Katsina State Environmental Protection Agency (Amendment) Law 2001 (CAP. 175)

2228 ----- {C.l'.174 Pro, ided iha1 the . . (Adop11011 <?f fslamfc P, . and Hadith } are in consouan . '01 S, ""'111/ c~ '''Ith the Qur'an ----.:.: . J ft;, 4 Offences . . comme committed . ncemcn1 of th. on or af!e . With the prov•.. is Law shall b . r tne daic DI .s,ons ?[ 1!1is Law e lned in accoro·a • • nee ---- u (F.11l'lronmcn1a.' Protcctio. [CAP.175 2329 l'TCR 175 .\ I..\ \'TOA'v!!:!\'D.,.Hl:K.\T IN.A Sl \Tl L1"\'ll,l)'.\\t.i:~:1Al !'RC' J'ECT!Ot, .\CiP 'C', LAW :'Jo.~ 01 ''"'·· lntcrprc1Jtum l. This La\\' muy h1. cited ..i~ l.1... l~.!lSiirn Ste~ :"11\'ii.Jil:f:L' 11ta' 0 r0t'...:c1:,11i .\ge1L' t \1.,cn.lnwm) L: .:'00 ··r:. . ;I\\ ~--1all com~ I opcrauon un •,. . 31... dayof.lun~ ,l In this Law:- ·'Principal Law.. means the Katsina State Em·iromncntal Protection Agency L;"' No. 4 of 1994. ..\. For section 8( I) of the Principal Law there is substitul~d the following section:- .. ,""'""" .. S( I) The functions of th:! Agency shall be:- (a) lo advice the Go,·crnor on cn,·ironmental policies. priorities and on scientific :me! technological actiYitics affecting Cn\·ironmcnt: (b) 10 ad,·icc the Go,·cmor on an, plan or scheme in any pan or the State which mn;v involve the dcstruc1irn1 or wild life. habitat or forest: (cl 10 prcp:trc periodic pbns ror the de, dup111::11t of t:n,ironmcntnl ::ic1c:nce and 1cc!111olc,gy: (d) LO c0-opcratc wnh Federal and Stale ~linistrif.:s. Local Cio,emmcnt Councils, statutory bodies and r~scard1 ag.enci;:s m1 matters and facilities relating to cn\'ironmental protection. -:·::: .. • .. .r /::! 2330 [CAP.175 ( e i 10 promote CC'-operarion i1; environmental science and technology with similar bodies in other countries and institutional bodies connected with (f1 em•ironmemal pro1ec1ior.; 10 carry out such activities as necessary for the dischar2e of the functions of the Agency; - (g) 10 prepare Cir cause 1c be prepared and keep under continuous review environ111er.1al health development plans; (h) to plan and carry our programmes 10 upgrade the environmental quality of brighter pans of the Stale; (i) lj) (k) 10 prepare and imnlemem periodic plans for the pr~vemion of environmemal pollution; LO idemi(\' locations and respective impact on the environment of all Agro. chemicals in use in the State; a~nd lo liaise with and give advice 10 the Commissioner for Al!riculture on the comro) and reg;iation of ku;h ouming anc: CIL~er related offe:.ces p!lnishahi,: under the Fo.~stry Law" 5. The Principal law is amended by inserting after section 2S the following section 2SA:- I 1, :.I ,<q -.• (E11vironme11ca! Protec1io11 .~gene ,~, [CAP.175 2331 "PO\\:!' 10 TT~l:e !':;ul:1:0ns. ~SA. the At:!enc,· mav with the appn:,,·ai of th· Go\'emor make such regu'Iations as may be necessar: or expedient:- (al for securinl! the due perfomrnnce of an: duty impos-;i and the effecti,·e exercise o the DC1\\"e1~ conferred upon the Agency b: o~ u~der the pro\'isions of 1hi£ La\\·: CbJ and for ~ene.allv securing the health and safet: of ;II pe~ns upon any premises or 01 accoum of an)~hing or things produced t' manufactured within those premise whereby public health and safety are like!: to be threatened". 11.Jl~;:~:-::·::::· :==·.::.·.::.· .::.···::..,·.::.··:.,··,,·..:·; c.;.:·:.·--...,...----"-· - - - . ·--·.a.··-··-·-·, ··.=~k:~;~,.;.~~fr:~f.~~~-::f(;~:m~