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NGA-1916-L-52862
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Title_of_text
Criminal Code Act (1916) (Cap C.38 LFN 2004).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Nigeria
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1916-06-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Chapters 9 and 10 prohibit unlawful societies and assemblies; Chapter 21 deals with sexual offences against children and prostitution; Chapters 30-31 cover assaults against women, abduction, and slave dealing.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2020-07 (NGA-2020-L-112594)
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2015-05-23 (NGA-2015-L-104156)
Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act online
Author
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
Publisher
International Centre for Nigerian Law
URL
http://www.nigeria-law.org/Criminal%20Code%20Act-Tables.htm
File
NGA52862 Full.pdf (PDF of Code - Laws of 2004)
Serial region
Serial title
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (1990 revised edition)
Volume
Vol. V
Number
Cap. 77
Page range
pp. 3143-3306