Prevention of Crimes Act

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Arrangement of Sections

1. Short title.

2. Interpretation.

3. Persons twice convicted may be subjected to police supervision.

4. President may remit requirements of section 3.

5. Penalty for harbouring thieves, etc.

6. Power to make regulations.

An Act for the more effectual prevention of crime.

[16th November, 1922] [Commencement.]

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Crimes Act.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

"crime " means any felony as defined in the Criminal Code;

"criminal" means a person convicted of a crime;

"superior police officer" includes an administrative officer in charge of police and such other person as may be authorised in writing by a superior police officer within the meaning of the Police Act to perform the duties of a superior police officer under this Act.

3. Persons twice convicted may be subjected to police supervision

(1) Where any person is convicted of a crime, and a previous conviction of a crime is proved against him, the court before which he is convicted may, in addition to any other punishment which it may award, direct that he is to be subjected to the supervision of the police for a period not exceeding five years commencing immediately after the expiration of the sentence passed on him for the last of such crimes.

(2) Every person subjected to the supervision of the police who is at large in Nigeria, shall notify the place of his residence to the nearest superior police officer and, whenever he is about to change his residence, shall notify such intention to the said superior police officer, stating the place to which he is going, and also, if required, and so far as is practicable, his address at that place, and so soon as he arrives at his new place of residence he shall forthwith notify his arrival to the superior police officer stationed nearest to such last-mentioned place.

(3) Every such person shall once in each month report himself at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by the nearest superior police officer, either to such officer himself or to such other person as that officer may direct.

(4) If any person fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, unless he proves that he did his best to act in conformity with the law and was prevented by circumstances beyond his control, and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for one year.

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