Section 409: No jurisdiction for extra-territorial offences

(1)
Notwithstanding anything in this Act, no court or tribunal shall, by virtue only of any provision of this Act, have jurisdiction to-
(a)
try any master, seaman or cadet belonging to, or connected with, any seagoing ship registered in or belonging to any country other than Nigeria for any offence committed outside Nigeria;
(b)
try an owner or any other person for any offence committed outside Nigeria on board, or in relation to, any ship referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection; or
(c)
adjudge the forfeiture of any ship referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection, or any share in the ship, if that liability to forfeiture was incurred outside Nigeria.
(2)
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be in derogation of any rightful jurisdiction of the Federal Government under the Law of Nations or, subject to the provisions of this section be construed to affect or prejudice any jurisdiction conferred by any other enactment having the force of law in Nigeria.