Section 434: General power to make regulations

Without prejudice to any other power to make regulations conferred upon the Minister by this Act, the Minister may make regulations generally for carrying into effect, the provisions of this Act and may by regulations provide for-
(a)
anything which is required to be, or may be, prescribed under this Act;
(b)
the carriage of passengers and cargo and the keeping and transmission of lists relating thereto;
(c)
the qualifications for officers, able seamen and ship's cooks, and the issue of certificates of competency in respect thereof;
(d)
the manning of ships with certified officers, able seamen and ship's cooks, and the keeping and transmission of lists of the crews;
(e)
the manning and survey of fishing vessels;
(f)
the engagement and discharge outside Nigeria of seamen for and of Nigerian ships;
(g)
the dealing with, accounting for and disposal of the property of deceased seamen and apprentices on Nigerian ships in cases to which section 166 of this Act does not apply;
(h)
the dealing with, accounting for and disposal of the property of seamen and apprentices Ieft behind outside Nigeria;
(i)
the making of complaints by seamen and apprentices when outside Nigeria;
(j)
the operation of schools of navigation;
(k)
the operation by the Government of the Federation or a State of cargo and passenger ships, and the insurance by the Government of the Federation of cargo;
(l)
the control of foreign-going pleasure yachts;
(m)
the control of pleasure boats;
(n)
the control of vessels operating within Nigeria (other than naval vessels of the Government of the Federation, or of the government of any part of the Commonwealth, or of a foreign government) for which the Minister is satisfied that no other adequate provision has been made in this Act or by other written law, or which has been generally or partially exempted from the provisions of this Act;
(o)
the procedure to be followed in any preliminary inquiry or by a Marine Board under Part XXIX;
(p)
the classification of coastal trade and inland waters ships, either in relation to the seaworthiness of such ships or the manning thereof, restricting the area within which any class of such ships may ply;
(q)
fees, including stamp duty and other charges;
(r)
documents and forms and their exemption from stamp duty;
(s)
the prevention of pollution, by oil, of navigable waters;
(t)
the construction of ships' gangways;
(u)
the prohibition or restriction of navigation in any waters over which the Government of the Federation has control.