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55. The Authority may issue guidelines, directives and notices for the
effective implementation of these Regulations.
56.  In these Regulations —
“Act” means Petroleum Industry Act, No. 6 2021 ;
“ANSI” means American National Standard Institute ;
“API” means American Petroleum Institute ;
“ASME” means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ;
“Authority” means the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum
Regulatory Authority ;
“company” means a registered entity as defined in section 218 of the
Act concerned with petroleum operations with a permit issued by the
Authority ;
“competent person” means a person appointed by a licensee or permit
holder under these Regulations and a competent person shall have sufficient
training, knowledge and other qualities to manage specialised petroleum
operations and have the power to take decisions with respect to his area of
operations on behalf of the company ;
“crude oil” means the natural product of wells or seepages of petroleum
oil before the oil is refined or otherwise treated ;
“dangerous area” means any —
(a)  enclosed premises containing a dangerous location together with
a space extending not less than 15 metres measured along the shortest
part in air of flammable gases or vapour from any point of escape of
those gases from the premises, or
(b)  open premises containing one or more dangerous locations together
with a space extending not less than 15 metres in all directions from
every such dangerous location ;
“dangerous atmosphere” means an atmosphere containing any
flammable gas or vapour in a concentration capable of ignition by an open
flame or electric spark ;
“dangerous location” means a location where a leakage or emission, of
a product which can produce a dangerous atmosphere, is likely to occur ;
“dBA” means decibels A ;
“DNV” means Det Norske Veritas ;
“gas” or “natural gas” means gas consisting of hydrocarbons ;
“HSE” means Health Safety and Environment ;
“hydrocarbon” means crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products ;
“Integrity Operating Windows” means the limits under which a machine
can operate safely ;
“LEL” means Lower Explosive Limit ;
Guidelines,
directives
and notices
Interpretation