Library / B 827 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 109
B 827 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 109

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14.—(1)  The Authority shall reject an application for a Programme
where it does not meet the necessary requirements and may give the licensee
an opportunity to amend the application within 60days of the rejection.
(2)  Where the licensee fails to submit an amended or modified application
within the time specified or submits an amended or modified application which
is not in compliance with approved Plan, the Authority shall refuse to approve
the application and notify the licensee of its decision in writing.
(3)  Where the Authority refuses an approval under subregulation (2),
the Authority shall have such Programme carried out by a third party to be
financed from the Fund undersection 233 (3) of the Act.
15.—(1)  A licensee shall, prior to the submission of an application for a
Programme, conduct public consultations with stakeholders, including
communities affected by the activities, public authorities and bodies and other
interested parties with respect to the planned Programme.
(2)  A licensee shall, in carrying out the consultations under these
Regulations —
(a) announce its Programme by placing a public notice in one national
newspaper and one local newspaper with wide coverage and on its publicly
accessible website for 21 days prior to conducting public consultations with
stakeholders ;
(b)  indicate by notice where copies of the Programme can be viewed,
to whom presentations should be submitted, and the dates and place of
public consultations ;
(c)  provide the Authority with necessary information to enable the
Authority to indicate on its website that the Programme has been issued for
consultation alongside a link to the consultation programme ;
(d)  choose the mode of consultation appropriate for effective and inclusive
engagement with stakeholders, taking into account the nature and location
of the project and the key issues to be consulted on ;
(e) ensure that appropriate information and risks are disclosed to
stakeholders in a timely, understandable, accessible and appropriate manner
and format, well in advance of the proposed consultations ;
(f ) hold meetings with relevant stakeholders, communities likely to be
affected and the public to explain the impact and proposed mitigation
measures, and to receive their oral or written views ;
(g)  ensure that the venues of and time for the meetings are convenient
to the relevant stakeholders and communities likely to be affected by the
project and the public ; and
(h) ensure that the comments received during consultations are recorded,
made publicly available and considered.
Rejection of
an
application
for a
Programme
Requirement
for public
consultation