Library / B 799 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 107
B 799 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 107

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(2)  A licensee or permit holder shall submit an EMP under subregulation
(1), within six months after the grant of the applicable licence or permit.
13.  An EMP submitted by a licensee or permit holder shall be prepared
by a person or company accredited by the Authority in accordance with
guidelines issued by the Authority.
14.  The EMP shall be accompanied with —
(a) a summary of the EIA report from which the plan was derived ; and
(b)  a report on public consultations between the licensee or permit holder
and stakeholders, on the environmental impact assessment of the project
from which the EMP relates and the report shall provide and state the —
(i)  evidence of public consultation such as list of attendees and
newspaper publications,
(ii)  venue of the consultation where applicable,
(iii) level of stakeholder engagement,
(iv)  mode of consultation,
(v)  period and method of notice given,
(vi)  information on environmental impacts and risks disclosed at the
consultation,
(vii)
comments received from stakeholders during consultation and
consideration given to the comments, and
(viii) any other information or document required by the Authority for
the review of the EMP.
15.—(1) The Authority shall approve an EMP or a re-submitted EMP in
the case of —
(a) an initial submission, within 90 days from date of such submission,
and
(b)  a re-submission, within 30 days from the date of such resubmission,
or 90 days from the initial submission, whichever is later.
(2)  An EMP or re-submitted EMP shall be deemed approved where the
Authority fails to communicate its approval or rejection within the time
prescribed in subregulation (1).
(3)  The Authority may, prior to the approval or rejection of an EMP, in
writing, require a licensee or permit holder to modify or re-submit the EMP
in order to meet any or all the criteria in these Regulations within a reasonable
time :
Provided that the time given under this subregulation shall not extend the
maximum time prescribed in these Regulations within which an EMP may be
approved or rejected.
EMP to be
prepared by
accredited
persons
Submission
of an EMP
Approval of
EMP