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Petroleum Products Emergency Supply Plan Regulations 2017.

Country/Territory
Gambia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Certification Cooperative/producer organization Hazards Early warning system Institution Procedural matters Risk assessment/management
Geographical area
Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Sahel, Western Africa
Abstract

These Regulations, divided into 4 Parts and made under the Petroleum Products Act 2016, concern the setting of the emergency supply plan activities into action and apply to the downstream petroleum products supply chain. The Regulations give definition and interpretation of the relevant terms, including: emergency situation; essential service providers; extreme weather; fuel shortage; international embargo; man made disasters; natural disasters; petroleum products; terrorism. Matters covered by these Regulations include: procedures and preparedness of the emergency supply plan, including: designation of the responsible Agency, powers of the Minister, management of the petroleum supply chain, collaboration between the Agency and the suppliers, alert system identification, maintenance of inventories; emergency response procedure, including: ministerial public notice, establishment of a Taskforce, coordination mechanism; programme closure, including: ministerial press release, report of the Taskforce, evaluation and impact assessment report.

Full text
English
Website
mope.gm

References - Legislation

Implements

Petroleum Products Act - Act no. 12 of 2016.

Legislation | Gambia | 2016

Keyword: Oil, Biofuel, Cooperative/producer organization, Business/industry/corporations, Early warning system, Authorization/permit, Bioenergy, Consumer protection, Dispute settlement, EIA, Fiscal and market measures, Governance, Inspection, Institution, Internal trade, International trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Protection of environment, Public health, Risk assessment/management, Standards, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX