NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES) REGULATIONS, 2014

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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES) REGULATIONS, 2014

[PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2007]

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulations:

PART I– OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF APPLICATION

1.       Objectives.

2.       Scope of Application.

3.       Exemption.

PART 11—HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE

4.       Hazardous Substance.

5.       Banned and Restricted Hazardous Substance.

6.       Importation or Exportation of Restricted Hazardous Substance.

7.       Hazard Signs.

8.       Labelling of Container.

9.       Transportation Permit and Requirement.

10.     Tracking of Restricted Hazardous Substance.

11.     Storage of Restricted Hazardous Substance.

12.     Waste Classification and Labelling.

13.     Handling and Treatment.

14.     Transit Permit.

PART III — REGISTRATION AND ISSUANCE OF PERMIT

15.     Registration of Hazardous Substance.

16.     Issuance of Permit.

17.     Requirements for issuance of Import or Export Permits.

18.     Permit Procedure.

PART IV–- EMERGENCY PLAN

19. Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. 20. Notification of Accidents and Emergencies.

PART V-GENERAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SAFE USE OF PESTICIDES AND OTHER AGROCHEMICALS

21.     Responsibility for Safe Use of Pesticides and other Agrochemicals.

PART VIENFORCEMENT

22.     Enforcement Notice.

23.     Powers of Officers.

24.     Mode of Delivery of Enforcement Notice.

25.     Enforcement Notice Reminder.

26.     Violation of Enforcement Notice.

PART VII-OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

27.     Contravention of Permit Conditions.

28.     False Statement.

29.     Failure to comply with Abatement Measures.

30.     Failure to Report Accidental Release and Emergencies.

31.     Operating without Permit.

32.     Violation of Registration Requirement.

33.     Penalties.

PART VIII—MISCELLANEOUS

34.     Interpretation.

35.     Citation

SCHEDULES

S. I. No. 65 of 2014

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS  AND PESTICIDES) REGULATIONS, 2014

[PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2007]

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 34 of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act 2007; and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, MRS. LAÇRENCIA LARABA MALLAM, Honourable Minister of Environment, hereby make the following Regulations:

[Commencement]                              [9th Day of December, 2014]

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