Environmental Protection Agency Law

I . I • I . : .. I !,', •• r • I i'j; 'cnAPTERl42 1 ;: i. ,i , • . . , ·.:' · I, '. ': . ',ENVIRONMENTAL PROTE(~Tl:ON: · • . :ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;:;: AGENCY LAW ( 17' Sept~mbcr 1996) 1. The Lav.,· 111ay be cited as the Yohe StatelEnvironmt::ntal Protection Agency Law ·and shall come into force on th~ 17th day of Septcmbei· 1996. • . I; Citatio1f and ~()lllll1C11Ct:lllt.:III • 2. In this La~ unless ~he context otherwise require: Interpretation. • • ··Agency'~ means .Yobe State Environmentai Protection Agency set up under section 3 of this Law~ • ··Council'' n~\!ans the ;g.o\e:rning. cnunci I ho.di: st?t up. ~in.~ta ?ccti<.? t) .4 of the Law: • ··General Manager .. Means tht> Chid' L,ccuti\·l' ,lt' the Ag.ency uhlkr section IO of this Law: . . ··NGO" Means non-g~werrimental Orga11izati~n: '"Commissioner·· means Commissioner for Health~ 44CourC means the Envii·(i.im1ental ·sanit~tio1{Cnui~L fi.ir tht< a\ oidance of doubt any 1·eferenee :i11 this Law to an~'. cqu1·t.sh~1I I hi: ~nnstruL'd ·t'o a reference to the Envirlinmental Sanitu\ion cmirt: : 1 • • "Governme11tt° means. Yoh~ $t,1.te Gover~1'a11eri\: . • ;:: : :: ""Health Officcr'"1 indudes a· medkal (lfficer~ a ··s~1nitilry inspector, a sanitary overs\!er. a health iins1icctor and otht:r h\:.'alth staff wh~thcr' in the service or the 'StalCTH' I .Ol'HI (ion.~rnmt'nt: I ·,, I , , ' , , ' • ,· ~ . '"Medical Officer"· m~ims a ·qu alitieJ n1Jdic~il practitioner , .. :mploycd in the service of the s·tatc Governm~nt: • • "Nuisance'~ mean·s any:of things listed in schedule l to this Law; '"Person .. includ~~ any company qr associaiion ·rn; bl1di· of persons. whether inq1rporated <?r not: 1 . , . . :• . '•. , ··secretary .. mea'ns tl,11..· 'Se<:,:ct,ary uf the .\~~n<:y :ippt)inkd und{r • section 13 of this law: • 1 , : ; ' • • ', •• ', • • • , •• • ' I ' , • '·Member'· p1eans a. member t)f th~ ii\g~ncy; and includes the,. Chairman: ..... Establishment. Constitution of the Governing Council l ., j ' : ' i : ii '1 'I' 600 :: • j ·'Technical ·committee" mea'ns the Yobe State Erivironmental . • Protection ~¥-ency Technical Commit.let': . ··Unhealthy· food .. means anv food ti'nlit' for human con$umption and includes catc~ss. contaminat~d·food etc. ' , . ··Premises .. :' ibchides buildings. land. Vt:hicks. h~tlls. drains. ditches and places \\il1cthcr opcn ·or enclosed: and HState'' mea11s the Yobe State of Nigeria. 3. (1) There is hereby established a body to be knO\vn as the Slate·· Environmental Protection Agency (hereinatter in this Lav.,: referre.d to as ··Agency .. :) \\·hich shall be a hody 1:orpon.1h: with a perpetual succession and a common seal. and may su'-' and bc su~d in its corporate namt'. (2) The (.\gency shall have such t1.11H.:ti.011~ set out in sectior): 7 of this Law. 4. (I) There ;haH be ·as thc·1J.ove1~ninu l~(Kh of the Cuunl'.il. a Council • ' "lrt.r.,.- ' j...... • ! • which shall c:Onsist or' the co111miss·ion.:r for I h:al th \\ 1 110 shall he the Chairman an4'. reprt!St'ntnp \'~ n r ~he DepartqlelllS. I; (a) Ag'.ricultur~: (b) Works: (c) Housing: ( d) H:cialtl1: ( e) Fi~~ 1 ancc~ ! (f) h1~ticc; , ., . ~ I \ , ', • I : ', ' ''. I. ' ~~ 1 (g) .Limd and ·iw\;cy:;·1 (h) liVucation::: :·. ·: (i) fn1d(: an<.( l:nd(i~li·ic~:; , . ,, I ,' , •• : ·; U) Pplicc: ' •. • • . (k) P,epartment o.f:Local Goven'm1ent A.tfairs: (I) 2 members frdm the private sector or who distingui shed tl1emsJlves in.Jll\·iron:n,ental matt~rs: und •• (m)Ckner~I Mmi~g edSEPA~. 1 • ', q,. ·;,i . r J· •. T •· . ; • • i :1 ,\; , . • • ~ • i • I i ' 'I ; I: I .,,, ·, Ii i j:]:: ~ • I\' .,! '.:.j:'; :'1f'. 'i : ,•;,\~' l {· i '\ / ;,,, ;;,-011111 k111 a/ p ml"'. ·ii<'." A gen; T iaw' I F-" p: 4 r , • '.