Section 36 Child’s Right Act

Section 36 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Penalty for harmful publication. It is under Part III (Harmful Publication) of the Act.

(1) A person who‐
(a) prints, publishes, sells or lets on hire any harmful publication; or
(b) has in his possession for the purpose of selling, or letting on hire any harmful publication, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of fifty thousand naira or imprisonment for a term of five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section, it is immaterial that the person had not examined the contents of the publication and has no reasonable cause to suspect that the publication was one to which this Act applies.