Section 182: Inspection of medicine, etc.

(1)
A Port Health Officer may inspect any medicines, medical stores or appliances with which any ship is, under the provisions of this part of this Act required to be provided and for the purposes of the inspection have all the powers of an inspector under this Act.
(2)
Where a Port Health Officer is of the opinion that the articles inspected are deficient in quantity or quality, or are placed in improper receptacles, the officer shall give notice in writing to the superintendent and the owner, agent or master of the ship.
(3)
The master of the ship who is given notice under subsection (2) of this section shall before proceeding to sea, produce to the superintendent a certificate under the hand of the Port Health Officer showing that the default found by the Port Health Officer has been remedied and if he fails to produce the certificate, the ship shall be detained by the superintendent until the certificate is produced.
(4)
Where a ship proceeds to sea without the production of the certificate by the master as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the owner, agent and master of the ship shall be deemed to have committed an offence and on conviction shall each be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand Naira.