Section 1: Licensing of fishing craft

(1) As from the commencement of this Act no person shall operate a motor fishing craft (in this Act referred to as a "craft") within the inland waters of Nigeria unless a licence in respect of that craft has been issued to the owner or operator of the craft under this Act.
(2) A person who operates or causes to be operated a craft in contravention of subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding N500 or imprisonment for a term of six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.