• ,; :. ,1)',;.l •' . I :, l ; (2) Wl1~1~e the C11,air111an is. unahle to nttend ·a meeting of the ' council. th,e P ~rmanen1!Secrelnry ~-frnistry of Hd1lth slrnll preside the· meeting; ·' • • •· • • ' ' I , , ' (3) Subje~t to section 2 or this Law a member who is not a public officer: • . '. • • • (a) Shal-l hold office for n period or four years from tl1L· cbll.: of his appqintment .and shall bl· eligihk ftlr n.:appoinunenl for one • further term of four years only: (b) Shall be paid such remunerntion and alhm·nnces as the Governor may tfom time to time determine. (4) The supplementary provisions contained in the schedule> of this Lnw shall hnve effect with n.:spl..'ct to thl..' proccl'ding~ nf thl' agency and the other n~attl..'rs th~r1.:in m\..'nlion:l..'d. • 5. Any memti 1 er o~her: q,an ex-oflicio memh~,: may at any time ':~sign his office b) 1 n6'tice in \~Tiling under his: haifrl addi-essed to the Governor. 6. (l) Ther~ is·:: her'~b~· ·estahlishl..'d an Ffl,·ir\Hll111.:n1al Protl..'ction Committee. 'l i (2) Th~ Technica:1 committee shall c'onsist or the follm-ving members, that is :· . . (a) a chai,~man :\,·h(! shall hJ tl~I..' c;·c'.n~·ral Managl..'r and. Cl1ier 1 Executive' of the Agency. • ' • Three: person~: 1 ,:a\'ing a widl..'. k11owlcdgl..' and possl..'ssio1{M ski lls. and • ,e:xpertise . i,,, cm·i·r011h1~ntal • prntters to he. :•\, • 'I! I' ' I' ' appoi 11ted l?:\1t 1 h~Governor. . , .. . . d1{t: n.:pre's{ntathl..' frrn11 l..',H:h ~lf' tf1L.' lilllo\\ii1g ministril..'s '. : , I', , . : • . , an/~~ d~part,n1~1ns 11(lt .l?~h~\\' thL' r;a1,,k,()f Direqor. that is: ( i): /Xgricul~tlrc: : (iiJ.Works··· • (i,jJ) Ho.using: (i~) Health: j ; • ( \,i r Fi nanCL'i : I I . '• ·1· '. :1• :•t Resignation of members. l:s1ahlishmcn1 of the Technical ('ommillcc. '' ,. I' Function of the Agency. 602 I; ' l . . ;, ., I : I 1:.nnnmmen;a, Pro/ei·/11111 .·l~c!lh. '\ Ln} , • ' ' ' . . . .~ (vi} Justice: ': (~·~h Laiids a11d Sur.vev: • , I CAP. ➔ 2. i ·(viii) Educa,i~n: '·, • , . •• (ix1i Cotnn1ercc. lndu~tries and Tourism {d) a ;1'.e.pr~sentatin~ f'ron1 each nl':lh~· l'ollo,, ing: (if Manufacturers Association of Nigeria: (ii)a renowned NGO (iiij Federal En:vironmental Protection Ag.ency (FEPA) Zonal or Field Ofticl.!r: (3) The fum:t;ions or the Tedrnil:al Cllllllllittcc shall oc: (e) to assist and advise the council and the Ag.ency in the performance of their functions under the Agency, ,1nd (f) to give technical opinion on issues releiTcd to it or delegated by t he Council. 7. The Committ.ce shall han::thc frlllowill!.! fum:tions:: ( 1) Cod~ction an(I disposal of hoth ,,:1 and ·dry 1\:fuse including. human waste:· (2) Stre·e·t cleaning~~nd m~intcnance: . : ' . . • I ' (3) Cleaning and hiaintenance or tow11~hip drainagt!: (4) Enfo~rcenient. of all the provisions of this Law: (5) Sanl(ary :ins11ectiop of all premises im:luding abaLtoirs: (6) Co,~1'1·01 andi,hatcment of'nuisancc: : ' . (7) Control t:md smiilary ii1sp..:ctio11 ofall fol')d pn:miscs: (8) lndl,1stri~rl: an~ r~~jdential prcmist·s l,1yg.ic:11e; (9) Control. :iof !'i n:dustrial waste. (liqtiid ':emission) and air po1'(11io1\·: . . . . • . : 1 • ( I O)Conirol nf ai~i arn.hutt'~r pollut)on: . . ( 11 )Bu1~it.1l o(pa~~i?~:t:s:: L',: . ,; • . ' ·: . ;'. , • ( 12)Co'nfrol lff i1iscds.\'crm'ih.' tli~s. mosquitoes.'. l?lC (13) lnv~r~i~~no,~ .and r~po11i,1~g ~>f,in:lecl iol lS diset~ses: (14)DisiQte{qo~l):iifdi.si?few1~io1:1s 9f prci11ises and artiyle\ I. ( l 5)Mafk~t ~~iini\a qdn: 1 • . • • . ; , • • ( 16) lnsth)'l,'al i.p•J l ,r r~t\1s0 ~nl lt·ction dt'\'il't'S at appropri~ll.: points in the· frhvn:. . •• '.. ( l 7)Arr~'~t1 l)f;!.~trq§ ~nia~·t~ls; .• ;. !' I .I ; i. ' •',, ' ;, j I • i' , l ! i I ' ',! ' ; •, t". ''. : '. ! ' : .. :i i:;£nM~·onmenl<1l Protecti<.in .4gen(l' Lt,~., I CAP.;42 ' 603 I .. • . !•. ', • . . ·:. ,, , :· , , ~ \ I ! ; ; . • ' ' '. ! ' f • ' ' ; : ' : : : ' ; '. : i ' • ' ' ' ; ' ' I q ~)Prev~ntion :bf. cd11sun~fiti,on :of unhealthy 1 and dangerous .·. : ·. .' \ foq~s: ,· '·· • : . I• , u 9.JPrdtcction an(l developmcnc of the environm¢1'1t in the state: ' (20')111 \;onsi1ltation .with. FEPA. :ensure i111ple111Jntation and • , enfrl 1 rce111enf or'FEP t\ ·s regu'lations in the state:/ • .• (21) Ensure the j11-«.ldu~tion of annual state of the environment report:· . (22)Coliaborate -~~·ith FEPA in' conducting public investigation on 1i1ajor environmental polluti9n: (23)Co-9perate with Federal anli State Ministries. Local• Government Courn.:ils. statutory bodies. research and educational institutions on matters relating to envirnnmentnl protect ion: (24 )Carry out such other activities as arc ncccssar) tu· expedient for .the full ~ischargc of the fur'H.:ti(~i,s o,f thl! Agency under this Law: (25)Estqhlisli p1;ogrammes for the ~rotection ·or the ·state en\'i ,~onment: • . 