TERRORISM (PREVENTION AND PROHIBITION) ACT
Section 62: Responsibilities of airlines, commercial carriers, tour operators and travel agents.
(1) An airline operator, master of sea vessel, commercial carrier, tour operator, or travel agent shall not aid or abet, facilitate and promote terrorist activities.
(2) An airline operator, master of sea vessel, commercial carrier, tour operator, or travel agent shall—
(a) notify its clients of its obligation under subsection (1);
(b) insert in any contract with corresponding suppliers in destination countries, clauses requiring the suppliers to comply with the obligations stated in subsections (1) and (2)(a);
(c) refrain from utilising messages on printed materials, video or the internet that could suggest or allude to behaviour incompatible with the provisions of this Act;
(d) inform their staff of their obligations under this Act; and
(e) include clauses regarding their obligations under this Act in their conditions of service.
(3) The operator of an aircraft or master of a vessel departing from Nigeria or registered in Nigeria but departing from any point outside Nigeria shall, subject to regulations made under this Act, provide to the—
(a) relevant agencies any information in his possession relating to persons on board or expected to be on board the aircraft or vessel, as the case may be; or
(b) competent authority in a foreign State any information in his possession relating to persons on board or expected to be on board the aircraft or vessel, as the case may be.
(4) An airline an operator, master of sea vessel, commercial carrier, tour operator or travel agent, who fails to comply with the provisions of this Act or violates the provisions of this section commits an offence, and in addition to any other penalty provided in this Act, is liable on conviction to a fine of at least N10,000,000 and the forfeiture of the vessel or aircraft belonging to the entity to any fund or agency established under any law for the recovery of proceeds of crime, or both.
Cite this section
Section 62, TERRORISM (PREVENTION AND PROHIBITION) ACT (2022).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/terrorism-prevention-and-prohibition-act/section/62/