Section 105: Liability of the Authority in connection with pilotage.

(1) Any liability of the Authority in relation to their duties in connection with pilotage under Part XI of this Act or any regulation made thereunder shall not, where without their actual fault or privity any loss or damage is caused to any ship or to any merchandise or other things whatsoever on board any ship or to any other property or rights of any kind, whether on land or on water or whether fixed or movable, be liable to damages beyond the amount of two hundred naira multiplied by the number of Authority and licensed pilots entitled to pilot ships in the pilotage district where the loss or damage occurred on the date when the loss or damage occurred.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose a liability on the Authority for any loss or damage as aforesaid, where no liability would have existed but for this section.