Section 128: Time of payment of wages for sea-going ships

(1)
The owner or master of a sea-going Nigerian ship, other than a ship employed on a voyage for which a seaman by the terms of his agreement is wholly compensated, by a share in the profits of the adventure shall:
(a)
pay to each seaman on account, at the time when the seaman lawfully leaves the ship at the end of his engagement, one-fourth of the balance of wages due to him, and shall pay to the seaman the remainder of his wages within two clear days, exclusive of any Sunday or public holiday, after he so leaves the ship;
(b)
if the seaman consents, leave the final settlement of the seaman's wages to the superintendent, and the receipt of that officer shall, in that case, operate as if it were a release given by the seaman in accordance with this part of this Act.
(2)
In the event of the seaman's wages or any part of the wages not being paid or settled in accordance with this section, and the delay is due to the act or default of the seaman or to any reasonable dispute as to liability or to any other cause which is not the wrongful act or default of the owner or master, the seaman's wages shall continue to run and be payable until the time of the final settlement of the wages.