Section 32 — Prohibition of a person falsely professing to be an advertising practitioner or professional

(1) An individual or organisation, not being registered in any register established under this Act who has failed, refused or neglected to comply with the conditions and requirements for advertising, advertisement and marketing communications as stipulated under this Act, or who uses any name, title, description or symbol calculated to lead any person to infer that he is engaged in advertising, advertisement or marketing communications commits an offence and is liable on conviction—

(a) on first offence—

(i) in the case of an individual, to a fine not more than ₦500,000 or imprisonment for a term of six months or both, and

(ii) in the case of an organisation, to a fine of at least ₦1,000,000; and

(b) on subsequent offence—

(i) in the case of an individual, to a fine not more than ₦1,000,000 or imprisonment for a term of 12 months or both, and

(ii) in the case of an organisation, to a fine of at least ₦5,000,000.