Section 28: Returns of births and deaths in Nigerian ships

(1) The master of every Nigerian ship, whether registered or not in Nigeria, shall as soon as may be after the occurrence of the birth of a child or the death of a person happening on board his ship, record in his log book or otherwise the fact of the birth or death and such particulars as may be registered concerning the birth or death as may be known to him.
(2) The master of every Nigerian ship upon its arrival at any port in Nigeria or at such other time and place as the Minister of Transport may with respect to any ship or class of ships direct, deliver or transmit, in such form as the Registrar-General may direct, a return of the facts recorded by him in respect of the birth of a child or the death of a person on board such ship to the Registrar-General.
(3) The provisions of this Act relating to the rendering of returns by the Chief Registrar shall be construed as if references to the Chief Registrars were references to the master of a ship under this section.
(4) If the master of any ship fails to comply with any requirement of this section, he shall be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding N500.