Section 208: Return of births and deaths in Nigerian ships

(1)
The master of every Nigerian ship, shall, as soon as may be after the birth of a child or the death of a person on board his ship, record in his official log book or otherwise the fact of the birth or death and other particulars as may be prescribed concerning the birth or death or as may be known to the master.
(2)
The master of every Nigerian ship shall, upon the arrival of the ship at a Port in Nigeria, deliver or transmit to the superintendent, in such form as may be prescribed, a return of the facts recorded by the master in respect of the birth of a child or the death of a person on board the ship.
(3)
The superintendent shall send a certified copy of the returns relating to the births and deaths to the Principal Registrar of Births and Deaths who shall cause same to be filed.
(4)
The master of any ship who fails to comply with any requirement under the provisions of this Section, commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not less than fifty thousand Naira.