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Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 33

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17. 
The fees 
in the Second Schedule to these Regulations shall be 
applicable to metering and measurement operations 
in midstream and 
downstream petroleum operations in Nigeria. 
18.—(1) 
A person who — 
(a) fails to obtain a licence, permit or authorisation required under these 
Regulations 
; 
(b) fails to provide information required under these Regulations 
; 
(c) 
makes 
a false declaration to the Authority or wilfully furnishes 
information so required which is false or insufficient : or 
(d) fails to comply with the provisions of these Regulations or any directive 
or condition of any permit or licence issued under these Regulations 
: 
may, without prejudice to the sanctions, fines and penalties contained in the 
Act, be liable to the relevant administrative penalties contained in the Third 
Schedule to these Regulations, and any licence, permit or authorisation granted 
to that person may be suspended or revoked. 
(2) Where no specific penalty for an offence under these Regulations is 
provided in the Third Schedule to these Regulations, the Authority may impose 
an administrative penalty not exceeding USD 250,000. 
19. 
In these Regulations — 
“accuracy” means the ability of the measurement instrument to indicate 
value closely approximately the true value 
: 
“Act” means the Petroleum Industry Act, No 6, 2021 
: 
“accredited laboratory” means a laboratory recognised and authorised 
by the Authority to perform calibration of measurement equipment or 
devices 
; 
“allocation” means an allotment of petroleum, petroleum liquids and 
natural gas within production facilities, pipelines, processing facilities, and 
storage facilities 
; 
“allocation system” means methods, measurements and estimates used 
for the allocation of petroleum and appurtenant documentation and 
procedures 
; 
“Authority” means the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum 
Regulatory Authority 
; 
“barrel (bb1)” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act 
; 
“calibration” means the process or procedure of determining the exact 
volume, capacity, or partial capacity of a standard capacity measure 
; 
“competent person” means a person appointed, with the approval of 
the Authority, by the manager in writing as a reliable person capable of 
exercising overall general supervisory responsibility in ensuring compliance 
with the provisions of these Regulations ; 
Offences. 
Interpretation.