PRICE CONTROL ACT

Section 11: Seizure of goods suspected of being liable to forfeiture

1977Section 11 of 19Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Where an inspector not below the rank of assistant price inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that any controlled commodity has become liable to forfeiture under section 6 or 7 of this Act-
(a) he may at any time and without warrant seize and detain the commodity and, if he does so, shall forthwith report the fact to the Committee; and
(b) the Second Schedule to this Act shall apply in relation to the seizure.
(2) Every police officer shall, if called upon by an inspector to whom subsection (1) of this section applies, give the inspector all reasonable assistance in the implementation of subsection (1) of this section; and every officer in charge of a police station shall, if so called upon, provide such facilities as are reasonably possible for the safe custody of any commodity seized or detained under this section.

Cite this section

Section 11, PRICE CONTROL ACT (1977).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/price-control-act/section/11/