Merchant Shipping (Sea Dumping) Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 32 of 2012.

These Regulations, implementing sections 335 (1) and (3) of section 434 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2007, apply to: all Nigerian registered ships and aircraft; all ships and aircraft loading in Nigeria which dump and incinerate waste and other matters in the sea; ships, aircraft and platforms or other man-made structures engaged in dumping or incineration at sea in Nigerian territorial waters and exclusive economic zone. These Regulations provide for: giving effect in Nigeria to the 1996 Protocol on the Convention on Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other matters; and setting out detailed rules and operational guidelines for issuance of dumping permits and hierarchy of waste management options, with inspection regime and penalties clearly defined. The Regulations concern: prohibitions of dumping waste; exceptions; issuance of permits to dump waste under payment of fees; penalties and settlement of disputes; inspection and powers of inspectors.