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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Environmental Regulations 2023

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EMP to be 
prepared by 
accredited 
persons 
Submission 
of an EMP 
Approval of 
EMP 
(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) 
asummary of the EIA report from which the plan was derived ; and 
(b) areport 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) are-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.