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Niger-Delta Development Commission (Establishment, etc.) Act.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the repeal of the Oil, Mineral Producing Areas Commission Decree 1998, and among other things, establish a new Commission with a re-organised management and administrative structure for more effectiveness; and for the use of the sums received from the allocation of the Federation Account for tackling ecological problems which arise from the exploration of oil minerals in the Niger-Delta area and for connected purposes.
Subject
Environment gen., Mineral resources, Sea, Water
Keyword
Marine pollution Exploration Oil Authorization/permit Pollution control Sustainable use
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Basin
Niger
Abstract

This Act establishes the Niger-Delta Development Commission as a body corporate which shall be governed by a Governing Board. The Commission shall; (a) formulate policies and guidelines for the development of the Niger-Delta area; (b) conceive, plan and implement in accordance with rules and regulations, projects and programs for the sustainable development of tie Niger-Delta area in the field of transportation including roads, jetties and waterways, health, education, employment, industrialization, agriculture and fisheries, housing and urban development, water supply, electricity and telecommunications; (C) prepare master plans and schemes designed to promote the physical development of the Niger-Delta area and the estimates of the costs of implementing such master plans and schemes; (D) tackle ecological and environmental problems that arise from the exploration of oil mineral in the Niger-Delta area and advise the Federal Government and the member States on the prevention and control of oil spillages gas flaring and environmental pollution, and carry out other functions set out in section 7. Powers of the Board are set out in section 8. There is established a Monitoring Committee which shall monitor, inter alia, management of funds by the Commission.

Full text
English
Website
www.placng.org

References - Legislation

Amended by

Niger-Delta Development Commission (Establishment, etc.) (Amendment) Act.

Legislation | Nigeria | 2017

Keyword: Marine pollution, Environmental fees/charges, Exploration, Oil, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX