Section 17: Registration of dock labour employers, stevedoring company, jetty or terminal operator

(1) An application for registration as a dock labour employer, stevedoring company, jetty or terminal operator shall be made in such form as may be prescribed by the Board, from time to time and shall be accompanied with the following-
(a) certified true copy of the certificate of incorporation;
(b) certified true copy ofthe Memorandum and Articles of Association;
(c) certified true copy of its 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; and
(e) an undertaking by a reputable insurance company signifying that its employees shall be covered under an insurance policy issued against any form of industrial accident.
(2) An applicant seeking registration under this section shall in addition satisfy the Council that-
(a) it has a minimum paid up share capital of N5,000,000 and provides a bank guarantee equal to the same amount; and
(b) it has the capacity to acquire adequate equipment required for stevedoring, dock labour and shore handling operations.
(3) An applicant who satisfies the requirements specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section may-
(a) be registered as a dock labour or stevedoring company, jetty or terminal operator on payment of registration fee of not more than N100,000; and
(b) be issued with a registration certificate.
(4) A registration certificate issued under this Part of this Act to a dock labour employer, stevedoring company, jetty or terminal operator may be renewed annually on payment to the Council of the sum of not more than N50, 000.00.
(5) No body Corporate shall engage any person as a dock worker in the ports specified in this Act unless he is registered as a dock worker under this Act.