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B 2103 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 205

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PART XVII — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
149.  The Authority shall undertake biennial conformity assessment of a
licensee or permit holder’s compliance with its operational, legal, economic,
environmental and financial obligations under the Act and regulations made
pursuant to the Act.
150.—(1)  A new technology shall not be deployed into the midstream and
downstream petroleum sector without the authorisation of the Authority.
(2) A new technology shall, prior to introduction into the midstream and
downstream petroleum sector, be subjected to the Authority’s technology
qualification process.
(3)  The new technology qualification process shall include technical
verification and validation, laboratory evaluation and pilot implementation of
qualified technology.
151.—(1)  A licensee who intends to defer the operations of its facility,
shall notify the Authority in writing not less than 12 months before such deferment.
(2)  Where a licensee defers the operations of its facility without notification
to the Authority, the facility shall be deemed to be operational and subject to the
terms and conditions of the licence.
152.  A third-party owner of petroleum liquids infrastructure shall not
make use of a facility for the storage of petroleum liquids without a valid
throughput agreement registered with the Authority.
153.  An officer authorised by the Authority may at any time enter and
inspect any facility or premises being used for midstream and downstream
petroleum operations, where the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that
the provisions of the Act or these Regulations are being contravened.
154.  The Authority may by notice in writing require any person carrying out
midstream or downstream petroleum operations to submit such returns and other
information required, in such form and at such times specified in the notice.
155.—(1) The Authority may issue guidelines, directives and notices for
the effective implementation of these Regulations.
(2)  Where no specific provision is made in these Regulations relating to
the operations of midstream and downstream petroleum activities, practices
conforming with international best standards shall be observed, subject to the
approval of the Authority.
156.—(1) The following Regulations are revoked —
(a)  Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations,
No. 8, 2023;
(b)  Petroleum Measurement Regulations, No. 4, 2023;
Conformity
assessment
Technology
adaptation
Deferment
of
operations
Registration
of
throughput
agreements
Right to
enter and
inspect
premises
Submission
of returns
Power to
issue
guidelines
Revocation
and savings