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National Environmental (Air Quality) Regulations, 2014. S.I. no. 64/2014.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette, vol. 101, no. 142/2014.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Environment gen.
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Authorization/permit Resource/damage valuation Emissions Environmental audit EIA Environmental planning Hazardous substances Inspection Natural gas Ozone layer Pollution control Protection of environment Public health Sustainable development Policy/planning Enforcement/compliance Mining Right to clean/healthy environment Human rights
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

These Regulations, made under the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Act, provide, according to the principle of sustainable development, for the improved control of the country’s air quality, in order to give all the users the right to clean air and to protect flora, fauna, human health and other resources affected by air quality deterioration. These Regulations include provisions for adequate information on emissions of pollutant in the air and for maximum permissible limit values for certain pollutants in the air, detailed in the attached schedules. The Regulations shall apply to all the sources of air pollution and the air quality control.

Full text
English
Website
www.nesrea.gov.ng

References - Legislation

Implements

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, Monitoring, Noise pollution, Ozone layer, Freshwater pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Transboundary effects, Policy/planning, Effluent waste water/discharge, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water quality standards, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX