) with intent to deceive, forge or use a document issued or authorised to be issued under any of the relevant statutory provisions or required for the purpose under it make, or have in his possession a document so closely resembling any such document as to be calculated to deceive,
(h) falsely pretend to be a compliance officer, or
(i) refuse to renew accreditation within the prescribed time, commits an offence.
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction to -
(a) a fine of at least N200,000 or imprisonment for a term not more than two years or both; and
(b) a further fine of N5,000 for each day during which the offence continues.
(3) Any establishment which refuses to comply with the standard improvement notice served, or refuses to renew accreditation within the prescribed time or refuses to comply with any other provision of this Act, will after the expiration of the prescribed time, lose its membership of the alliance and a public disclaimer will be made.
(4) Any establishment which contravenes the provisions of subsection (3) and the contravention is perceived to be against public interest and safety or to be as a security threat to the public, will be sealed by the Authority and the Authority may call in the assistance of any law enforcement agent and the law enforcement agent shall assist the Authority in enforcing the provisions of this Act.
(5) The Authority shall have power to impose such other sanctions as may be prescribed.