Section 17: Registration of dock labour employers.

(1) An application for registration as a dock labour employer shall be made in such form as may be prescribed by the Board, from time to time, and shall be accompanied with the following, that is -
(a) a certified true copy of the certificate of incorporation;
(b) a certified true copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association;
(c) a certified true copy of the last annual report filed with the Corporate Affairs Commission;
(d) evidence of tax payment as and when due, for a period of three years immediately preceding the year of the application;
(e) an undertaking by a reputable insurance company signifying that the employees shall be covered under an insurance policy issued against any form of industrial accident.
(2) An applicant seeking registration under this section of this Act shall in addition satisfy the Council that -
(a) it has a minimum paid up share capital of N1,000,000 and provides a bank guarantee equal to the same amount; and
(b) it has adequate equipment required for stevedoring operations.
(3) An applicant who satisfies- the requirements specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be -
(a) registered as a dock labour employer on payment of a registration fee of N50,000; and
(b) issued with a registration certificate.
(4) A registration certificate issued under this Part of this Act to a dock labour employer shall be renewed annually on payment to the Council of the sum of N10,000 or such sums as may be specified by the Board from time to time.
(5) No body corporate shall engage any person as a dock worker in a port specified in this Act unless he is registered as a dock labour employer.