Section 1 — Establishment of the Council

(1) There is established the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (in this Act referred to as “the Council”).

(2) The Council shall—

(a) be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name;

(b) acquire, hold, mortgage, purchase and deal with property, whether movable or immovable, real or personal;

(c) administer and execute its functions, powers, duties and responsibilities in accordance with this Act; and

(d) notwithstanding the provisions in any other Act, have exclusive power to determine, pronounce upon, administer, monitor and enforce compliance by persons and organisations on matters relating to advertisements, advertising, and marketing communication in Nigeria, whether of a general or specific nature.