ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT

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LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA  

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT, No. 86 1992

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I – General principles of environmental impact assessment

1. Goals and objectives of environmental impact assessment.
2. Restriction on public or private project without prior consideration of the environmental impact.
3. Identification, etc., of significant environmental issues.
4. Minimum content of environmental impact assessment.
5. Detailed degree of environmental significance.
6. Examination of environmental impact assessment by the Agency.
7. Opportunity for comments by certain groups.
8. Decision not to be given until the appropriate period has elapsed.
9. Decision on the effect of an environmental impact assessment to be in writing.
10. Supervision of the activity.
11. Notification to potentially affected States or local government area, etc.
12. Mandatory study list not to be carried out without the report of the Agency.

PART II – Environmental assessment of projects

13. Cases where environmental assessment is required.
14. Excluded projects.
15. Environmental assessment process.
16. Factors for consideration of a review panel.
17. Factors not included.
18. Screening.
19. Declaration of class screening report.
20. Use of previously conducted screening.
21. Decision of the Agency.
22. Mandatory study.
23. Use of previously conducted mandatory study.
24. Public notice.
25. Decision of Council.
26. Referral to Council.
27. Termination by responsible authority.
28. Termination by Council.
29. Referral by Council.
30. Decision of the Council.
31. Appointment of mediator.
32. Determination of parties.
33. Mediation.
34. Subsequent reference to review panel.
35. Appointment of review panel.
36. Assessment by review panel.
37. Hearing of witnesses.
38. Public notice.
39. Decision of Agency.
40. Design and implementation.
41. Certificate.
42. Definition of jurisdiction.
43. Joint review panel.
44. Substitute for review panel.
45. Conditions.
46. Substitution.
47. Inter‐States environmental effects.
48. International environmental effects.
49. Environmental effects on Federal and other lands.
50. Application of certain provisions.
51. Power to prohibit a proponent.
52. Injunction.
53. Commencement of prohibition.
54. International agreement.
55. Public registry.
56. Preparation of statistical summary.
57. Defect in form or technical irregularity.

PART III – Miscellaneous

58. Power to facilitate environmental assessment.
59. Power to make regulations.
60. Offence and penalty.
61. Interpretation.

62. Short title.

SCHEDULE – Mandatory study activities

ENVIRONEMNTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT 1992

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[COMMENCEMENT     10^th December1992]

The Federal Military Government hereby decrees as

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