Section 26: Notice of intending despatch

(1) The master, owner, or agent of a vessel proposing to despatch the vessel from a port or place in Nigeria to any other port or place within or without Nigeria shall give reasonable notice in writing to the officer in charge of the post office at the port or place of departure of the day and hour of the intended departure of the vessel and also of the ports or places at which the vessel is to call, and shall give immediate notice in writing to the officer of any alteration in the day or hour of departure or of the ports or places of call, in order that the officer may notify the public the day and hour of closing the mails, if any to be made up for the vessel.
(2) A person who fails to comply with provisions of subsection (1) of this section, commits an offence under this Act and on conviction shall be liable to a fine of N10,000.