1· .. ' (26)Encourage :.md promote the coor0ipat~on ,of cnvironi,1em related ~idi dt ics at all l .ocal Gon:rn111e11t le, ds: and (27)1n l'~lllal~(m.1J.il~n:;witH l·TPA:. wndl1~t'.puhl,ic .in,·\.;Stigatiqn ·011 poll 1utio11. ·•• H : • , • • •• ! • : 8. In carry:i~,g olut tlw functions ,presc1;i~eq ii1 sectH)h 7 ofithis:La,"' and in oJher provisi()ll~ therein. 'it sh~ll he l'mvft,I 'ror the Agency I , ' ' • ' l . ; to: 1 . ,. , .• , . . . 1. mak'e· grants , le.) . Nl iOs and·· ~,1hc:1i • hodic·~ \dth similar . func'qoi1.s fi.H·I de111~ll1stratibi1s anJ'. F.u.-.such othd· purpl;*e~. as may. be detcrniincd apprnpriate l() further lhl~: plfrposc .and pro~~i,~i.\>ps of th.is Lm,v: • , . 1 . • . . 11. collr:~t ,,,~d ,niake a~·ailahle- througl\ puhlicati~ins and ·htnrr apgriop~i~te nieans cind in soopcration with rut1l;ic (1r p~hlatc1 orga)'\iz~1(ion\, 1 basis sc.:,ientific: pa~~l }llldl:; othC:11 ,i n'format,ip n,; per~gJnMg to:pollution\md· ~iw'ircH1nknli.d prok'.l:lion matters in tl~1e :t~rca: i; i. , •• I . 1 1 • • iii. entcf .,f1~t1~': cHhirac.:J :, ;-iH1 publi.~ o):· p1frtite orgtmizatidn or indih-.id{1'.,\l;$}i~)r the" 1 pltrpo~c c.~Cc\L·~uting am.t; l'ullillin g its fi.111c~io!\~; ahd' re~po'nsihi liti:es plirst1,int h ), this l.iaw: • i; :::k : • •' : ~·,:;,; • lft ; ., ' 1' Pom:rs of thl' Powers of the Agency. Appointment of General Manager. Appointment of ·General Manager. 604 ( 4.) establish. enC{lUragc and prrnnote; trni ni ng • j)rogrnmme for . its staff~ and other appropriate individuals. from public or , . ,I . . . , . pnvate orga1112ataons: . . . 1 : .:· , • (5.) e1i!er into agreements with public or· private organizations;': .. :.: arn.t. ·.individuals :10 den:lop. ul ii i1t'. t·l Hll"di1~atl' and share environ111ental monitoring·program1m:s. r~st·,m:h. basic data on chemical. physical :and biological effects, of various acti.vitie~ on. the environment and other 1 (:11\·ironmcntul related activities as appropriate: • (6.) establi'sh advisory bodies composed of administrative. technical or otbcr experts in such t'nvironmental areas as the Agency may 1 consider useful and a·ppropriate to assist· it in. carrying out the purposes and provisions of this I ,a\\. (7). Advise ·the government on bye-laws for tht' protection of the .state· emYr~mment. su~ject to Ff:PA"s crit.< . .>ria. guide.lines and stan~iards. • • 9. Subject lo th i's Li,,. 'th~ C iO\ 1:rnor 11{1.\ give ttj tht' Ag;cncy directions of a general nature or relating· rgenerally· to particular: matters. but i:-iot to any .particular individuals or ·cas'-' \, ith n:ga~·d to the performa11ce by the Agency to C(~mply 'v/ith the dirJ~tions. : : . ti l, , , , .: : 10. The Go{}rn(~r sl1i~l l. appoint Geneb.ll • M~n.ag~r f(1:;. ~ the. Agenc~; ' upon such ·l t'm1;-; as to· t:molumt'nt::; nr • ~Hj1t'n\ist': 'as ; ma~: b1: determined. :·:; :i: . 1 . .. ,.;, - ~ , I ,1 11! , , ( 11. (1 ). The ·p~j~~·ral Ma1~~gcr :;lji,11 he the Cl~i·'-'r E~xec·uli~e omc'.er· of the Agency V\~l,10 :shall; be a qt1al'iticd Publk Ht:alth Otfo.:er. and !sbail have ultimatk1r~spon~ibilit>· for: . . . /. :, . .• • I. .exed,t io.,i Tl!' p<ll i'c i('.~ ktid d{)\\ 11 i'n n:sp'e\.'! ll f al I rfrojl'ClS :·l;(t11~ Au.cilcv· .• : , 1 • • • • • • . • ~ •• ' • ' ...... ' ... f ' j ' : ' ' ' 2. ;Gt;n~ral super\·i~it,1i tm~I :l'1rganii.ation 'ol\ th~ \:arious ~iivi.~,ion~ of tlw l~gc: 1 ncy.. . . . . . . ·. 3. ro~1~din~tti9n of the p~·ojects a,nd acC~lUlll? ·t.~f the yarious :<-ii'vipionr o'ql1e A~ency... . .' : , 4. , Pert~irmini! im·\. dtlwr duties as. thJ{Au0nc,,· rn;,y '.ffon1 't'ime\o tin;e ~k-te'n:1\in~ ·: ,ll~a·'. 1 • ,':, '-; • r, 1 I 1 • ! ,· l: l .. 'i t,i . ; l I . :1 . ; ~ : ' ; l' I : :Enl'ironn;enia{Prott',·tion A~enc:r Lim•;· I CAP. 42 : , i i: ., l ...: - . •"' : . , I' .605: 5. . ;i::carrying :out tlll)' ()f the A~eqc~ functinns specially • :assi~nec( tb hin1 h,: tht' /\~.!J:nc,:oi· tht Chairman. ' '·1 '' • ' ... ·:; (2). Tl,1c· AgenC) ma) appoint sud, oth'-.'r P'-'rsons to h'-· • employees;p(the J\gency as it may deem fit , .. ; . ' ' ' . ! ,' ' l (3) The: rem\meration and tend re or office uf employe'-·s ( other than the Ge11eral Mar,~tgerJ sht,11 ht>: detcnnincd by the ;.