Any person who, without lawful excuse, the proof of which lies on him, does any act which he is by the provisions of any order, Act, law, or statute, forbidden to do, or omits to do any act which he is by the provisions of any such order, Act, law or statute, required to do, is guilty of a misdemeanour, unless some mode of proceeding against him for such disobedience is expressly provided by order, Act, law, or statute, and is intended to be exclusive of all other punishment.
[L.N. 112 of 1964.]
The offender is liable to imprisonment for one year.
In this section, the terms "Act" and "law" do not include an order, regulation or proclamation made under the authority of an Act or a law.
Section 202 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria
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