Section 76: Prohibition of unauthorised quarrying. CAP. N 42 LFN 2004.

(1) Not withstanding the provisions of any other enactment, consent or approval provided for under an enactment and in particular, sections 9 (1), 29 (1), 10, 11 , 12 and 13 of the National Inland Waterway Authority Act, every operation for the purpose of extracting any quarriable mineral from a quarry including sand dredging in the navigable water ways or else where, for industrial use (in this part referred to as a "quarrying operation") shall be conducted under a lease or licence granted by the Minister under this Act.
(2) Every grant of a lease or licence shall be made subject to the provisions of this Part, the prescribed regulations and the terms of the lease or licence.
(3) Pursuant to section 1 (1) of this Act, except as provided in this part, no person shall conduct any quarry operation on any land in Nigeria its contiguous continental shelf and all rivers, streams and water courses throughout Nigeria, any area covered by its territorial waters or constituency and the Exclusive Economic Zone, or divert or impound water for that purpose.
(4) In this section, "industrial use" includes sale, bargain and usage for or in connection with any industry or trade and excludes sand dredging for the improvement of navigability of waterways, in so far as the sand dredged is not sold or used for commercial purposes.