Visiting Forces Act

Arrangement of Sections

1. Orders applying provisions of Act

2. Powers in Nigeria of sending country’s service courts, etc

3. Assistance in arrest of offenders from visiting forces

4. Restriction of right to try members of visiting forces

5. Nigerian courts to have regard to sentences of visiting forces’ service courts

6. Arrest, custody, etc., of offenders against Nigerian law

7. Exclusion from Nigerian courts of proceedings relating to visiting forces’ terms of service

8. Apprehension, etc., of deserters and absentees without leave

9. Detention by Nigerian service authorities of sentenced members of visiting forces

10. Application to visiting forces of law relating to home forces

11. Attendance of civilian witnesses before visiting forces’ service courts

12. Proof of facts by certificate

13. Interpretation

14. Short title

15. exercise of such powers;

An Act to make provision with respect to military, naval and air forces of other countries visiting Nigeria; to provide for the apprehension and disposal of deserters and absentees without leave in Nigeria from the forces of other countries; to make provision with respect to the attachment of service personnel to or from the forces of other countries and with respect to the service together of such

forces and Nigerian forces; and for connected purposes.

[1965 No. 23.]

[10 th November, 1965]

[Cornmencement.]

1. Orders applying provisions of Act

which a provision of this Act applies are references to any country in relation to which that provision has effect by virtue of an order under this section.

2. Powers in Nigeria of sending country’s service courts, etc.

( 1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the service courts and service authorities of a country to which this section applies may within Nigeria, or on board a Nigerian ship or aircraft, exercise over members of any visiting force of that country all such powers as