Section 45 VAPP 2015 Section 45 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about General savings and repeal. It provides as follows: (1) Any offence committed or proceedings instituted before the commencement of this Act under the provisions of theGeneral savings and repeal.(a) Criminal Code, Cap. LFN, 2004 (b) Penal Code, Cap. LFN,…

Section 44 VAPP 2015 Section 44 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Regulatory body. It provides as follows: The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other related Matters (NAPTIP) is mandated to administer the provisions of this Act and collaborate with the relevant stakeholders including faith based…

Section 43 VAPP 2015 Section 43 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Dangerous sexual offenders. It provides as follows: A,court may declare a person who has been convicted of a sexual offence a dangerous sexual offender if such person has- (a) more than one conviction for a sexual offence: (b) been…

Section 42 VAPP 2015 Section 42 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Coordinator for prevention of domestic violence. It provides as follows: The body vested with the enforcement of this Act shall appoint a person as theCoordinator for the prevention of domestic violence who shall submit annual report to the Federal…

Section 41 VAPP 2015 Section 41 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Protection officers. It provides as follows: (1) The appropriate Government Ministry shall appoint such number of protectionofficers in each Area Council as it may consider necessary, to assist the Court in the discharge of its duties under this Act…

Section 40 VAPP 2015 Section 40 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Registration and powers of service providers. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to such rules as may be made, any voluntary association registered under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 by the Corporate Affairs Commission or any other…

Section 39 VAPP 2015 Section 39 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Prohibition of publication of certain information. It provides as follows: (1) No person shall publish in any manner any information which might, directly orindirectly, reveal the identity of any party to the proceedings. (2) The Court, if it is…

Section 38 VAPP 2015 Section 1 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Rights of victims. It provides as follows: (1) In addition to the rights guaranteed under Chapter IV of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, or any other international human rights instrument to which Nigeria is a…

Section 37 VAPP 2015 Section 37 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Application and forms of protection order. It provides as follows: The affidavit, application and forms of Protection Order referred to in this Part of the Act shall be in accordance with the Schedule to this Act.

Section 36 VAPP 2015 Section 36 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Offences relating to protection orders. It provides as follows: (1) A respondent who contravened an interim protection order or a protection order, or while an interim protection order is in force, refuses to permit the applicant or any dependent…