National Environmental (Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Soap and Detergent Manufacturing Industries) Regulations 2009. S.I. no. 36/2009.

Subject

Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Air quality/air pollution Authorization/permit Business/industry/corporations Cleaning agents/detergents Liability/compensation Resource/damage valuation Effluent waste water/discharge Early warning system Emissions Enforcement/compliance Environmental audit EIA Environmental standards Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Industrial water use Monitoring Noise pollution Polluter pays principle Pollution control Protection of environment Standards Surface water Waste disposal Waste non-domestic sources Water quality standards Offences/penalties Recycling/reuse Sewerage Waste management

Geographical area

Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa

Abstract

The purpose of these Regulations, made under the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Act, is to prevent and minimise pollution in the environment from all operations and ancillary activities from the chemical and pharmaceutical sector. According to the Regulations, which apply the polluter-pays principle, a facility or a corporate of the sector shall submit to the competent Agency an emergency response plan, environmental impact assessment, audit report and environmental management plans and shall implement best practices and pollution prevention measures. Matters covered by the Regulations include: minimisation of wastes; pollution control organisational system; use and management of chemicals, and list of the banned and restricted products; effluent limitation standard and guidelines; treatment of effluent; sludge disposal; emission standards and air pollutants; treatment technologies for air emissions; listing of activities resulting in atmospheric emissions; noise standards and abatement of noise pollution; monitoring; collection and analysis of sampling; procedures for licensing and permits; industrial effluent and air emission monitoring; enforcement; offences and penalties; incentives; interpretation of relevant terms, including: emission, emission limit; hazardous waste; influent water; water bodies; water efficient device; wastewater system.

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