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Examination Malpractices Act

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Arrangement of Sections

PART I

Offences

1. Cheating at examination.

2. Stealing, etc., of question papers.

3. Personation.

4. Orderliness at examinations.

5. Disturbances at examinations.

6. Conduct at examinations.

7. Obstruction of supervisor, etc.

8. Forgery of result slip, etc.

9. Breach of duty.

10. Conspiracy, aiding, etc.

11. Conviction for alternative offence.

12. Offences by bodies corporate.

PART II

Miscellaneous

13. Trial of children and young persons.

14. Jurisdiction.

15. Pending proceedings, etc.

16. Power of the examination body.

17. Power of search, etc.

18. Repeal of section 3 (16).

19. Interpretation.

20. Short title.

An Act to create offences relating to examination malpractices and to prescribe penalties for such offences.

[1999 No. 33.]

[10th May, 1999] [Commencement. ]

PART I

Offences

1. Cheating at examination

(1) A person who, in anticipation of, before or at any examination-
(a) by any fraudulent trick or device or in abuse of his office or with intent to unjustly enrich himself or any other person procures any question paper produced or intended for use at any examination of persons, whether or not the question paper concerned is proved to be false, not genuine or not related to the examination in question; or
(b) by any false pretence or with intent to cheat or secure any unfair advantage for himself or any other person, procures from or induces any other person to deliver to himself or another person any question paper intended for use at any examination; or
(c) by any false pretence or with intent to cheat or unjustly enrich himself or any other person buys, sells, procures or otherwise deals with any question paper intended for use or represented as a genuine question paper in respect of any particular examination; or
(d) fraudulently or with intent to cheat or secure any unfair advantage for himself or any other person or in abuse of his office, procures, sells, buys or otherwise deals with any question paper intended for the examination of persons at any examination, commits an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) of this section is liable on conviction-
(a) in the case of a person under the age of eighteen years, to a fine of Nl00,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both such fine and imprisonment;

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