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Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 107

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810 
Mystery 
spills 
Spill or 
release 
reporting, 
investigation 
and clean-up 
Liability and 
documen- 
tation of 
spills 
Remediation 
and 
restoration 
of impacted 
area 
(2) There shall be an annual drill exercise scheduled by the Authority 
for the activation of the SRCP of a licensee or permit holder. 
27. 
A licensee or permit holder shall contain and recover any spill 
discovered within its operational area whether or not its source is known and 
even while the joint investigation process is yet to be concluded. 
28.—(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. 
29.—(1) Aspiller shall be liable for the damage and cost incurred from 
a spill 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) Alicensee or permit holder shall keep a register of potentially polluted 
spill site or past impacted spill site 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. 
30.—(1) A licensee or permit holder shall obtain the approval of the 
Authority prior to commencement of any remediation project. 
(2) A licensee, permit holder or spiller liable for any spill or release shall be 
responsible for the clean-up and restoration of any impacted area to its original 
state.