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B 799 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 107

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7. Where a licensee or permit holder intends to renew a license or permit,
compliance with the established EMS shall form the environmental basis for
the renewal.
PART III — ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND ASSESSSMENT
8.  A licensee or permit holder shall conduct an environmental study to
evaluate the impact of activities or operations —
(a)  prior to the implementation of a new project ;
(b)  while operating an existing facility ;
(c) after the occurrence of an incident such as a spill ; and
(d) for special activities in midstream and downstream petroleum
operations as directed by the Authority.
9.—(1) A licensee or permit holder shall, in accordance with guidelines
issued by the Authority, conduct —
(a) Project Concept Screening (PCS) study prior to adopting a project
concept or option, and every concept or option shall be environmentally
screened, and the outcome of the screening shall influence the decision on
the choice of concept or option ;
(b) Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment (PERA) study on the
selected project concept or option to assess for potential significant and
adverse environmental effects ;
(c)  Environmental Evaluation Study (EES) —
(i) every five years from the date of commencement of operations of
the facility as part of compliance measures,
(ii) where the Authority considers it necessary based on the impact
of the licensee or permit holder’s operations on the environment and
where there is paucity or limited data on the environment,
(iii) prior to decommissioning and abandonment of a facility, the
licensee or permit holder shall be required to conduct and obtain approval
of an EES specific to the decommissioning and abandonment programme,
as prescribed in the guidelines issued by the Authority, and
(iv) such that all EES reports contain functional chapters on EMP,
with appropriate schedules of implementation ; and
(d) a Post Impact Assessment (PIA) study —
(i) where the Authority requires a licensee or permit holder to do so
after any incident, such as a spill from petroleum liquids or hazardous
materials, explosion or other incidents, has occurred; and
(ii) within five weeks from the date the incident under subparagraph (i)
is cleaned-up.
EMS as an
environmental
basis for
license or
permit
renewal
Environmental
study
Studies to be
conducted
by the
licensee or
permit
holder