Miscellaneous Offences Act. Country/Territory Nigeria Document type Legislation Date 1983 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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