Section 4: Compensation.

(1) A person who suffers damage by reason of the seizure or detention of any fish or the dealing with it in the prescribed manner shall, unless the fish or the substance into which it has been converted is, or but for its destruction would have been, forfeited in pursuance of this Act, be entitled to receive adequate compensation from the Minister in respect of the damage; but except as provided by this subsection no compensation or damages shall be recoverable by such a person in consequence of the exercise of any power conferred by this Act.
(2) Any person who claims compensation under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any fish shall be entitled, if he so desires, to have any question as to his interest in the fish or the amount of the compensation determined by the High Court of the State (within the meaning of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999) in which the fish was seized.
(3) Any sums required by the Minister for the purpose of paying compensation under this section shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by the National Assembly.