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

Pays/Territoire
Nigéria
Type du document
Législation
Date
2000 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
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.
Sujet
Environnement gén., Ressources minérales, Mer, Eau
Mot clé
Pollution de la mer Exploration Hydrocarbures Autorisation/permis Lutte contre la pollution Utilisation durable
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest
Bassin
Niger
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.placng.org

Références - Législation

Amendé par

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

Législation | Nigéria | 2017

Mot clé: Pollution de la mer, Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Exploration, Hydrocarbures, Lutte contre la pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX