Section 11: Regulations, etc, made by the Authority to be approved by Minister.

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of the last foregoing section, no regulations or by-laws made after the commencement of this Act by the Authority in exercise of the powers conferred on them by any enactment shall, come into force until the regulations or by-laws have been approved by order of the minister.
(2) The Minister may approve any such regulations or by-laws either without modification or with such modifications as he thinks fit; but before approving regulations or by-laws with modifications the Minister shall, afford the authority an opportunity of making representations with respect to the proposed modifications, and shall consider any representations made in pursance of this subsection.
(3) Nothing in this section shall require the approval of the Minister for regulations relating solely to the levying of rates and dues for the purposes of sections 74, 80 or 83 of this Act if the rates and dues do not exceed the limits approved by the Minister, either before or after the commencement of this Act, by notice in the Federal Gazette of the Federation.
(4) For the removal of doubt it is hereby declared that any area in the Federation outside the port of Lagos which is for the time being declared or deemed to be a port by virtue of section 6 of this Act is a Federal port.