NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT SHARING) REGULATION.

CENTER FOR LAWS OF NIGERIA: FEDERAL – NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, NESREA

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (ACCESS TO GENERIC RESOURCES AND BEFIT SHARING) REGULATIONS, 2009

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT SHARING) REGULATION.

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

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART 1—CONSERVATION MONITORING REGULATION

REGULATIONS:

1.       Environmental Impact Statement.

2.       Conservation of threatened Species.

3.       Inventory of biological Diversity.

4.       Monitoring of Status.

PART II – Access to genetic Resources

5.       Application for Access Permit.

6.       Prior informed Consent.

7.       Material transfer Agreement.

8.       Notification of Application.

9.       Examination of documents, Materials, etc.

10.     Determination of Application.

11.     Access Permit Form.

12.     Communication of Decision.

13.     Validity and renewal of access Permit.

14.     Terms, conditions of an access Permit, etc.

15.     Suspension, cancellation, etc, of Access Permit.

16.     Register of access Permits.

PART III – BENEFIT SHARING

17.     Application of Part.

18.     Benefits Sharing.

19.     Traditional and community Rights.

20.     Confidentiality.

21.     Transition.

22.     Offences.

23.     Penalties.

PART V – GENERAL

24.     Application or Exemption

25.     Interpretation Citation

SCHEDULES

S. I. 30 of 2009

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT SHARING) REGULATION. 2009.

[Commencement. ]                                               [30^th September, 2009]

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, MR JOHN ODEY, Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Environment, hereby make the following Regulations:

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