Section 1: Trade malpractices offences.

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law, as from the commencement of this Act, any person who-
(a) labels, packages, sells, offers for sale or advertises any product in a manner that is false or misleading or is likely to create a wrong impression as to its quality, character, brand name, value, composition. merit or safety; or
(b) for the purpose of sale, contract or other dealing, uses or has in his possession for use any weight, measure, weighing instrument or measuring instrument which is false or unjust; or
(c) for the purpose of sale, contract or other dealing, uses or has in his possession for use, any weight, measure, weighing instrument or measuring instrument not stamped or marked as required under the Weights and Measures Act or any other law in respect of which no certificate of verification is in force; or
(d) sells any products by weight or measures in any warehouse, market, store or other public place and refuses to weigh or measure the product in the presence of the person to whom the product was delivered when requested to do so by that person; or
(e) with intent to defraud, alters any weight, measure, weighing instrument or measuring instrument stamped or marked pursuant to the Weights and Measures Act or uses in any sale, contract or other dealing, any such altered weight, measure, weighing instrument or measuring instrument; or
(f)
sells any products by weight, measure or number and delivers or causes to be delivered to the purchaser a less weight, measure or number, as the case may be, than is purported to be sold or corresponds with the price charged; or
(g) in connection with the sale or the exposing or offering for sale of anything, makes any misrepresentation howsoever or does or omits to do any act, matter or thing calculated or likely to mislead the seller or purchaser or prospective seller or purchaser, as the case may be, as to its weight or measure or as to the number to be sold or offered for sale; or
(h) advertises or invites subscription for any product or project which does not exist, commits an offence under this Act and is liable on conviction to a fine of not less than N50.000.
(2) Except where the context otherwise requires, any word or expression used in this section shall have the same meaning as assigned thereto under the Weights and Measures Act.