ALARO CITY FREE ZONE REGULATIONS 2022

CENTER FOR LAWS OF NIGERIA: FEDERAL REGULATIONS

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NIGERIA EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES ACT

CAP. N107, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004

ALARO CITY FREE ZONE REGULATIONS, 2022

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I—OBJECTIVES AND APPLICATION

1. Objectives.
2. Application.

PART II—ZONE DESIGNATION

3. Designation.

PART III—THE ZONE MANAGEMENT

4. Management of the Zone
5. Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer
6. Documentation of appointment of the CEO.
7. Functions of the Zone Management
8. PART IV—FREE ZONE REGISTRY AND REGISTRATION OF FREE ZONE ENTERPRISE
9. Establishment of a Free Zone Registry.
10. Disclosure of information.
11. Procedure for registration of an FZE.
12. Approval and issuance of certificate of registration.
13. Refusal to register an FZE.
14. Objects of an FZE.
15. Powers of an FZE.
16. Status of an FZE.
17. Seal.
18. Name.
19. Registered Address.
20. Sign-Name Plate.
21. Correspondence and official document.
22. Share Capital.
23. Alteration of Share Capital.
24. Issuance of Shares.
25. Transfer of Shares.
26. Register of shareholders.
27. Directors.
28. Board of Directors’ meeting.
29. Secretary.
30. Register for directory and secretary.
31. Resolutions and Declarations.
32. Contracts.
33. Distribution.
34. Security Interests.
35. Books of accounts and records.
36. Financial year.
37. Financial Statements.
38. Annual Accounts.
39. Appointment of Auditors.
40. Audited accounts.
41. Quarterly returns on FZE operations.
42. Inspection of books and records of an FZE.

PART V—PROCEDURE FOR LICENSING

43. Application for a licence.
44. Licences in the Zone.
45. Approved Activities.
46. Application for a Licence to undertake Approved Activities in the Zone.
47. Screening and due diligence compliance.
48. Notification of approval or rejection of an application for a licence.
49. Issuance of Licence.
50. Validity and renewal of a Licence.
51. Obligations of an FZE in respect of its Licence.
52. Change of Approved Activity.
53. Withdrawal from Approval Activity.

PART VI—INCENTIVES, CONCESSIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

54. Incentives and Concessions.
55. Retail activities.
56. Authorisation of entry and movement within the Zone.
57. Abandoned goods or property within the Zone.
58. Handling of goods brought into the Zone.
59. Register of Vehicles in the Zone.
60. Registration of vehicles.
61. Issuance of driver’s licence.
62. Provision of security in the Zone.
63. Customs, Police and Immigration Commands in the Zone.
64. Fees and tariffs for services in the Zone.
65. Facilities within the Zone.
66. Settlement of disputes within the Zone.
67. Applicable Laws.
68. Publication of Zone Management internal guidelines.

PART VII—PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS

69. Publication of Planning and Construction Guidelines.

PART VIII—TAXATION PROCEDURES

70. Publication of tax guidelines.

PART IX—BANKING PROCEDURES AND INCENTIVES

71. Objectives of this Part.
72. Guidelines for Banking Operations.
73. Permissible Banks in the Zone.
74. Licensing requirements for banks in the Zone.

PART X—CUSTOMS PROCEDURES

75. Zone Customs Processing Centre.
76. Customs procedures.

PART XI—IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES

77. Guidelines for processing immigration applications
78. Zone Immigration Centre.
79. Visa requirements.
80. Types of ordinary visa.
81. Business, Tourist and Visitor’s Visa.
82. Temporary Work Permit Visa.
83. Subject to Regularisation (STR) Visa.
84. Regularisations of stay.
85. Requirements for issuance of CERPAC.
86. Requirements for CERPAC for dependants above 16 years of age joining an expatriate employee.
87. Work Permits.
88. Reports on Work Permits Issued.
89. Restrictions on employment of expatriate staff outside the Zone.
90. Change of employment by a resident expatriate already in Nigeria.
91. Expatriates Free Zone Register.
92. Report on expatriates.

PART XII—HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT

93. Access to the Zone.
94. Report of incident or accident in the Zone.
95. Beautification of the Free Zone environment.
96. Maintenance of facilities.
97. Insurance of facilities in the Zone.
98. Responsibilities of an FZE on Health, Safety and Environment.
99. Responsibilities of Site Managers and Supervisors.
100. Responsibilities of an employee.
101. Responsibilities of service providers.
102. Power of the Zone Management or the Authority to mitigate HSE risks.
103. Compliance with environmental protection laws.
104. HSE induction training.
105. Occupational health and safety.
106. Control of hazardous substances.
107. Fire prevention.
108. Fire-Fighting Guidelines.
109. Fire exits.
110. Emergency evacuation procedures.
111. Personal protective equipment.
112. Prohibition of Firearms and other dangerous weapons.
113. Safety gear.
114. Breathing apparatus, ear protection and gloves.
115. Work practices.
116. Authorised access to restricted areas.
117. Tag in and out.
118. Permit for hot work.
119. Machinery and hand tools.
120. Walkways, platforms and passageways.
121. Stairways and ladders.
122. Working locations.
123. Mechanical and manual handling.
124. Travels and transportation.
125. Job hazard analysis, control and registration.
126. Waste management.
127. HSE awareness programmes.
128. Compliance and disciplinary action for non-compliance with HSE rules.

PART XIII—HUMAN RESOURCES, SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOUR REGULATIONS

129. Application of this Part to contract of employment in the Zone.
130. Responsibilities of the Zone Management and the authority under this Part.
131. Establishment of Labour and Employment Service Office.
132. Disciplinary procedure by employers
133. Welfare of employees
134. Employment contract
135. Work period
136. Provisional employment contracts or apprenticeship.
137. Unilateral modification in employment conditions.
138. Termination of contract of employment
139. Types of work and working hours
140. Holidays
141. Minimum wage
142. Overtime allowance
143. Prohibition of employment of underaged person, forced labour, etc.
144. Prohibition of discrimination
145. Resolution of labour disputes
146. Freedom on employment of labour
147. Register of employees
148. Employment benefits

PART XIV—COMPLIANCE, INSPECTION, REVOCATION OF LICENCE AND DEREGISTRATION

149. Compliance with the Act and these Regulations
150. Penalty for non-compliance with these Regulations.
151. Power to enforce compliance with these Regulations
152. Administrative fines for non-compliance with extant Rules and Regulations
153. Inspection.
154. Revocation of a Licence.
155. Reinstatement of a Licence.
156. Power to deregister at FZE.
157. Grounds for deregistration.
158. Procedure for deregistration
159. Consequences for deregistration.
160. Priority of distribution of assets of an FZE

PART XV—MISCELLANEOUS

161. Amendment and revocation.
162. Savings.
163. Interpretation.
164. List of abbreviations.
165. Citation.

SCHEDULES

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