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VAPP 2015 An Act to eliminate violence in private and public life, prohibit all forms of violence against persons and to provide maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment of offenders; and for related matters. ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria- Sections Section 1 VAPP 2015 – Definition…
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Section 48 VAPP 2015 Section 48 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Citation. It provides as follows: This Act may be cited as the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.
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Section 47 VAPP 2015 Section 47 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Application. It provides as follows: This Act applies only to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
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Section 46 VAPP 2015 Section 46 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Interpretation. It provides as follows: In this Act-“Abandonment of women, children and other persons” means deliberately leaving women, children and other persons, under the perpetrator’s care, destitute and without any means of subsistence; “accredited service provider” means governmental, non-governmental,…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…