Section 159 Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018

Section 159 of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 is about Offences under this Part. It is under Part XVIII (Miscellaneous Provisions) of the Act.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall not-
(a) without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice issued under sections 157 and 158 of this Act;
(b) in purported compliance with such a notice, furnish information, or produce a document, or give evidence,
knowing it to be false or misleading; or
(c) resist, obstruct, or delay an employee of the Commission acting pursuant to a warrant issued under section 30 (3) of this Act.

(2) A person shall not attempt to deceive or knowingly mislead the Commission in relation to any matter before it.

(3) A person, having been required to appear before the Commission pursuant to the provision of section 29 (2) of this Act, shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse –
(a) or fail to appear before the Commission to give evidence;
(b) to take an oath or make an affirmation as a witness; or
(c) to produce to the Commission any book or document that is required to be produced by the Commission.

(4) Subject to the provision of subsection (3), a person who violates any of the provisions of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction-
(a) in the case of a natural person, to a fine not exceeding N1,000,000.00 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months, or to both the fine and imprisonment; and
(b) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding N10,000,000.00.