Refuse Management and Sanitation Board Law, no. 7 of 2003

Ml\l"<\1\1 l!ttt,\1111\1.SIIEl,;,\RAII. , ... · , . , , , , . . . U111,•n1tn·. • K1t1111 -"ilClll' 1!fNi1!,1•rt11 REFUSE MANAGEMENT ANO SANITATION BOARD I.AW 2003 • -,,-,,: .. ~:n•: ''• :, tow No.7.of2003: 2003 • ·; • Kano Slate or Nigeria A BILLifo~ a,,Ln,~Jo .·~~vidc •~r..~~c:~t~bli~liment ~f l'I body to be responsible for the disposal nnd mnnngement; of Refuse, in the State:-and for other mailers connected !herewith., .,.,, ""~''"· ; .,;, : 1 . , , : , , .i ., ..... . ,. , "·\,;·,1--;~ '-~~•-·•:·; -.h,: ·;, •~n ;, ~,!fl r• .'·•,:· F,,1 RE IT .ENACTED by the.State House of As~bly ns follo\\s:- ,, 't·' ;.j' . I. , :m,s Lnw mny be cited.as Refuse fvlnnngemcn1 nnd Snnitntion Boord UIW 2003-,and shnll be deemed to ·have come into opemtilln on-t"dnyofNovembcr. 2003. . :,. ""'' l. In thi!i Law. unless the context otlicnvise requircs:­ "Ronnl .. menns the Boord established by,S,ection 3 "'Chalrmnnr',.menns Chninnan of lhe Boord. ""Govemor ... menns Go,•cmor ofihc Suiie: . .. Local Government~ -"''-·ans Local Government Council of the State. . ··"-~•-·'·-.. , .. ,~. . • "Member" means a m1:mh.:r··,of.the,.Board and shall include the C'hainnnn. . ~ .• '· ..... ,. , . • ,,, ., · "Ministry••, mcans;thc Ministry. of.Environment . .. Refuse" n~cnns any solid waste of ~~hatev.er ni:iiure . .. State" means Kano Stale of Nigeria. . l"illllitm:md l',"11'"'-n~nl lnterpMnt11m A 34 h1..Jilid111ia11 ,,ftlh:11.wJ K.S. L.11w Nu. 7 ol'lOOJ Rt!,/i1se Mww~l'llll.!111 w11/ S1111it111im1 /Jmml Luw .WIJJ Jc ·(I)' There is hereby es1ahlished for the Slate a l1011rd hl he ·known as Refusi: Managcnu:nt and S:111ita1iu11 DuurJ. • • • • • \ (2) • The'· Huard slmll hi: ii bo<ly corpomtc wilh pcrpc1u:1I succession mid u cu1111m111 seal. wi1h p,l\\cr lo sue mtll he sued in ',r, " ' 1 its;'i:OlllOl'llie ll81t1J.: •· I·.( : • .- ; ; t ',/, . ' ,'. / : : ( 3) The Ho11r<I-shull ·aC(111ir" and dispose ut' 11m1,c11~· 111m·ahh: and immovable und slu1II operate ils ll\rn Bani. Acco11111. foi1C1\:~n "' ill,· 4. ( 11 The Hoard shall have the folllming funclions. namely:: '""'J 1. lklq$C collt:ction and dis1>osal: ii. ~ Man~gi.,iqelJl of rdt~ collection cenlcrs and dJI ) -:~il,:s{ iii. • • -l~eclanmtion: iv. ,{,·· ,. • ·ping mul cl~·aning: ,\:., ,~1i:;Q1Jlt1Jl.,P.(.§l.r9~t hawking 1111d random 1·cfusc di$posal; . :..