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Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 39

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Prohibition 
of loading 
petroleum 
into ballast 
tank. 
Enforcement 
and 
compliance 
measures, 
Contraven- 
tions and 
administra- 
tive 
penaties. 
10. Natural gas or its derivatives, crude oil or its derivatives, condensate. 
petroleum liquids, petroleum products, or any other form of petroleum liquids 
shall not 
be loaded into a ballast tank or any other tank, container or receptacle 
ofa ship or tanker other than those designated, dedicated and designed for its 
storage and transportation. 
Parr V — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
11. Where there is a breach of any of the provisions of these Regulations, 
the Authority may —- 
(a) arrest or seize the cargo, ship or vehicle involved in the breach 
; 
(b) cause to be arrested, such person involved in the breach 
; 
(c) withdraw the licence, permit or authorisation granted by te Authority 
to such person or body 
; 
(d) enter or direct the entry into any premises, where the breach occurred 
and take possession of any document, instrument or material used 
in 
connection with the breach 
; 
(ce) 
cause an inquiry to be conducted into the affairs of a person 
connected with the breach of any of these Regulations 
; 
(f) order the closure of any premises where such breach occurs 
; or 
(g) 
generally take such other action as the Authority may consider 
necessary for the purpose of preventing any further breach of these 
Regulations. 
12.—(1) 
A person who — 
(a) engages in topping without due authorisation from the Authority 
shall forfeit the cargo to the Authority and pay an administrative penalty of 
10% of the value of the entire cargo to the Authority 
; 
(b) 
loads natural gas and its derivatives, crude oil and its derivatives, 
condensate, petroleum products or any other forms of petroleum liquids 
into a ballast tank or any other tank, container or receptacle of a ship or 
tanker other than as designated, dedicated and designed for the storage 
and transportation shall be liable to pay to the Authority an administrative 
penalty equal to the monetary value of the natural gas or its derivatives, 
crude oil or its derivatives, condensate, petroleum products or any other 
forms of petroleum liquids so loaded, and shall also forfeit the natural gas or 
its derivatives, crude oil or its derivatives, condensate, petroleum products 
or any other forms of petroleum liquids 
: 
(c) fails to provide information relating to Advance Lifting Schedule to 
the Authority in the manner prescribed, the ship, tanker, or vehicle shall be 
denied access to load 
;