\gl.'lll') \\ ith approval of tbc Governor.I. (4) Agency shall have the powt:"r to make. with tl1e approval or: Governor staff reguhltions governing conditions or service of its . employees. • 12. - (I) It is hereb)'. declah::d that si..·rv1c~ 111 the Ag,cncy sht~II be public servic~ for, the purpos,es of the Y nh~ Statt· Pens.ions La\\ and accordingly ~ffic 1 ers and otl1er staff Agem:y in rcspt:ct of their services be c11titl~d to such pl!nsions. gr~lll1itii:s and olh1.:r ri..·tir~ment benefits as prpscri bed. tbercundcr. I :, . i 13. (l) The Agency shall appoinra Secretary on terms provided for in section 18. 1 (2) It shall be ·•Ii~ duty of the • Sec1Ietary to. conduct · the: corresponde1~ce o/ the Agency a1id generally ~o assist the· Cl)ordinator in the implc1~1ent,itio1~ a~1<-~ cXl'<:Ution of thL p 1 ol icics and <.kcisions o'r the Agenc\'. 1 '· • • ' ~ ~ , l . • : ) ';; i : (3) Witl19'.uf prejudic~ to the' foregoing provisions of this section the Secretarf~hall be re~ponsible for the following man~rs. that is to :. ' ' . say; . . . . . . . (a) maki11g~~1,-rangcfrl.i:n1s ft,r mc~tings t1 r the :\gen~:~. (b) P'repa:ri ng~ 91e. agenda and fl'~nrding l.!i~ mi1frttl'S 'of .meetrmis, ~>f the Agc1~cy,.. • • • • . (ct conv~51ing dc~isi<.ws ,of the Agency t(l mcmhe'rs,:: ·. i(d) arranging IJ>r p'ayment of fees and .allowan~es·or meet~ngs 1 ;·and ari other nihttei·s afl~cting the mcnibers of Ll1~: Agt:m.:y and I i, Pension Law. Appoi111111cn1 and duti~s of lh~ Secr(!lary.· ',. ; ., · f Appointment of other staff. State Power to accept gitis. Sources of funding Annual Estimates Account and Audit. 606 : l t :::··.' ; ' r ' i, Ii ,: :, ' • ' . sl~aHiperform hif othd duties; 'Yhich:n,ay be spe'cittlly assigned ' to hi1~~ by :the qe~eral Ma'hager .. ,· . ' :· ' ' ' .1 14. - ( 1) Su~jed to the ·r,roYi~ioi,s or this I .aw. the Agency at the S((tUldmenl of initial stage ma~ en~ploy· sud, nlfo .. :er (lr tlK· puhlk s.;1.,•n·ice nr the Emploj~~s. State or Local Ci(wen1mci1t Coundls as mav wi'th a~n:~·1111.tnt of the otlicers be seconded to the services or the Agency for .... t\,·o years. l (2)Such 1 Officer"s: emoluments and allowanc·es shalil be paid by their respective Ministries untii the expiration of the secondment: ~ ' (3)Suq ject to the t,rovisions of this Law. the Staff 101' thl' Agency. shall be appoinkd hyi the Civil s~rYicc Commission in conjunction with the General ~1anag.er or the t\gl;!llC)'. . ' ' 15. ( 1) Subject to suh~ection ~ of this section. the Agency may accept gifts of lands. mone)·. books or other properties upon such term~ and conditions. if any. as il1µy be spec.i 11 ed by the person making the '.gift. I : (2) The Agency.\;hall not accept a11y: gilt if ,·lie conddi<)ns attached thereto by th¢ ~1erson 111i1king the :gift ar~ inconsistent ',with the functions of the Al.!l'nc,· under this Law: : I . . • 16. ( 1) The Age1icy ~h,~ll establish and !11a intain. a 1\!i~J from which shall be defra1·clf ,all ex:r,cnse.s>inc~trred b) t11c J\gc1~cy.: '. . ( 1 ) grant froni the, Stat~ Government: • • • i ., . (2)such s~•m.s as ·may. from time 1lo ,.ti1;1c. be·'j~n,mted to the Agency by tl~~,Fcderal 1 G.<~ven~mcnt. (St~~te).: : , ·' • (3 )All 111~>.P~~.s n1isc~i 1'9(:thc 11tirpnst·s ~of' thi: ,Agc1~cy by' wa·y <.1f gills. grants-iii/aid. t0sti111ient,try .'disposition ~111d Sitlcs of publications: (4)All sttl? 1 s~riptip1is .. fecs-.an~l ,charg~s.ll~r s~i:vil:,c,s; render~d by the Ag{focy f1;dn1 :an/sl\~!•~ce c\cept fines:ai19 .saiici ions> ' •. : . '( '' ' : : ; . ", , I i;,: ' . I , ;, ·. ; ;•1 '. I • , ·, i : • ; 17. ( 1 )The Agency sfo~ll prepart•; nnt Hiter ·than 6 monihs bdore the end of each :y·~~r. atJ .~sqm;,n~i of the c\p~qdhur~. ,and in~onJc of the Agency duri11gJl'i~ next succ~cding 'tin:.uu:bl ~ L'Hr i'llld \\ h1~n pn:pah:d. shall bci subm:iheq to, ,the Envi1:01111·1~ntal Gliv~1~ning 8(ld~:- 't ;'.! ' i' ' : • ' ' ; : . j 1',. . State Environmental Standards. ' ;~ . ' i: ,! 