Section 55: Clearance outwards of ships and aircraft

(1)
Before any ship or aircraft departs from any place in Nigeria from which it commences, or at which it touches during, a voyage or flight to an eventual destination outside Nigeria, the master of the ship or commander of the aircraft shall obtain a clearance of the ship or aircraft for that departure from the proper officer.
(2) The Board may give directions -
(a) as to the procedure for obtaining clearance under this section; and
(b)
as to the documents to be produced and the information to be furnished by a person applying for such clearance.
(3)
If any ship or aircraft required to be cleared under this section departs from any place in Nigeria without a valid clearance, the master of the ship or commander of the aircraft shall be liable to a fine of one thousand naira.