Section 5: Functions of the Organisation.

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 4 of this Act, and any other law in that regard, the Organisation shall-
(a) organise tests and do everything necessary to ensure compliance with standards designated and approved by the Council ;
(b) undertake investigation as necessary into the quality of facilities, systems, services, materials and product, whether imported or manufactured in Nigeria;
(c) evaluate quality assurance activities, including certification of systems, products and laboratories throughout Nigeria ;
(d)
ensure reference standards for calibration and verification of measures and measuring instruments and shall, with respect to metrology-
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(i) realize and disseminate the units of physical measurements based on the International System (SI Units) under the Weights and Measures Act.
(ii) establish, keep, maintain, develop and update the Nigerian National Primary and Reference (Secondary and Tertiary) Standards of Measurements for the SI Units traceable to international standards,
(iii) ensure that working standards used in Nigeria are traceable to the National Standards kept by the Organisation,
(iv) establish, develop and maintain a National Physical Laboratory for measurement expertise and infrastructure necessary to enable business, technology and academia to take advantage of the advances in the field of measurement, and
(v) provide measurement and calibration services to industry and government;
(e) compile an inventory of products in Nigeria requiring standardization ;
(f) compile Nigerian Industrial Standard Specifications ;
(g) develop methods for testing materials, supplies and equipment, including items purchased, whether locally manufactured or imported, for use of depanment of Government of the Federation or a State and private establishment ;
(h) establish an Import and Export Product Surveillance, Certification and Conformity Assessment Scheme ;
(i) establish a mandatory conformity assessment programme for locally manufactured products in Nigeria ;
(j) impose fees, fines or penalties on a person who contravenes any Import or Export Surveillance, Certification or Conformity Assessment Scheme ;
(k) register and regulate standards, marks and certification ;
(l) undertake registration of all manufactured products distributed, marketed and consumed throughout Nigeria ;
(m) undertake preparation and distribution of standard samples ;
(n) establish and maintain such number of laboratories or other institutions as may be necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act;
(o) compile and publish general scientific or ideas;
(p) advice department of the Government of Federation, State and Local on specific problems relative to standard specification;
(q) carry out training and undertake the accreditation of training institutions and organisations for purposes of international standards such as ITU, IEC, ISO, OIML, or Codex, standards or system certification throughout Nigeria;
(r) coordinate all activities relative its functions throughout Nigeria and to cooperate with corresponding national and international organisations in such fields of activity as it considers necessary with a view to securing uniformity of standards specification;
(s) establish a Register for National standards, Standard Marks, Certification Systems and Licences into which all matters relating to standards referred to under this Act shall be entered ;
(t) undertake appropriate investigations into the production premises and raw materials and establish relevant quality assurance systems, including certification of the production sites for regulated products ;
(u) undertake any other activity likely to assist in the performance of the functions imposed on it under this Act ; and
(v) administer and enforce the provisions of this Act.
(2) For the purpose of uniformity of standards in Nigeria, all Regulatory Agencies or Organisations dealing with matters pertaining to or related to standards shall do so in collaboration with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria.
(3) The Organisation shall undertake such research as may be necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act and, for that purpose, it shall have power to make use of research facilities available in other institutions, whether public or private upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the Organisation and institution concerned.