Section 249: Penalties for failure of master to bring to or stop ship when required to do so

1 Where any aircraft or vessel which is liable to forfeiture or inspection under the customs and excise laws does not bring to or stop when required to do so by an officer and remain still for such period as the officer requires, the master of the vessel, captain of the aircraft or person in charge of the vessel commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N 10,000,000.

2 Where any ship liable to forfeiture or inspection under subsection (1) fails to bring or stop when required to do so by a government ship and, after the commander of the government ship has hoisted proper ensign and caused a shot to be fired as a signal, the ship liable to forfeiture or inspection still fails to bring to or stop, such government ship may, on the instruction of the commanding officer, fire upon the ship liable to forfeiture or inspection with any weapon lawfully carried.

3 In this section "government ship" means a ship lawfully armed in the service of the Government.