Section 382: Breaking and removal of wrecks

(1)
If any person, being the owner of any vessel wrecked, submerged, Sunken or Stranded, or a duly authorised agent or servant of such owner, is desirous of breaking up such vessel prior to removal thereof from Nigeria, such person shall, before commencing salvage or breaking up operations, obtain the written permission of the receiver of wreck, who shall be entitled to grant permission and, in his discretion, to require reasonable security as he may consider necessary to ensure the removal of such vessel or any portion thereof, from Nigeria.
(2)
Any person who, without the previous written permission of the Receiver of Wreck, does or causes to be done any salvage or breaking up operations of any vessel or any wrecked, submerged, sunken or stranded vessel lying within Nigeria, commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not less than two hundred thousand Naira, or to imprisonment for a term not less than one year, or to both.