LAGOS STATE ILLITERATES PROTECTION LAW

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CHAPTER I4, LAWS OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA, 2015

ILLITERATES PROTECTION LAW

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Verification of letters written for illiterates persons

2.       Penalty

3.       Legal practitioners exempt from the provisions of this Law

4.       Fee to be charged

5.       Receipt  to be given

6.       Interpretation

7.       Citation and Commencement

SCHEDULE

CHAPTER I4

ILLITERATES PROTECTION LAW

A LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF ILLITERATE PERSONS AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES

[ F. & L. 1958, CAP 83, 41 OF 1958]

[L.N. 257 OF 1949, L.N. 12 OF 1964]

[L.S.L.N. 16 OF 1972]

[COMMENCEMENT]

[Sections 1 – 4, 15^th December, 1915]

[Sections 5 – 8, 25^th March 1920]

1.      Verification of letters written for illiterate person

Any person who writes a letter or document at the request, on behalf   or in the name of an illiterate person must-

(a)     write his own name and address on the document;

(b)     ensure that prior to the document being signed by the illiterate, it was read over, explained in the language understood by the illiterate person;

(c)     state that he was instructed to write the letter or document by the illiterate person and that the letter or document fully and correctly represents his instructions.

2.      Penalty

If the writer of any such letter or document either fails to comply with the provisions of section l(a) and @/ or supplies false information, the writer commits an offence and will be liable on conviction to a fine of ninety thousand Naira (N90,000.00) or to imprisonment for six (6) months.

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