1;,1 ii: !i .1 ,Enviro11111cnta(Protec~ion Agemy Unr I :f~P. 4~ :,; 1 I' t; 607,' . I 1 .f!,1,', I: ! ' : • . • ,, J ': '1' (2) Jnf:'he !~gency s,1all ca'ti'sc lo ~1e prl·parcd ~,ccounts and records !An re 1 ,~1tions t~1~,:eto. ~.ind ,,·lfn ct'rti f1ed hy thdr /\gt·ncy, ·such : 1·:a:ccmlmts shall ;he audited. · • : '[ I 18. The Agency sh~1:11 )mplemcnt Nation~I Standards on quality controls as se,t hy FEPA as its minimum. 19. There is hen:by btahlishcd for cad, Local Gon~rnmcnt in lhe State, Local· Government Environmental Protection Ct)mmittee and , Local Governmcnl Local Government Environmental Protection Technical Committee. E11viro111ne111a1 Protection 20. (I) Save the Ex~offido mcmhcrs the Chairman and 3 me111l1L·rs Agency • mentioned in paragraph ( h) or section 2 l shall he appointed by the Governor. ., • • • 1' ! • 21. The Com:.mittee shall comprise of the folJowi.ng: (a) theChairmah. • :· • ; .. (b) Ministn; of (Iealth I r ·: ,. (c) Ministry of Land and Survey (d) Min istry of Justice; (e)Min\,Str\' of Information (t) Business· ConJ111t'.;nity (g) Repf¢sentati\·c ~lf N,CiOs (h) 3 oth,cr pc1\oi1s 1:~1,rcs~nting ntb int\!rc.:st appt)ihted b\' ~l)e Go,1ernor. . . (i) State'; .I~nviroirn1eqtal p,:otection Agcncj·· 111.; i ' ·(. group to ht: 22. The Lo~a( t!.Ovci•'ai111ent hn, ironm~ntl,1 ::Pt;ofectioin. Commilke shall have thd;p0wer, to carry :nut all the fimctin1is of!thc agen~y as enumerated ,ii\:,;' 'section ? or •(he·: princip~l) I .aw as: fru as it ·.is practicable l~.~(~hall he subject to the Clll1tJ"(.ll ·and direction of the State Agency:.:) '· 1.' ,: 23. The Lo~ril. (iovernm~nt ;~recimical Com;111ittee shall consist of the Councilt.,r; for He,Jlth asChairman and folllm in~ n:prescntath c I 1 ! j .. I ' I,, Powers to make standing order. Ad-hoc Committee. Quorum. i' . ·.'. . ,.': r: as me,ni~e(s;·~ . . .. .• . . : .:.;~~fIJie ·coordinator (orl-Ieallh : :. · · }(b,)~ R'.¢presentatjve)~LW011ks Department ';:((q)\ :~h,res¢ntative::of Finqnce Departme'nt ' 11(8:j::R:~prestntalin: o r Po)il:l:'. SSS and oth1..·r Para-military • ., Orga11izati~~ns. (e) NOA , {f) State Environmental Protection Agency field officer. 24. The function of the 1.ocal (iO\-ernment Technical Ct\rnmittee shall be:- (a) to assist the Local Government Environmental Protection Committee ai1d the council in the pt!rformanc'c of. their duty underjhis t~aw. ,ind (b) to. give technical opinion on issue referred to it or dckgat~d by the Local Gon:rnment Commiltel.;! . . :. l., . 25. Each Local Go~·ernment C,o~mcil: shall! b~ encpuragcd to set aside certain pt·rcentage of their ,illoc~Hinn from federation Accounts n,ot cxccedi~1g ~% .lO 'be ,~eser'n:d :ror Fn,·ironmental Protection. '. • , • 26. The LGEPC shall cooperate '"'ith FEPA i1l' the enforcement of Decrees number 58 llf 1988 (as amcnckd )\vhich established FEPA. i:· • •· , .' • ·''.I •. ·,. I ' I 27. The Con{mitt~e mav make standim! \frdcrs ror the n.:1.rnlation·s or ~ I! ... -- : I: its proceedings. ·,, ' 1·· ,, 28. - (I) : s~~ject ll~ ;i:ts' st~ndi1rn orders. i1~e I .GEP6 ma~ appoint ' such number 1of S.tandip'& Commigccs as i 1 t fliink~ fit to ~onsider any • matters with: which the 'LGEPC is co11cerned. • . : ;· •, i~. • · , l' ' ', , , • .. ,, • : : ~ • 1• • '. (2) Eve1:y· C:onu1Httee appointed und~,: the fi.>reg6i:ng provisions • of tli~s'. ;~ectil!:11 ~,~<.lH he prcside<.t oyet· hy a· ·111..:1,nht'r of the Coni111:iO.~c: aju.l shall. he, nfac.k pp nf sue,11 1i~q11her of other perS\)~1s\-1s th~ C~)n1mi'tt~c hfo~ l!c,:k·rini1~~ in ea~h case. • I . ; • ,'.! I : '1 'I q j; i' (3) The quo1~um of.~ny Coi11111ittee set (1fb)! the LC~~PCshall be. :. as mn,· be determined h, the LG FPC. 1 :: ( 4) Whc,:~ standh1g: order; made pursuant to r>ah1gnlJ)h. 1 of:·:. schedule' J p1;<.),:tdc fr,r n Coim11ittcc or the LGf PC t~l co11sis1 of co-,opted p,ersons ,vho are 1wt members oft he. Committee. • • the Co-opted membc,·s ma)· advise the LGEPC on any matter • , and the ·members thereof may attend any meeting of the LGl·.PC fur that purpose.