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Federal Ministry of Environment<br />

Primary authority for regulation and enforcement of environmental laws rests<br />

with the FMEnv. The specific policies, acts and guidelines enforced by FMEnv<br />

that are relevant to the Project include:<br />

• National Policy on the Environment (1989, revised 1999);<br />

• <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> Assessment Act No 86 (1992);<br />

• National Guidelines for <strong>Environmental</strong> Auditing In Nigeria (1999);<br />

• Water Resources Act of 1993;<br />

• National <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection (Management of Solid and Hazardous<br />

Wastes Regulations), 1991;<br />

• National <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection (Effluent Limitation) Regulations,<br />

1991;<br />

• Harmful Wastes (Special Criminal Provisions etc) Act No 42 (1988);<br />

• Federal <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection Agency Act (1988); and<br />

• National Guidelines and Standards for <strong>Environmental</strong> Pollution Control in<br />

Nigeria (1991).<br />

The FMEnv EIA process is shown in Figure 1.3 . The <strong>Azura</strong>-<strong>Edo</strong> IPP is a<br />

Category I project.<br />

AZURA EDO IPP<br />

1-11<br />

DRAFT EIA REPORT

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