PRIVATE GUARD COMPANIES ACT

Section 24: Offences

1986Section 24 of 37Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Any person who-
(a) for the purpose of securing an approval under the provisions of this Act makes any statement or provides any information which he knows to be false or does not have reason to believe the same to be true; or
(b) acts as the employee of any company when he or that company has not been licensed or approved under the provisions of this Act; or
(c) fails to carry while on duty, or to produce in accordance with section 10 of this Act, any identity card issued to him under that section; or
(d) wears, carries or bears any article which he is not authorised to wear, carry or bear under section 16 of this Act; or
(e) bears or possesses any firearm or ammunition contrary to the provisions of section 17 of this Act, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person approved or any company licensed under the provisions of this Act who-
(a) supplies or offers to supply to any other person any firearm, ammunition, tear gas or similar manufactured weapon; or
(b) collects or offers or attempts to collect, or directly or indirectly engages in the business of collecting debts or claims of any kind, shall be guilty of an offence.

Cite this section

Section 24, PRIVATE GUARD COMPANIES ACT (1986).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/private-guard-companies-act/section/24/