Section 120 Nigeria Police Act

Section 120 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Establishment of Traffic Warden Service. It is under Part XV (Traffic Warden Service) of the Act. It provides as follows:

(1) There is established a Traffic Warden Service (in this Act referred to as “the Warden Service”).

(2) The Warden Service shall consist of traffic wardens appointed from time to time under this Act.

(3) The Warden Service shall be a part of the Police Force and accordingly, references to the Police Force shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, include references to the Warden Service.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), where any Act, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Act, requires police officers to discharge military duties, or confers any power on any person whether expressly or in general terms to require police officers to discharge those duties. that Act shall not, ill the absence of express provision to the contrary, extend to1rnfficwatdens.

(5) Traffic wardens shall be employed to perform functions normally undertaken by police officers ill connection with the control and regulation of, or the enforcement of the law relating to, road traffic and shall, in that connection, act under the direction of the Police Force.

(6) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsections (1 )-(5), a traffic warden shall deal primarily with-
(a) the general control and direction of motor traffic on the highway ;
(b) assisting pedestrians to cross the road ; and
(c) controlling vehicles stopping or parking ill unauthorised places.

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