- h' ,, ti. :,,Jt:1a1~"'•it11'!ielf'-'help' ~roups in n:latlo1i Id "., ' '·\~ast~ diilection)and'disj>os.il:'"'·~'· \'ii. Vcclor control (Mosquilo Control) by ntenns of . \iunigalion and tllhcr mcaus of control; ''' viii ''li'iipcciirin ;and' 1:nligtileiii11cnf;tyrogni1ti1nd J 01111 sanitution: "· • • . ·be:·, ' Liais~ «ildt 111Vn1etmpoli1an·L·ocal Govl.!rmnc111s ••• , "'"·, 'towards'1fsustaii\able·sani1a1ion operation:·' X. Insuring a clean • 111,dc;; 1:ondm:ive 'busin1.-ss •,,., cnvitonffiein ···in· ••iharket:• and commercial ··pre·,ntsci;:~~•,,~; -, ~~•; .. ;t ~1j;, ','.->"• ~:lu, . ..:•! xi. liliti~ting privt11ii.1tion1und co111mercimi1.nlio11 of Sun'iia1iori'11rogninm1~ilnhe18i'1ttet, •• , , ~- xii:' ··'Frimihhitihn' nnd dcsh~1fing~o1• prbgrnmmcs hi provide solution 10 wastc 111a1111gemcnl iS!>lll~s ' '"• e.g.' fabrication of e,1uiplllent; 'introdm:li,)11 of public par1ii::i1l.ilmy programmes; '""' ·, .. ' xiii' • Maintenance ol'·nlt waste''ina,iagemeni"in the State; "10 'I~~ • •• :n :;;,.;, ··,·:l-;.?; :<iv Proscc11tloi1 " of ' Envil'oiimentar • 1Sonilation ........ a,ttw no. , 01 ZUOJ lloal'1f I.air JtlllJ xv. M11intennnce Workshop: 'Xvi. Fabrication: xvii. Control of Board Finance and dishurseine,u . XVIII. Staff nd1ninlsttalion generally. (~) • 11,e Ronrd shall. subject to the approval of the Govemor. establish such Depnrtmcnts ns tire 'l'iecc~'-tlry for lhe execution of ils l\111ctions. • • ·' s. The Board s!,all have the rollo,ving pcrsi:tns as members 10 he appbinccd by the Go\•enlor:- • • • :: ·fl r.•gl • • • 'A.;,1iart•-.,lil\\e Chairman ,vho sh~II be a person with sound· knO\vledge on ge1icri1I • 1envlro1,ment11I nnd ·:: •• • ,· • solid wnste disposnl and shall &lso he n person of . , ,,.,. • proven inlcgrit}': • • • b, A representative from each of the 8 mctro11olita11 ; . 'Local • GbvenllYICIII ·comtcil!I' llalllJI\':- Dain . • , • · ,.,• :Nassarnwn; O\vate;· Munidp.,r, • Fagge: far.it111i. K11mbotso aridi' • Un'gogo , 'Ldcal. tlovd·\t111e11t 1 • Co1.111cilsr•·r•1 'J"'.,,• •·.c,,v.,::,,;,, !.,. '·•'·•·' " 1 o: •, • 'l'\,'o1 •rcptc!i~litii1ives 'tmin' 'cdch tif. ihe folluwi,~~ .'.'.,: '· ·Sc1intotinl·Zoncs:~····1 ' ., • i. Kmio North: ii. '1• ·Kmi11 So1i1h. -d. A refinisentritil-e'oi'l·lisba'Boanl:1 ::e. 0hc-'rep~nlalivhhch froin:; • i. -Ministrfor C:twimnmc1ii: it • Miiilstrfofl1c:!a'ith:''' 'I iii. Plf)•sicnl' Pln1\l\i11g Authority: , • ,, i,•. • Cciumll Workhig CbmH1iuee of Self-Help · "' •• .,.. .;;, ·Grm'1p.i~,u " r • ,. , .. '' " ' i.,,\, v, •••' 011~ipetso11· or 1111q(1esti'o11al-,le int~grity: ,,:111r,vl:' ''The'Maii~giitg Dikcfor,-i'rd1c Boord. 