Criminal Code Act

Section 248

Any person who-

(a) sells or has in his possession for the purposes of sale any matches made with white (yellow) phosphorus; or,

(b) uses white (yellow) phosphorus in the manufacture of matches; is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of twenty naira, and any matches in respect of which the offence shall have been committed shall he forfeited.

Chapter 24: Idle and Disorderly Persons; Rogues and Vagabonds; Bringing Contempt on Uniform

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