Standards Organisation of Nigeria Act, 2015.

This Act establishes the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (as a body corporate) and the Standards Council of Nigeria and defines their functions and powers. It also makes provision for the procedure for establishment of Industrial Standards. The Minister may give general or special directives to the Organisation. The Organisation shall, among other things: (a) organise tests and do everything necessary to ensure compliance with standards designated and approved by the Council; (b) (b) undertake investigation as necessary into the quality of facilities, systems, services, materials and product, whether imported or manufactured in Nigeria; (c) evaluate quality assurance activities, including certification of systems, products and laboratories throughout Nigeria; (d) ensure reference standards for calibration and verification of measures and measuring instruments; (e) establish an Import and Export Product Surveillance, Certification and Conformity Assessment Scheme; (f) establish a mandatory conformity assessment programme for locally manufactured products in Nigeria.
The Act also defines powers of the Minister in respect to the designation of ports of entry for specified products and of the Director-General of the Organisation to control hazardous products.