Section 322: Carriage and marking of dangerous goods

(1)
No person shall send by or carry in a Nigerian ship, except in accordance with the regulations made pursuant to section 322 of this Act, any dangerous goods, but this section shall not apply to ship's distress signals or to the carriage of military stores under conditions authorised by the Minister.
(2)
No person except the owner or master of a Nigerian ship shall send by or carry any dangerous goods in the ship without first distinctly marking the nature of the goods on the outside of the outermost package containing the same, in accordance with the regulations as the Minister may make and without first giving written notice of the nature of the goods and of the name and address of the sender, to the master or owner of the ship.
(3)
This section shall apply to all foreign ships while loading at any place in Nigeria as, they apply to Nigerian ships.