Section 57: Power of Authority to make by-laws.

(1) The Authority may make by-laws for the control and management of the wharves and premises vested in or in the possession of the Authority and the maintenance good order therein and, in particular, without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing power, may make by-laws for all or any of the following purposes-
(a) regulating, declaring and defining the wharves, docks, piers and places vested in or in the possession of the Authority on and from which goods shall be landed and shipped;
(b) regulating the manner in which and the conditions under which the loading and discharging of ships shall be carried out;
(c) regulating the use of any sheds, warehouses and railways vested in or in the possession of the Authority;
(d) the exclusion and removal from the premises of the Authority of idle and disorderly or other undesirable persons and trespassers;
(e) regulating the conduct of persons employed on wharves and premises vested in or in the possession of the Authority;
(f) regulating any ferry service maintained by the Authority;
(g) for the management of lighthouses of the Authority.
(2) For the breach of any by-laws made under this section, the Authority may prescribe as a penalty a fine not exceeding N100, and, where the breach is a continuous breach a further fine not exceeding NlO for every day after the first day during which the breach continues.
(3) A copy of the by-laws made under this section and for the time being in force, shall be kept at the office of the Authority in each port and the Authority shall allow any person to inspect it free of charge at all reasonable times.