Section 78 Civil Aviation Act 2022
Section 78 of the Civil Aviation Act 2022 is about Power to impose civil penalties. It is under Part XII (Civil and Criminal Penalties) of the Act.
(1) The Authority shall have power to impose civil penalties for violation of any provisions of this Act or any rules, regulations, orders or directives issued or made under this Act.
(2) Such civil penalties shall be in accordance with any provisions with respect to amount or scope provided for in this Act or in any extant, current or future regulations, orders, or directives made under this Act or law empowering the making of such regulations, orders or directives.
(3) The Authority’s power to enforce compliance with penalties, orders or directives under this section shall include power to—
(a) detain aircraft ;
(b) seal or close offices and or operations of violator ; and
(c) seize and exercise a lien over aircraft owned by the violator and or other assets of the violator.
(4) Any person who, with knowledge of the occurrence, or who can be imputed to have such knowledge as a reasonable person exercising reasonable care in the circumstances, offers or accepts dangerous goods for commercial air transport in violation of such rules, regulations, orders or directives made or given for the safe transport of dangerous goods by air has violated the duty imposed by section 68 (4) of this Act, and is subject to a civil penalty not more than N500,000 for each part of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Technical Instruction for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air that is violated.
