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77. (1) A spill or release of refined and unrefined petroleum, natural gas, industry chemicals and
products shall be reported to the Authority within 24 hours of the spill or release, in
accordance with the Spill or Release Notification Reporting format and procedures as
prescribed in the guidelines issued by the Authority.
(2) A Joint Spill Investigation (JSI) team, comprising of the licensee or permit holder, the spiller
where different from the licensee or permit holder, the community where applicable, the
Authority and other relevant stakeholders, shall be convened by the licensee or permit holder
of the affected facility, within 24 hours of the spill or release notification to conduct a Joint
Investigation Visit (JIV).
(3) A licensee or permit holder responsible for a spill or release shall be required to conduct a
PIA study of any adversely impacted environment within a specific timeframe as prescribed
in the guidelines issued by the Authority.
(4) An approval by the Authority shall be required for any remediation and rehabilitation method
to be used for clean-up and restoration of an impacted site.

Spill or release reporting,
investigation, and clean-
up.

78. (1) A licensee or permit holder shall notify the Authority of any occurrence or observation of a leak
of refined and unrefined petroleum from UST and AST within 24 hours in line with guidelines
issued by the Authority.

(2) A Joint Spill Investigation (JSI) team, comprising of the licensee or permit holder, the
spiller where different from the licensee or permit holder, the community where
applicable, the Authority and other relevant stakeholders, shall be convened by the
licensee or permit holder of the affected facility, within 24 hours of the spill or release
notification to conduct a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV).

(3) A licensee or permit holder responsible for the pollution of groundwater from its
operations, shall be required to assess along with the Authority and community on site
specific basis, the pollution, within one (1) month of the occurrence, in line with guidelines
issued by the Authority.

(4) An approval by the Authority shall be required for any remediation and rehabilitation method for
the polluted area.

Groundwater Pollution
from Leakages of
Underground Storage
Tanks(USTs) or
Aboveground Storage
Tanks (ASTs)
79. (1) A spiller shall be liable for the damage and cost incurred from a spill/leak clean-up or
remediation by a licensee or permit holder who is not the spiller.

(2) Where more than one spiller is responsible and liable, the liability shall be joint and several.
(3) A licensee or permit holder shall keep a register of potentially polluted spill sites or past
impacted spill/leakage sites and the site shall be cleaned-up or remediated in accordance
with guidelines issued by the Authority.
(4) A licensee or permit holder shall provide a geochemical characterisation or fingerprint of
petroleum liquids, such as crude oil and condensate, being transported, processed, or stored
at its facilities.
Liability and
documentation of
spills/leakages