6, (I) The Governi.W'shall'apphifif:t'Marfoging Director for the Bonrdrn}}.;: '•I} I;(;}, U"";!'l'.1"(•, ·n·(; ·'+,--,;,,-,~J .,'! .;;--. ' (!!) The' pers~ifnppo'inv&i''p'urilua1tdb !siib-section (I) or lhis !1CClil'11l shall mf a' pcr.ion''of iiitq'uestio~~b.(~ 'c,l1t1rncler. A 35 M,.,11h,,'1~ 111" lh~ llu:ml Apfll•illlnl\'11 111' n M1ma11in11 l>il\'Chlr Olh~• ,1:111" 111 111..-Ho.ud. fmm«.'1! mut li111,lmi: , , lfr/11.w Mwwgwm:111 1111,I Sa111t111w11 /Imm/ /.1111· ](}fl I (J) The M:im1~i1.1~ J)ireelor sl1;i,l.l. l.11.1hl mad. rncalc ollicc in ac1:or<lm1ce wilh such 1crms am.I c1.mpj1ions as <lchmuincd hy the ljJ9~1 ':f1,t;~~t.H . .-.u ~ .. ' lU • l ,. ' • ,1 ifH•' !: • , .t. • Tli~-fYJ.w~illl!l.Pirc,.;\\lr,.sh\l.ll-bc 1.h..: Chid" Fxce111ivc ~~. ~\ di a~ lhc ,~c.i;ountif.l.!!-· {).ftic~r; of the Bt);lf<l. aml shall u11dcrt.1kc the: l'ol\tl\\ing;• ... , .. ,.· • ii." • R~spous,ibh: for lhc JillYrJ~•<luy ·11dminis1111tio11 ,if , ., , llw,Uoard;. b. , Co~iducl all col'l'csgm1d1m~ oflhe Bo11rd:11111d c., l :l~-~1y,qH1.;r:X~SOQ!l?>il..>ili1r .. ~sj™~!o!d lo him by 1hc ., .:. ,B~r.fJ~ .... :. , •.; ... , ... :#: •• ~ntt·•:,; 7. (I) Th~p sli~IIJ~e,,appl)int~<l /lir 1hc Bol\rd a S1.-cretary who shnll ulso he lhe Legal Adviser to lhc. Upard Ill be appointed hy the Govcmur. . (2) Tiu: persq;;, so. ~pp~i1,ll~~f pur:.Uillll t~l. sub•Sl:Cliun (I) llf this ~Cflion slia!I b (; i ~e gul P1~c;~i1io11cr \\ hp must have had 1101 less ihau 6 yea~ po~t cc1II !!~Pc:ficnce. • i., •• (3) The Board shall al.so have: powcu.9,ask to be sent on scco11dn1cn/ otlwr s!q[f lh;m1 911\'!1' M.i11is1~ic~,or,Pamsuitals. 8. ( I) 'Ilic linances of the 8011rd,ll,1ull,c;nn1e.,lro111 the l'i.1llowing sources:- a. h. .1I;,• ,, ;(h// The State Gov1:1~\111cn1, shull pJ\widc all lhc reqnii:~~ .... lll.!1chia1 .cric;s,, ,;\'.~hic;les. nn<l other wor~!tll,~ !ll!1'Cri11!~, 1j11j; ludiog.Jhc pD)'IIICIII nf staff~l~ies and.11IIP,Wfn~w.. The ·eight lB) ,fy-1,;trQROliJ?.IJ. L"ocal Governnu:nts "'!'''~IY,, Muni~ipql, .. l;)ala. Gwale. f11ggc. • , })l!'/llJ!li, 'Nf!s,•mu-.:u. ~yml!otso afld U11gogo shall jointly together wit!1.~l1e.St11te Government lo ""rq~jp~\.XUH~s'. •~r fu~~limi,. lubricantll, scrvici.: .. pa,;t51Jpf,lh~. ~~l!icJei,~111d p,ther opcrntionul cost .. Tup;,,aq~9!'!lb JR,;~~;,f9llJ!.!l>.i»e,,I pi;ri m~nth ,by • 1::ach Local Government shall be agreed upon aficr due consult111io11~ jointly with .Jbe am:ctcd ' ."'' .s ''JtlJ1 •. ,1,tt1 i•:.- ·.t •. • '.- - '"''."' •'•• • • !:,~~l,.9,~~\:11l.~e,1t$ nt 1hc:)teg111 11111g pf each rmanc111 year. ~ • ' ;..'.,:. :. 't -·. l .. \ t: .. • t·; ,~ ... >:'• t1-t0ftttl Snnitiir~ b1,1..-s1t,is. !1·imn/\ ;h~fttf;·-1 Su~n hion 01· 11-.: fh.11\ ... -.~ .... tlh." thamd; :. .. •*~ 11 l'su!bli.tnu,.-nt .,r t,,i::li ti,i1 ~'iili\Jnt Sanita11~lt ·•· • ...,, c.·,wmiu..,,. • •• ..,.,.~,◄•) ,,.,....,,,w,t.l Aallualn:po,t. JJ. ,.;,,,, Amlual l:sllmal.:. Co,opli11111lf Mo:mbas. l, I • I I ~ >,\ \ (2) The person so co-opted shull hnve nll the ri1thls nnd priviledges of a member. except tltnt he shnll mll be entitled 10 vote 11pon any question. • I I\ 39 17. (I) Al any meeting oflhc Board. tile Chninnnn shall ~side M,,1in11 ur 1h~ nnd if thelt'liairnuiniis 'nffset\Pdrli1hnhlc 16 'p~ni ihc'ihtnllMs ! 'll.m,u. pn:senl shnli ck~• one or their number to .be the Ch~im,an. J !bH(?)ITh\r.Glmirinuit111hn11 hllVe'iln~tlglrit11"vdte111 il'iiy 'mcetin'g I, •,, ,:,r an'checond nnd -cnsliug "61e 1wliere Uic voies'ate hljbnllf di\"ided. (3) The Bonrd shnll meel nl i~nki6lit:i:'in every t11mner. 18. Mcmhers of the Bonni other thnn "l~i:-<lj/it-ifJ •• members T.:nur .. ,~· Mo:mh.:IS shnll scn·e for n lenn of 4 years nnd shall be eligible for n:- nppoi1111ne111 to a liarthcr and linnl term of 4 yenrs. 19. Seven members present :11 any meeting or the Hoard shall <.lu11111111 form II quorum. 20. The validity of the proceeding.,; of the Aoard shall not be ValiJit\ur ,., .... ,. ... ~,'"!!' nllccted hy any "m::mcy in its mcmhcrship or any dclcct in 1hc nppoinuncnt or II member ur hy rcmmn lhnt n person 1mt entitled to do so hns lnkcn part in such proceedings. 21. l I ) The Bonrd shnll keep proper Accounts in respect of nil Ac,-.um" :uul 1 Amii! monies with resp(~t· fo other charges and personnel emoluments. (::?) The 7\cb.-lt111ts of the Board for each yenr slmll he nuditcd nller the end \lf cnch year by the /\udilor General or the State. 22. Service in the Honrd shnll he approved service for the purpose \lf the Pension Lnw in force in the Slate nnd ncconlingly staff of the Board shnll he entitled 10 pensions, gmtuilies nnd other retirement hcnents ns prescribed under the pensions L,w. EXCEPT THAT nothing in this tbw shall prevent the appainlment of n person 10 any office on tenns. which preclude the grnnl of pension nnd gmt11i1y in n:spcct llflh111 office. 23. Offences eommiued under nny Regulations t1111dc p,mmnnt l'imisllm.:nt 10 this Low shnll he 1ri11hle hy II Shnri'n Coun o~.11 Mngistmte or the firsl Grnde. 24. The Ciovemur slmll hnve pll\\'Cr 10 make Rcg11l111iom; 1111"..,., hunaL.: tq1Ula1i.,ns. gencrnlly t(l give cm.-ct 10 any provision or this Lnw.