Section 104 Civil Aviation Act 2022
Section 104 of the Civil Aviation Act 2022 is about Insurance. It is under Part XVI (Supplementary Provisions Relating to Licences and Permits) of the Act.
(1) Any carrier operating air transport services to, from or within Nigeria, or aerodrome operator, aviation fuel supplier, or any provider of ground handling services, meteorological services, air traffic control services, aircraft
maintenance services, or provider of such other class of allied service as the Authority may determine in writing, shall maintain adequate insurance covering its liability under this Act and also its liability towards compensation for damages that may be sustained by third parties for an amount to be specified in regulations made by the Authority.
(2) Absence of such insurance shall be sufficient reason for refusal, suspension or revocation of the authorisation to operate the service or services in question.
(3) Any person having a duty to maintain adequate insurance under the provision of subsection (1) shall make quarterly returns to the Authority evidencing that such adequate insurance is maintained and that all conditions
necessary to create an obligation on the insurer to provide indemnity in the event of a loss have for the time being been fulfilled.
(4) Any carrier operating air transport services to, from or within Nigeria, or aerodrome operator, aviation fuel supplier, or any provider of ground services, meteorological services, air traffic control services, aircraft
maintenance services, or provider of other allied aviation service, who contravenes the provisions of subsections (1) and (3), commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of at least N10,000,000 and its principal officers shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of at least two years.
