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complimentary; reference 
is made to Ss. 
12 and 
i8 Interpretation Act, and 
rellance is placed on Omatseye Vv. FRN (2017) LPELR-42719 (CA) and Adeboye 
Amusa v. The State 2003) LPELR-474 (SC). 
This suit is Principally about to the interpretation of Ss, 33, 47 (2) (c), 52 (1), 
(7) (a) and (9), and |174 (1) (i) of the PIA 20214 and Regulations 5 (9g), 13 and 
48 of the Midstream 
& Downstream Petroleum Operation Regulations, 2023 
(hereinafter referred! to as MDPOR 2023) and Regulations 3 and 4 (1) of the 
Petroleum 
(Transportation 
and 
Shipment) 
Regulations, 
2023 
(hereinafter: 
referred to as PTS Regulations 2023) which provision are as follows: 
Ss. 33,47 (2) (¢), 52 (1), (7) (a) and (9), 174 (1) of the PIA 2021: 
-$. 33 
Subject 
to 
section 
216 
of 
this 
Act, 
the 
Authority 
may 
make 
regulations- 
(a) concerning the’ processing, refining, transmission, distribution, 
supply, sale and storage of petroleum and petroleum products 
as 
well 
as 
other 
midstream 
and 
downstream 
petroleum 
operations; 
| 
(b) 
establishing 
those 
midstream 
and 
downstream 
petroleum 
operations 
to 
be subject 
to 
a 
licence 
or permit from 
the 
Authority; 
(c) 
establishing the application criteria and procedure for licences 
and 
permits - for 
midstream 
and 
downstream 
petroleum 
operations; 
. 
(d) 
establishing the procedure for review and approval of licence 
and 
permit 
applications 
for 
midstream 
and 
downstream 
. 
petroleum Operations; 
JUDGEMENT IN JS (NIGERIA) 
LTD, & ANOR, 
\. THE NIG. MIDSTREAIY & DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM REGULATORY. AUTHORITY 
23 
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