PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION OF IMPORTS ACT

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PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION OF EXPORTS ACT

LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I – Pre-shipment inspection of exports, etc.

1. Pre-shipment inspection of goods.
2. Goods liable to pre-shipment inspection.
3. Exemptions, etc., from pre-shipment inspection.
4. Inspection of second-hand goods.
5. Inspection of chemical-based goods.
6. Inspection of pharmaceutical products.

PARTII – Issuance of Certificate of Inspection

7. Issuance of Provisional Certificate of Inspection.
8. Issuance of Clean Certificate of Inspection.
9. Distribution of copies of Certificate of Inspection.

PART III – Payment for exports, etc.

10. Modes of payments for exports in Nigeria.
11. Exporters to open foreign currency domiciliary accounts.

PART IV – Administration

12. Appointment of inspecting agents.

13. General administration of this Act.

14. Establishment, etc., of special account by the Central Bank.

15. Technical Committee to assist Central Bank.

16. Saving of pre-shipment duties of some departments, etc.

17. Modifications to existing legislations.

PART V – Miscellaneous

18. Offences and penalties for unlawful exportation.

19. Proof of certain documents.

20. Prosecution and trial of offences.

21. Power of the Central Bank to compound proceedings, etc.

22. Power to issue directives.

23. Annual reports.

24. Contractual obligations of exporters not affected by Act.

25. Interpretation.

26. Short title.

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PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION OF EXPORTS ACT

An Act to make provision for the inspection of goods in Nigeria prior to their shipment to a place outside Nigeria.

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[Commencement.] [19th April, 1966]       

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