Section 502: Entering ship or wharf without ticket

(1) Any person who‐
(a) not being a passenger by a ship or not having purchased a ticket to travel by a
ship, enters upon any enclosed quay, wharf, or landing place, and on being ordered to
leave such quay, wharf or landing place by any servant of the Nigerian Ports Authority
or person in charge of such quay, wharf, or landing place or any police officer, refuses
to do so; or
(b) not being a passenger by a ship or not having purchased a ticket to travel by a
ship, attempts to enter upon any enclosed quay, wharf or landing place, and on being
ordered to desist by any servant of the Nigerian Ports Authority or person in charge of
such quay, wharf or landing place, or any police officer, persists in so doing,
is guilty of a simple offence and is liable to a fine of four naira or in default to
imprisonment for one month.
(2) Any duly authorised member of the crew or any police officer and all persons called
by him to his assistance may, without warrant, arrest any person who commits any
offence against this section of this Code and whose name and address are unknown to
him.