· 29. - ( 1) The seal of the L(jEPC shall be such as may be d..:tcrmincd by the Council' and· shall be authenticated by the Chairman and Secretary. (2) Thl' Seal shall hl' judicially noti(l'd. ' . . (3) Any contrac~ or instrument whkh. if maJe h~ a P"-'rson not : being a body corporate~ would. not be requited to be under Seal may . be executed on beha~ f of the. Agency by tlje coordinator or by any other person'.generally µr sp~cially authoriz('.d to act for the purpos~ by the Comn~1'itte¢. • • • ' • •• (4) An/;?o~umen\ pi11~po1:~ing. ~o be q I ~();1lrac~ instrumcn( (~f' other docun~gf 1~i 1 uly .sii/1frd ~\r sq·aled on behalf rff tht· LGEPC shall be received :jj( e{idel)Ce ;and 'shall. unless lhL' contrary is jJrll\\:d. be presumed Wi'it(1:~dt' further pro9f lO' have heen so signed or sealed. ';'. , \. j ; j Seal of the Agcn..:y. ,1 ' ' ' • : '. ' 30. The val .:idttv•or aI1v ··pr~c~edi1i~s ofth~·c~1UllCil or or a Cnmil:i1ltl'C Validit: or ., ., ... • • 1 Prm:..:..:dings thereof shaU;not be a~,·ersdy art~cted h): 'l a. any; l ~,.acancy q~ lh~ membership or the Council or nny con*1ittt:c thereof: t)r • . . h. an/~efe~t in ,the app9intment (lr a mcmhcr of ,th\:.' council or a c.dr;nmihee theh!bf. i ;: . ' I 31. An/ rn~h1be r oftl~.~ '.~'.t1~ti11cil "the~eo/ who has a pcHqnal i11{~1~est in any coriH·~ct agreen1ent eiltered 'into' or proposed to :11~ considcreq by the A·i~•\cy ~hall,.ft)rthwith disclose such interest 1 h1 th~ c~>uncil and shall 1~~1ivote on flllY ~ll~~tion relating to thL' contrnct(agn.·cme11t. . Lt., , I ~ I . ·fl,1·1; !·• •• , ·u • • ! ·, l'f;~ I J )/{:' ~ ,•"j: i: ! \ ' , .1 ,:~ 'i ' I I • 11 , I I I I •. '· . ! I 610 I ' l ,I , I ·" i 32. 'No' staft1/111en,1ber of,lh0 Agi.:nJ) shal I hJ held pt:rtl)Jlillly I iable for any act dime or omiss:iqn made in gobd fi.iilh whih: i1hhe business of the Agency. ' ·, l •' ; ' I Liability of Members and Stbffof the Agency. 33. Th1 Ag¢ncy may. ,1ssign a f\~cdical Orticer to he in charge of any. Appointment or area~ for the Purposes of this Law. : • !'.kdical nmcer. 34. A Medic.al Officer shal I have the power. personally or through other Health Officers to:- a. enk·r and inspect premises at reasonahle hours in order to detect any nuisance: b. direct sanitary work· and giH: instructions generally to sanitary inspectors and occupiers or premises: c. o~der the de.st1:uction of any animal ,,vhich he has reasl>n lo believe is likely lo be agent in the transmission of an infectious disease: and d. cause an): pt;rson suffe1;.ipg or s~'.i°s1x·ded h.~ he sulh:ring from an infectious disease. lO bt' moved • tu anv otht:r designated place to be I detained there until he, is n~ l~nger a:danger t9 the public.; • 35. It shall Be the duh; of a Medical officer to: a. exqcis~ tht:\:lowers , ested. in bim ~1y 'this Lt\\:, b. inspect I the, area to \·\;hi'ch he is assigi1ed a'nd lo ,ihate any ~ 1 l , , 1 i • ' ' miisance on it: : , I ~ .. ~ i I , /! ' • ~ ' ' , ': ': I ' ~ I ; , , c. se1\e ai'taba1:e111fnt noti·ce on ttny pcrson fro'm whose act or • d¢thult • a 11uisance or its continues~ or on the ()wncr or 0¢.~illpi~r~ ~11~ '.qw pr~misl.~S, ~ll.1' \\Hich the ;~uisanfr ai·ises. r~qpiri1ig hil~1 io'abate t!1e nuisance within i1. V~cciped time. ?il.d)o R~e\ept ? :re~urrence oft ht· nui~ance: ; ; : ' . ' . d. msp~ct ;at reasm1ahle hours any meat. pou!Jry. game. l1sh. v.~g~ tabJ~s! g1:~,~1is. '.b1;cµ~I. llouryr otht:;r pro\i.~ipns, exj1pse~J foi}~,M\:~r .i\1j),· prc11.~lratio11 l<;fr Stlk ::inten}l{t( ro.r h 1 u1i1an Cl~1t,~11~1·.P~ifHf ·~md 1 • ; 'i. ){ ; .t. I :j :,'. ~. • ri: J~t:i p ; I •ft·<;'., . ';·1r r ,1i f ' ~!: '. .,., i•<• :.ii '' ·I ·.H I. .I '' ·' 11 ii :i Powers of a Medical Oflicer Right of Entry ' ' .i \ ! ! 1' : ' ! : . ' 11 : • ' , }:}: ~{liere any'.of the ihings mentions in (d) ah<~ve is fornid to;! ; be• unfit for human consumption. con<.k·mn and order same . \' , to :be d~strdye<.L !' l!1 :, 36. -,ti) A Health Officer may enter any premises mid inspect at any t.i111e bet,vcen th~ hours of six in the morning and six in the evening. for the purpose of exan1ining a nuisance. to determine • whether an ahatement. notice has been dompl ied with or for serving an abatement notice. • (2) Where admission to premises• is (lcnied. any court of law may direct the person having custody of the premises to admit the Health officer into the premises. and i r no person hm'ing custody ' of the premist·s is found. the cou1~t may authl:lri,c the I kalth uflin:r to forcibk entl·r the prcmTscs. ·: .. 