PORTS ACT

Section 40: Power to enter land to erect beacons and make surveys.

1956Section 40 of 138Federal Republic of Nigeria

The Authority may, by their servants or agents, together with all necessary workmen-(a) enter on any land for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any beacon, buoy or mooring, or of examining, repairing, altering or removing any beacon, buoy or mooring, and there remain for such reasonable time as may be necessary for such purpose;
(b) erect and maintain any beacon, buoy or mooring upon or in any land, swamp, embank- ment, wharf, or the shore or bed of any tidal or other waters, and alter or remove any beacon, buoy or mooring:
Provided that no beacon, buoy or mooring shall be so placed on any road as to hinder or inter- fere with free passage along such road; and
(c) for the purposes of their functions under this Act, survey and take levels of any land, and cut and remove all trees and underwood which may interfere with such surveys.

Cite this section

Section 40, PORTS ACT (1956).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/ports-act/section/40/