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Part 6 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Offences relating to property and contracts
Division 1. Stealing and like offences
Chapter 34. Stealing
Section 382. Things capable of being stolen
Section 383. Definition of stealing
Section 384. Special cases
Section 385. Funds, etc., held under direction
Section 386.. Funds, etc., received by agents for sale
Section 387. Money received for another
Section 388. Stealing by persons having an interest in the thing stolen
Section 389. Husband and wife
Section 390. Punishment of stealing
Chapter 35. Offences analogous to stealing
Section 391. Concealing registers
Section 392. Concealing wills
Section 393. Concealing deeds
Section 394. Killing animals with intent to steal
Section 395. Severing with intent to steal
Section 396. Fraudulently dealing with minerals in mines
Section 397. Bringing stolen goods into Nigeria
Section 398. Fraudulent disposition of mortgaged goods
Section 399. Definition of mortgaged goods; consent of mortgagee
Section 400. Fraudulent appropriation of power
Chapter 36. Stealing with violence: extortion by threats
Section 401. Definition of robbery
Section 402.. Punishment of robbery
Section 403. Punishment for attempted robbery, etc.
Section 403A. Conspiracy to commit robbery
Section 403B. Definition of firearms and offensive weapons
Section 404. Public servants demanding property, etc.
Section 405. Assault with intent to steal
Section 406. Demanding property with menaces with intent to steal
Section 407. Demanding property by written threats
Section 408. Attempts at extortion by threats
Section 409. Procuring execution of deeds, etc., by threats
Chapter 37. Burglary: Housebreaking: and like offences
Section 410. Definitions
Section 411. Housebreaking: burglary
Section 412. Entering dwelling‐house with intent to commit felony
Section 413. Breaking into building and committing felony
Section 414. Breaking into building with intent to commit felony
Section 415. Breaking into place of worship and committing felony
Section 416. Breaking into place of worship with intent to commit felony
Section 417. Persons found armed, etc., with intent to commit felony
Chapter 38. Obtaining property by false pretences: cheating
Section 418. Definition
Section 419. Obtaining goods by false pretences
Section 419A. Obtaining credit by false pretences or other fraud
Section 419B. Presumption as to false pretences in certain circumstances
Section 420. Obtaining execution of a security by false pretences
Section 421. Cheating
Section 422. Conspiracy to defraud
Section 423. Frauds on sale or mortgage of property
Section 424. Pretending to exercise witchcraft or tell fortunes
Section 425. Obtaining registration, etc., by false pretence
Section 426. (Repealed by Ordinance No. 20 of 1955).
Chapter 39. Receiving property stolen or fraudulently obtained and like offences
Section 427. Receiving stolen property, etc.
Section 428. Unlawful possession of arms, etc., belonging to armed or police forces
Section 429. Receiving after change of ownership
Section 430. Having possession of thing reasonably suspected of having been stolen
Section 431. Unlawfully using animals or vehicles
Section 432. Suspicion of stealing animals
Section 433. Taking reward for recovery of property obtained by means of felony or misdemeanour
Chapter 40. Frauds by trustees and officers of companies and corporations: false accounting
Section 434. Trustees fraudulently disposing of trust property
Section 435. Directors and officers of corporations or companies fraudulently appropriating property or keeping fraudulent accounts, or falsifying books or accounts
Section 436. False statements by officials of companies
Section 437. Defence
Section 438. Fraudulent false accounting
Section 439. False accounting by public officer
Division 2. Injuries to property
Chapter 41. Definitions
Section 440. Unlawful acts
Section 441. Acts done with intent to defraud
Section 442. Damage
Chapter 42. Offences
Section 443. Arson
Section 444. Attempts to commit arson
Section 445. Setting fire to crops and growing plants
Section 446. Attempting to set fire to crops, etc.
Section 447. Casting away ships
Section 448. Attempts to cast away ships
Section 449. Obstructing and injuring railways
Section 450. Injuring animals
Section 451. Malicious injuries in general
Section 452. Attempts to destroy property by explosives
Section 453. Attempts to injure mines
Section 454. Interfering with signals used for purposes of navigation
Section 455. Interfering with navigation works
Section 456. Communicating infectious diseases to animals
Section 457. Removing boundary marks with intent to defraud
Section 458. Wilful damage, etc., to survey and boundary marks
Section 459. Obstructing railways
Section 459A. Obstructing aircraft
Section 459B. Trespass on aerodrome
Section 460. Penalties for damage, etc., to railway works
Section 461. Sending letters threatening to burn or destroy
Section 462. Arrest without warrant
Division 3. Forgery and like offences: Impersonation
Chapter 43. Forgery in general: definitions
Section 463. Definitions
Section 464. Further definitions
Section 465. Definition of forgery
Section 466. Certain matters immaterial
Chapter 44. Punishment of forgery and like offences
Section 467. Punishment of forgery in general
Section 468. Uttering false documents and counterfeit seals
Section 469. Uttering cancelled or exhausted documents
Section 470. Uttering cancelled stamps
Section 471. Procuring execution of documents by false pretences
Section 472. Obliterating crossings on cheques
Section 473. Making documents without authority
Section 474. Demanding property upon forged testamentary instruments
Section 475. Purchasing forged bank notes
Section 476. Falsifying warrants for money payable under public authority
Section 477. Falsification of register
Section 478. Sending false certificate of marriage to registrar
Section 479. False statements for the purpose of registers of births, deaths, and marriages
Chapter 45. Preparation for forgery
Section 480. Instruments and materials for forgery
Section 480A. Unlawful inquires relating to the possibility of forgery
Section 481. Counterfeit stamps
Section 482. Paper for postal purposes
Section 483. Paper and dies for postage stamps
Chapter 46. Impersonation
Section 484. Impersonation in general
Section 485. Falsely acknowledging deeds, recognisances, etc.
Section 486. Impersonation of a person named in a certificate
Section 487. Lending, etc., certificate for impersonation
Section 488. Impersonation of person named in a testimonial or character
Section 489. Lending, etc., testimonial for impersonation
Division 4. Offences connected with trade and breach of contract
Chapter 47. Fraudulent debtors
Section 490. Fraudulent dealing with property by debtors
Chapter 48. Offences in relation to copyright
Section 491. Making or dealing in infringing copies of copyright work
Section 492. Being in possession of plate for making infringing copies: giving unathorised performances of copyright work
Section 493. Forfeiture of copies or plates
Chapter 49. Secret commissions and corrupt practices
Section 494. Corrupt acceptance of gift
Part 6 Criminal Code Act
