Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (Amendment) Act, 2007

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Explanatory memoradum

This Act, Amends the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Act, 2003 in order to enhance its capacity to provide protection, crisis resolution and security to public infrastructures

Arrangement of Sections

1. Functions of the Corps

2. Amendment of Section 4 sub-section (1)

3. Amendment of Section 8 sub-section(2)

4. Insertion of the definition of 'act of terrorism'

5. Citation

NIGERIAN SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS (AMENDMENT) ACT

An Act to amend the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, 2003 in order to enhance its capacity to provide protection, crisis resolution and security to public infrastructures and related matters.

ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

[28th Day of May, 2007] [commencement]

1. (1) The Corps shall-

(a) Assist in the maintenance of peace and order and in the protection and rescuing of the Civil population during the period of emergency;

(b) Recommend to the Minister the registration of private guard companies;

(c) From time to time, inspect the premises of private guard companies, their training facilities and approve same if it is up to standard;

(d) Supervise and monitor the activities of all private guard companies and keep a register for that purpose:

(i) Periodically organize workshop, and training courses for private guard companies , and

(ii) Seal up any private guard company which operates without a valid licence.

(e) Maintain twenty-four hour surveillance over infrastructures, sites and projects for the Federal , State amd Local Government.

(i) Enter and search any premises and seize any material suspected to have been used in vandalization or suspected proceed of vandalization.

(ii) Enter and search premises of any suspected illegal dealer in petroleum products or material used by Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Postal Services, Nigeria Telecommunication or for any other public utility or infrastructure;

(f) Have power to arrest with or without a warrant , detain , investigate and institute legal proceedings by or in the name of the Attorney-General of the Federation in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against any person who is reasonably suspected to have committed an offence under this Act or is involved in any:

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