Federal Environmental Protection Agency Act. Country/Territory Nigeria Document type Legislation Date 1988 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish the Federal Environmental Protection Agency with its functions and powers for the effective implementation of such functions. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Basic legislation Institution Environmental planning Pollution control Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, Western Africa Entry into force notes This Act commenced on the 30 December 1988. Abstract This Act establishes the Federal Environmental Protection Agency as a body corporate and specifies the powers and functions necessary for the effective implementation of the Act. The Act consists of 42 sections divided into 4 Parts, i.e.: Establishment, membership, functions and powers of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (I): National environmental standards (II): Establishment of state and local environmental bodies (III): and Supplementary and Miscellaneous (IV). Full text English Website www.placng.org References - Legislation Implemented by National Environmental Protection (Pollution Abatement in Industries and Facilities Generating Wastes) Regulations 1991. Legislation | Nigeria | 1991 (2013) Keyword: EIA, Monitoring, Disasters, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Solid waste, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Environmental audit, Inspection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX National Environmental Protection (Management of Solid and Hazardous Wastes) Regulations. Legislation | Nigeria | 1991 (2013) Keyword: Plant production, Soil pollution/quality, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Solid waste, Hazardous substances, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental planning, Inspection, Monitoring, Pesticides, Risk assessment/management, Standards, Transboundary movement of waste, Environmental standards, Radiation, Hazardous waste, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Surface water Source: FAO, FAOLEX National Environmental (Effluent Limitation) Regulations. Legislation | Nigeria | 1991 (2013) Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Equipment, Data collection/reporting, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Environmental standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Federal Environment Protection Agency (Amendment) Decree 1992 (Decree No. 59 of 1992). Legislation | Nigeria | 1992 | Repealed Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Environment Protection Agency (Amendment) Decree 1999 (Decree No. 14 of 1999). Legislation | Nigeria | 1999 | Repealed Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act, 2007 (No. 25 of 2007). Legislation | Nigeria | 2007 Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Institution, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Climate change, Marine pollution, Emissions, Enforcement/compliance, Erosion, Hazardous waste, International agreement-implementation, Monitoring, Noise pollution, Ozone layer, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Transboundary effects, Effluent waste water/discharge, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX