Water Resources (Amendment) Act

WATI'.:R RESOURCES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 201 (, EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM This Act amends the Water Resources Act Cap. W2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. 200~ 10 review upward the stipulated fines and penalties for offences under the Act Section: WATER RESOURCES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Amendment of Cap. W2 LFN, 2004. 2. Amendment of section 18 (1). 3. Citation. WAT!i:H RESOURCES (AMENDMl<:NT) ACT, 2016 AJ3ill For An Act to amend the Water Resources Act Cap. W2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to review upward the stipulated fines and penalties for offences under the Act; and for related matters " ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria I. The Water Resources Act Cap. W2. Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. 200'1 (in this Act referred to as ''the Principal Act'") is amended as set out in this /\ct l, Section 18 ( 1) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting for Ia) the expression-· (i) ·'N2,0UO'. in line 3, the expression.·',\ ·,(JI)Ji(lli" cmd 1 ii 1 "1\ 1 ()()",in line 5. tbe expr'cssiun. :.uUIJ": culd (b) the word:;. "six months". the words. "one vear". 2. This A.c1 rnay be cited as the \~later JZesources {Amencimenl) /\cl. 2016. c·ornmencemenl ,1\llll'lldiTit:ll\ ('If t.up. W~ I Yi\. ?ii!J:I ArnelldlllCill nr sec I i Dl'l I K 1 l ) I, CERTIFY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 (1) OF THE ACTS AUTHENTICATION ACT CAP. A2, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 2004, THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF TI-llS BILL PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. MO MMED AT ABA SANl-OMOLORl CLERK TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBL)' :J-0"' DA V OF OCTOBER, 2016 : I I I I I , SHORT TITLE OF l LONG TITLE OF Tt t t Hl Li rHE BILL • SUfVlMAi{\ {)!-' ! •-it' 'CONTE\\'l >,or i ilt·' BILL 'DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE I DATE PASSED BY I THE HOUSE OF i,. I REPRESENTATIVES' Water Resources I A;1 Acr ,. m amend ,:,,. v,·,ilc:r.T :!'his Dill ttmcthis the Water i 291h September, I ., .. ,.-,, ,- .... , , -, 1 ... ,··\ n e>~ .,.~, .. -· ... \-., ~ . - <21: 1 I 31" May, 2016 1 Amendment) .'016 Act, I RcoOUtcco Act ","v, \,' •A'''' c.! i l~c,OUl~C' Actl d;1: ,\ ,.., La\~S of the! ~016 i the J·ederauon of N!gl'rt,L cilii,J [(1 l·ederatron ;)J "''~l'lllL 2004 10 ' j rcYiew up~'ard :he st~~lLii~ncd tln-.'s rcvie\v upY\';jt"d th'-' ::-Iipulated fines · 1 and p\2nalue.s tor o!L~1:'""·c·:-; un.J.::.r and penalties lor u\Y...:-ih:CS under the~ ! the Ace and for relmcd !ll~illLTS. Ad. i I I I . I I certify thm this Bill has been carefully comp.ii cd h1 ""' 1\'ith the ,kc·isic>ll ,.""'-·h,·d hy the National Assembly and found bv me to be trcle and correct decision o!'rhe Ho:usc-s and is in <h ·,:,;t·,!.ti'l• .. :'-· \\ ith 1hc pruvlsinn ..; ; ,J.thL' ,,1- '\igeritL 2004. l .'\SSF'\T \cis Authentication Act Cap .. A2, La\vs of the Federation iVtOH~~LI-OMOLORI Clerk to the '\ational Assembly :;J.J'>.f' Day of October, 2016 . f t~~L~v~ '\HJHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR President of the Federal Republic of :\icceria ?. ::;:.. {6 Day of-0ernt'Te!", 2016 Nu-H~