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Miscellaneous Offences Act.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1983 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to create a number of miscellaneous offences with stiff penalties and for the trial of such offenders.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act defines various offences, including the wilful setting on fire of cultivations and the sale of goods prohibited from importation by any law in force in Nigeria. The Act empowers the Federal High Court to try any person for any of such offences.

Full text
English
Website
www.placng.org