An Act to establish the National Inland Waterways Authority with responsibility, among other things, to improve and develop inland waterways for Navigation.
This Act provides for the administration and management of inland waterways of Nigeria, establishes the National Inland Waterways Authority, defines the Authority's functions, powers and internal organization, provides for the use of land adjacent to waterways, prescribes offences relating to obstruction and pollution of waterways and prescribes penalties for such offences.The Act consists of 30 sections, which are divided into six Parts, and is completed by four Schedules.The National Inland Waterways Authority is established under section 3 as a body corporate.