Section 10: Construction of dams, weirs, barriers, etc

(1)
The appropriate authority shall regulate and control the building of dams, weirs or other fixed barriers or obstructions to ensure a free movement of fish, and where perrnission is granted to a person to build a dam, weir or other fixed barrier or obstruction, fish ladders shall be built to ensure free movement of fish.
(2) A person who contravenes a provision of subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N50,000 or imprisonment for a term of ten years or to both such fine and imprisonment and, in addition, the dam, weir or other fixed barrier or obstruction, if any, shall be destroyed.
(3) In this section, "appropriate authority" means the body charged with the responsibility for matters relating to the construction of dams and other fixed barriers.