1 • 37. -:--(I) It shall ~e the duty of every o\yner and dccupier of any premises, to clear and keep free: from all ui~:dergrowth. weeds. filth. rubbish and refuse ot' a1iy description. the stre~ts at the front. back and both sides n.f the pn.·miscs. tog1.·thc:1· "·.ith, the dra,ins. gutters. and channels on tht.· streets. ' • 1 '.: . ' : (2) Whe,J th~re 'ai·~ t\vo or il1ore preh1i,ses condg,uous to. any street: drain. gutte·r or cliannel' 'a·,\a facing eac'l1 other. the owne(an·d occupiers of each premises shall ber~sponsiblefor keepi!1~·~ clean: ~)Iii~· part of the Stl'I:~~- drain. guttL'I' or channel neart·.st,hl their)>1~~111i'.ses. . :.. : • . •. -; ; , ' j;. 1 • . ~ ~ ) I ! , 1 , I '. , • , , I . • 38. Every o,~·h;ernr ocJ 1 upi~,: ;or r.r~misei sl1lb,1J: pro~·ide. proper ruihbi~h rec~'ptacl~~I l~H" th{ PWPO~¢s·or k~epii1g 1;~1bhish. prior to re1~1ov,al of the rul?Kish to ,~11 'a'tt'thorized collectioll'sitc. • • ' ' ,, . 39. Eve~y Lll~I 00'-'.<!r;li1;c1ii 1 re~iJ01lsihi~ i(l 111, colkdi@ ~>{ refuse shaU ma~e. adequ~tl.! provis~tm for ptihlic dusthins for the: purpos~ of r~ceivi.1 1 1g ahd. q,c,iijeratin~ 'r'~1bhish~ 1 ; T: • .. 1 ; • . i :l I ,. ! .. . ! ' t; '; .j 1 ti , 'I I: 1. Ruhbi,h R\!~t·ptm:ks. Puhlk Dustbin Jurisdiction of the Court. Power and procedure of the .\ n .. -n,• . i • l;' 612 ·l • .• I£m·im1111,e111ul fmtectfrm .-l~t111'T /.,,11• I CAP. 42 ,, ·: '. . ' ' . . ·: .• ! ' 40. - 0) ll shaU he1 the dt;t, of e,·en Lncal Ciovt'rnment ·to make adeqw:t~·e pn1~ris(on J~?r-'. pub.I {c rnnv,en.iences: t,1. al I stJ·ategi<.i 1Jubl i~ places: : : i . • ' • ' • • • • • (2)A person ~hall 11~)1 defecate in an ()pen space orpublic place . • :i 41. - (I) There is hercbv estahl ished for th.: purposes \lr this Law the Environmental Sanitati~m Courts to he presided (W~r b,· a k-t.wl : practitioner to be appointed hy the Gon:rnor on the rcco111,;1end,ll~)i1 • of Attorney General of the Stace. (3) -It sha ll be the duty of the Courts to speedily try and determine cases arising from or under this Law. For this purpose the State is divided into five Zones (as sel out in schedule 2 hereto) with a Court for each Zone. ( 4) A St~1te corn1s~l o r a Police Oflice1~: shal I pros¢nne ·all ~;1si;:s· under this I .aw. • (5) The.'. Corn1 :~hall hµvc all tht' l~l)Wt'rs. immunities and privileges of~ M,1gistrate ·s Court. • 42. The Court shall .hav~ th~ juris~iil:t(on. t< l try all cases or matters arising under thisd .a,~ .. \~·ithin. jts arc:a of Juri~dicti~m. , . . Provided tha): an appeal from the· decision uf' the Court 'shall rie tri the High Court. : · • ·: • • ii . . 43. - ( 1) The.· Court ~hall· have pow~rs. lo· ll)' and to . imp9se punishment pr~vided .qy tl\ is Law and in ~dd,1tion t)1e Cot111 slfall ha,ve , . • : I • powers: Ii, I < I (a) to fo~e-:t)fl. the -~pot ,~,,y pcrsop or h,od~ l:nrpornt~ tlrn~ C()lrn~1its an o(f¢h~ctm&r thi~ Law.: i : • ' (b) "To is 1s'u~1 an abate111lnt ·notke in appro'priate .cases on any • owner::. chretuk~r or occupier: of i.tny prcmis~s in respcc'.t ~)r a11y ' t' • • •• ' ' ' ' ;1ll1iSit11ce:1 !' · '. . ,: 1 . , (i) gfvii~ipartiJt1lars <Jf nuis,,nce to be abated and ·' i ,. Pru,isio.ri of Pt1hlit.: •• i Con,cnit:111:cs. Estnt-ili;-;l1111~111 of CourL Power of Arrest I' ; 1 I: ,6/,3 (ii)stating .°lhe period i'ithin \,vhich s:ucl( nuisunce shall he .. • • abated. ;:;1:1 : • I ' ,1 / •r: !' ~ ! ; (41). \1/i:tl~out l~rej~dice h~ the pruyision of this Lm., wh~re ttt th~ expirat!pn·qr,the,: ~t! rfocl state'd' 'under i~L-lb-pan~graph (ii) n r paragraph (b) of subsectiotr '(I): of section 36 of this La\\'. thl: •Court shall summarily try the oft~nder and impose appropriatl: penalty. (3) The proced(ire of the court shall 1 be the same as the procedure of the Magistratl: Court. 44. A medical Officer. Health Ofliccr or an) othJr person authorized by the Court may arrest without warrant any person ,, ho commits an offence unde'r this Law and that p~rson ~o arrested may be urraigned before the Court for prosecution. l. 45. Any person who ,9/ntravenes. the p1·ovisions of this Lav.