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(2) A company shall have stakeholder forums, at least once a year, where 
stakeholders and customers are encouraged to express their concerns on 
the operations of the company. 
96. A company shall submit to the Authority, an annual report on matters 
connected with this Chapter of these Regulations 
Submission of 
annual reports 
CHAPTER 9 
 REGISTRATION AND PUBLICATION OF LICENCES, PERMITS AND 
AUTHORISATIONS 
 
97. (1) In accordance with the Act, the Authority shall establish and  
maintain – 
(a) a register for licences, permits and authorisations issued, revoked, 
suspended, surrendered, or withdrawn and any modification or 
exemption or any other matter affecting the status of or any interest 
in a licence, permit or authorisation granted in the Nigerian 
midstream and downstream petroleum industry. 
(b) a register of any extension, transfer, surrender, revocation, 
exemption, relinquishment, change of address, change of name or 
any other matter affecting the status of or any interest in a licence, 
permit or authorisation granted; 
(c) a register in which particulars of any interest or shares transferred or 
assigned are recorded by the Authority and the register shall be 
updated in relation to any change in the status of such interest or 
shares transferred or assigned; and 
(d) any other register as the Authority may deem necessary for the 
implementation of the Act. 
(2) The registers shall be under the supervision of the Legal Adviser of the 
Authority. 
 
(3) The Authority shall, not later than 90 days from the commencement of 
these Regulations, establish a portal on its website for the publication of 
the registers. 
Authority to 
establish and 
maintain 
registers 
 
98. The Secretary and Legal Adviser of the Authority shall be responsible 
for – 
(a) 
the establishment, maintenance and publication of the 
registers;  
(b) 
modifications, or corrections in any register; and 
(c) 
deletion from any register. 
Duties of the 
Secretary and 
Legal Adviser 
of the 
Authority