HARMFUL WASTE (SPECIAL CRIMINAL PROVISIONS PROVISIONS ETC) ACT

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LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA   

HARMFUL WASTE (SPECIAL CRIMINAL PROVISIONS, ETC.) ACT

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Crimes in respect of harmful wastes

1. Prohibition of activities relating to harmful waste, etc.
2. Parties to the crime.
3. Crimes committed in prosecution of common purpose.
4. Mode of execution of crime.
5. Accessories after the fact.
6. Penalties, etc.
7. Crime by body corporate.
8. Attempt.

Miscellaneous

9. Exclusion of immunity.
10. Power to search, seize and arrest.
11. Sealing of dumping site, etc.
12. Civil liability.
13. Jurisdiction.
14. Offences under more than one law.
15. Interpretation.
16. Short title.

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HARMFUL WASTE (SPECIAL CRIMINAL PROVISIONS, ETC.) ACT

An Act to prohibit the carrying, depositing and dumping of harmful waste on any land, territorial waters and matters relating thereto.

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[Commencement.]         [25th November, 1988]    

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