Overview

The Federal Road Safety Commission (Establishment) Act, 2007 is a Nigerian legislation that repeals the previous Federal Road Safety Commission Act (Cap. 141 LFN, 1990) and establishes a new Commission with expanded responsibilities. The Act creates the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) as a corporate body with perpetual succession, composed of a Chairman and five part-time members appointed by the President, the Corps Marshal (Chief Executive), and two ex-officio members (the Minister of Transport and the Attorney-General). Members serve a five-year term and may resign in writing. The Commission is tasked with traffic management, accident prevention and minimization on highways, regulation of highway users, clearing obstructions, and enforcing penalties. The Act establishes the Federal Road Safety Corps as the operational arm, details ranks, provisions for equipment, jurisdiction zones, special powers of Corps members (e.g., to arrest, test for alcohol, impound vehicles), and creates various offences such as causing death by dangerous driving, driving under the influence, driving without a licence, overloading, and failure to report accidents. It also provides for the delegation of powers, regulation-making authority, Presidential directives, funding sources (including a Road Safety Fund established by the President), and the application of funds. The Act repealed earlier laws and came into effect on 25 May 2007.

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