Section 42 Civil Aviation Act 2022
Section 42 of the Civil Aviation Act 2022 is about Aviation security. It is under Part VII (Powers of the Authority to Control and Regulate Civil Aviation) of the Act.
(1) The Authority shall have the power to regulate the standards—
(a) for the provision of civil aviation security in Nigeria ;
(b) regarding security control and screening to which passengers and baggage, whether accompanied or unaccompanied, would be subjected to prior to boarding or being laid on an aircraft ;
(c) requiring all passengers and property intended to be carried on board an aircraft in commercial air transport to be subjected to security checks by employees or agents of the operator or any other relevant Authority ;
(d) for the implementation of advance passenger information and passenger name record data exchange between departure and destination countries and for the protection of passenger information ;
(e) for such practices, methods and procedures as the Authority may find necessary to protect any person and property aboard aircraft operating in commercial air transport against any act of unlawful interference, violence and aircraft piracy ; and
(f ) for the deployment of any person onboard aircraft under a bilateral or multilateral treaty, arrangement or agreement for the purpose of securing the aircraft in-flight and any person onboard the aircraft.
(2) The Authority shall to the extent practicable and subject to any other relevant law, require uniform procedures for the inspection, detention, and search of persons and property in air transport to assure their safety and to
assure that they will receive courteous and efficient treatment by air operators, their agents and employees.
(3) The Authority shall —
(a) develop aviation security policies and requirements consistent with the provisions of Annex 17 to the Chicago Convention ;
(b) issue orders, circulars or directives to require the implementation of immediate security measures ; and
(c) provide oversight for the implementation of aviation security policies and requirements.
