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Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 107

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Conflict 
resolution 
Fees 
First 
Schedule 
Offences and 
penalties 
Second 
Schedule 
Authority to 
issue 
guidelines 
and 
directives 
Interpretation 
holder and impose an administrative penalty equivalent to 150% of the 
licensee or permit holder’s annual contribution to the Environmental 
Remediation Fund, where applicable 
: 
Provided that where the licensee or permit holder is not a contributor to the 
Environmental Remediation Fund the sanctions, fines and administrative 
penalties set out in the Act and Regulations made by the Authority shall apply 
to such licensee or permit holder. 
(2) In addition to the imposition of an administrative penalty in 
subregulation (1), the licensee or permit holder shall be required to implement 
the measures to restore, remediate, or otherwise offset the effects of the 
negative environmental impact within a specified period in accordance with 
the EMP where applicable, failing to do so, the Authority may also revoke the 
licence or permit. 
33. The Authority may mediate in disputes arising from midstream and 
downstream petroleum environmental related issues. 
34. The fees in the First Schedule to these Regulations shall be applicable 
to environmental activities in midstream and downstream petroleum operations 
in Nigeria. 
35. A person who — 
(a) fails to obtain a licence or permit required under these Regulations, 
(b) fails to permit an inspection required under these Regulations, 
(c) 
makes a false declaration to the Authority or wilfully furnishes 
information so required which is in any respect false or insufficient, or 
(d) fails to comply with any provisions of these Regulations or any 
directives given or condition of any permit or licence issued under these 
Regulations, 
shall, in addition to the sanctions, fines and administrative penalties contained 
in the Act and Regulations made by the Authority, be liable to an administrative 
penalty as contained in the Second Schedule to these Regulations and any 
permit or authorisation granted to that licensee or permit holder may be 
suspended or revoked. 
36. The Authority may issue guidelines, directives and notices for the 
effective implementation of these Regulations. 
37. 
In these Regulations — 
“Act” means the Petroleum Industry Act No. 6 2021 
; 
“activation” means the action or process of making the SRCP operative 
during the planned annual SRCP drill exercise ;