TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (PROHIBITION) ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ACT. NO. 4

Section 23: Employment of child as domestic worker and inflicting grievous harm.

2015Section 23 of 83Federal Republic of Nigeria

1 Any person who-
a employs, requires, recruits, transports, harbours, receives or hires out a child under the age of 12 years as a domestic worker, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a minimum term of 6 months and not exceeding 7 years;
b employs, requires, recruits, transports, harbours, receives or hires out a child to do any work that is exploitative, injurious or hazardous to the physical, social and psychological development of the child, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a minimum term of 2 years but not exceeding 7 years without an option of fine.
2 Notwithstanding the punishment prescribed in subsection (1) of this seciion, a convicted person under this section shall, in addition to the prescribed punishment, be liable to-
a a term of not tess than 2 years imprisonment where the child is denied payment or reasonable compensation for services rendered; or
b a term of not less than 3 years where the child is defiled or inflicted with bodily harm.

Cite this section

Section 23, TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (PROHIBITION) ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ACT. NO. 4 (2015).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/trafficking-in-persons-prohibition-enforcement-and-administration-act-no-4/section/23/