·;. or oncn~:cs. refuses to comply ~•i'tli a11' order or a directive by a Healtll Officer·. commits an offence. I '' 46. Any person who commits an offem:c pn\,·idcd h~ i:his I ;~,w. shall Penal!~ be liable: • • I '· . . ·· •·. r ; , ... (a) for the tlrst oftence. to a tern1 of imprisoi~men.t not c~cceding 0110 month or to a Jint! noi exceeding live thi.rnsiind naira or both: in the case of a bod)r cprpor~t~. to: a fine not C:\CC~ding Len lhl;Ustmd naira and :· • •• • : , · ·: (b) for subseq;uent offenc~s. to a term or imprisonmc111 not t"~Ce~ding one month 011 Lo a fihe 1 1 1dt cxi:l:edi11e one 'thousand naiU, or ho1h: :ii, the case of a: body corpop.~h:. ·10 a l1'1~ not· ~XC t·~ding. ·,li,·c 'tl~ousi1pd '. i: - ' •• ' '. : ' ' naira. ,,. • : : .. ':i ,' i .• :1 I i! ! ; .J ' : . 6/4 \ ltm;i!:611111L~11!(1/Prj>IL'cfi;,111 ,·lge1i(:1· /.,n,· . I (f~A P .. .n • (b) l?,~en1ises ill su~h• !\ conditio,j as to ~c i1ijuriou~ to the he!\lth of pets011:, ,; , (c) a~y noxious matt'efinto any public street or into gutter or side charfn~I of any str;eet:' • • i, • • • (d) atcttrn·i.i1a'tion or depl1sit of rubbish or any ki;,d. decaying ahii11al: ,OI: vc~etahle matter. whL·tlK·r in the lllrm or refus1:. , manL1re. d·ecayed ~1r tainted food. or in any ftwrn \\·hatsoever: (e) any stahk. CO\\ house. pigsty or other premisL·s fur the use of animals or birds· wh,ich arc in . such a condition as to be injurious to the health or man. animals i1r birds: (f) any offensive trade not sited at an authorised place (dying pits. tannery. soap making etc): (g) premises on which helper or \\Orkmen are employed and where suitable and a<.kqunte sanitary cnnve11i~·l1ceS ar1;.• not prov-i~i~d: • .. • . • • . - . (h) any act. rnmm.ission~ place ,vhich is or may be dang~wus to hea1t(·1ife or p,~operty: • ; • • • :, (i) exces'.~·i\'e nois~-making. misuse or puhlic ad,J~~ss system or indiscfiminate blowing of horn: and • U) exces*ive1 air ,:polliW~>1~ hy e'mi;s~iqn nf. smok~. ft ime~. d f dangerou.s gas~s ,~nd e,t tluent hy,tac,~nn~s and m~mulactunng house$:. • : ·: • • • • ! • • . :1 ; ! .!,,:, ;1i; I ' ••, ~ ' r :: ! SCHEDDU:I}It z· ZONES ~J~-fostrtQN ~11-m,ADQU AR;rER~~ 1. ,P~t)la'.turti.;~&~a'ti .. a·nd Gujh~1, : ·namaturu • • 1 2. 3. 4. 5. . -• L... .I . . : •j · t '1, •. fo1.l i:une'tmd}~~mgcr~. :; .. ,'.:\ \ . ! .• ': . ~:: sJHe\Jaku,skq a1,10 Yu'si.1fari :11 '. ' ,·- ; : • i' [\I ·&r~<rb,ina l!~dN~wu. i H JI,:: ' ,,j:' • ' : .. 'i ~' t~ldam anJ \' Lmushri · ; 'Ir, t: . :,"r •• • , I:.. 1 -~ • i ··• I ! j' ! I ,:,j., t' ! I Uashu·a 1• 'I Ngtiru I I .I 615 I J SCHEDllLE3 SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS REl,ATING·TO THE AGENCY PROCEEDINGS 2 3 4 Suqject to this La\\· and section 26 of the E'nvironmental Protectiot'1 Act ( which provides for decisions of statutory body to be taken by:. a ·majority or its· n1cmbcrs and for the persori presiding to ha\'e .a se.cond (.)I' dtsfi ng. 'nllC ). the /\gt·ncy i11ay make standing orders regulating thl' pnu:cl·dint'-s of the Agency or any Committee thereof. Every meeting: of the Agency shall be presided over by the Chaim1an or in:·his ah~ence the mccting::shall be presided by the • Director General of the Agency. The quorum of the nH:eti1\g or tht' Agency shall rnnsist or the: Director General ( or in an appropriate case. the person presiding at the' meeting ptirsua;,t to paragraph 2 or this schedule) and six other mt:mher/ : Where upim aiiy special llci:asion . th~. /\g~ncy desires to obtain the advice. of µ11); person 9n any rai·ticubir matter. the Agency may ~a-opt thaJ person to ~ea memhcr fo:r as many meetings as may be necess4 ry: and that' persoi1 Sl> co-optl.!d ~hall ha Ye a~l the rights'. and pri,·.ilcg:es ~1r ti :,m:mhl·r ~Xl'.L'P\ that h~ shall lll:1l b~ entiticd to votsl : ,·; ' l . ! ; • I ' ., l i I ' ' .. ') . i i,i: 1.·· , I i ' .' j 'I . ' I l. ,· :. 616 ' . 'I • r I I, ·~: i'. • •;·{·: ,',: ! . : I •i I :1 !j I I i, , ;1 .'. ·•. i·· i. ·,t ii ' 'i i , .. ; ;r iji :!:i . I 1;· ';,i , I '',! t .'I 'i ; I i,