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holder and impose an administrative penalty equivalent to 150% of the
licensee or permit holder’s annual contribution to the Environmental
Remediation Fund, where applicable :
Provided that where the licensee or permit holder is not a contributor to the
Environmental Remediation Fund the sanctions, fines and administrative
penalties set out in the Act and Regulations made by the Authority shall apply
to such licensee or permit holder.
(2) In addition to the imposition of an administrative penalty in
subregulation (1), the licensee or permit holder shall be required to implement
the measures to restore, remediate, or otherwise offset the effects of the
negative environmental impact within a specified period in accordance with
the EMP where applicable, failing to do so, the Authority may also revoke the
licence or permit.
33. The Authority may mediate in disputes arising from midstream and
downstream petroleum environmental related issues.
34.  The fees in the First Schedule to these Regulations shall be applicable
to environmental activities in midstream and downstream petroleum operations
in Nigeria.
35.  A person who —
(a)  fails to obtain a licence or permit required under these Regulations,
(b)  fails to permit an inspection required under these Regulations,
(c)  makes a false declaration to the Authority or wilfully furnishes
information so required which is in any respect false or insufficient, or
(d) fails to comply with any provisions of these Regulations or any
directives given or condition of any permit or licence issued under these
Regulations,
shall, in addition to the sanctions, fines and administrative penalties contained
in the Act and Regulations made by the Authority, be liable to an administrative
penalty as contained in the Second Schedule to these Regulations and any
permit or authorisation granted to that licensee or permit holder may be
suspended or revoked.
36.  The Authority may issue guidelines, directives and notices for the
effective implementation of these Regulations.
37.  In these Regulations —
“Act” means the Petroleum Industry Act No. 6 2021 ;
“activation” means the action or process of making the SRCP operative
during the planned annual SRCP drill exercise ;
Conflict
resolution
Fees
First
Schedule
Offences and
penalties
Authority to
issue
guidelines
and
directives
Interpretation
Second
Schedule