(d) imposes penalty on any employee who reports cases of contravention of these Regulations

to the Agency;
(e) transports, any effluent and sludge which is not covered by a
m anifest;
(
f )transports effluent and sludge which are not completely enclosed,
covered and secured; and
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(g) transports hazardous effluent and sludge in bulk without prior
authorization from the Agency.

Failure to
report
65. It shall be an offence if a person fails to :
(a) maintain records of all discharges ; or
(b) file quarterly and annual reports of all discharges.

Discharge of
effluent
beyond
permissible
level.

66. It shall be an offence for a person to :

(a) release effluent and sludge into the environment beyond the
permissible level;
(b) fail to report release of effluent and sludge into the environment in
excess of permissible level as contained in these Regulations ;
(c) fail to take reasonable measures to prevent, reduce or remedy the
adverse effect of effluent, sludge and emissions released into the environment.
Part VIII—Penalty
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Penalty

67. — (1) Any person who violates the provisions of regulation 61 subregulation (1) (a) of these
Regulations commits an offence and sl>;d‘ m
conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding Five hundred Thousand \ ?.i
(N500,000:00), or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or iu
both such term and imprisonment.
(2) Any person who violates the provisions of regulation 61(1 )(6) to
Regulation 66 of these Regulation^ commits an offence and shall on conviction,
be liable to a fine not exceeding fCOO,000:00 or to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding six months Or to both such fine and imprisonment and an
additional fine of N5,000:00 for every day the offence subsists.
(3) Where an offence under the provisions of these Regulations is
committed by a body corporate, it shall on conviction, be liable to a fine not
exceeding N l ,000,000:00 and an additional fine of N50,000 for every day the
offence subsists.

P art IX;— M iscellaneous

Recognition
for
Environmental
leadership.

6 8 . A ny body corporate or organisation that demonstrates environmental

lead ersh ip , ad op ts en viron m en tally resp on sib le practices, demonstrates
com m itm ent to environm ental quality and maintain exemplary environmental
co m p lia n ce records shall be recognized and encouraged by the Agency.

Interpretation

6 9 . In th ese R egulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" m eans the N ational Environm ental Standards and Regulations
E n forcem en t A gen cy (Establishm ent) A ct 2007 ;
"Agency" m eans the National Environmental Standards and Regulations
E nforcem en t A g en cy (N E S R E A );
"Air Em ission” m eans any em ission or entrainment process emanating
from a point, non-point or m obile source resulting in air pollution;
"Air pollution" m eans any change in com position o f the air caused by
sm o k e, so o t, dust (including Fly-ash), cinders, solid particle of any kind,
g a ses, fu m es, aerosols and odorous substances ;
"Ambient Air" m eans air occurring at a particular time and place out of
stru ctu re;
"Ancillary
Equipment” m eans pieces o f equipm ent including batteries,
m em ory d e v ic es, chargers used with EEE listed in these Regulations;
“
A ppropriate authority" m eans, for the purposes o f any provision of
th ese R egulation s relating to the exercise o f the functions o f the appropriate
authority in N igeria, N E SR E A and other relevant Environment Agency;
“
A s s e m b l e r ”m eans a person or group o f persons who bring, fix together
separate parts o f E lectrical E lectronic E q u ip m en t;
" A u th o ris e d tre a tm e n t f a c ility ” m eans any facility operated by an
esta b lish m en t or undertaking carrying out treatment and which is licensed
or oth erw ise perm itted under or by virtue o f any legislation made in Nigeria,
as stated in the regulations ;
"Best A vailable Technology (BAT)” m eans an em ission limitation based
. on th e m axim u m degree o f em ission reduction w hich (consisting energy,
en viron m en tal and eco n o m ic im pact and other costs) is achievable through
a p p lication o f production p rocesses and available methods, systems, and
te c h n iq u e s ;
" B o d y c o rp o ra te " m eans an artificial person with perpetual succession
and co m m o n seal and m ay sue and be sued in its corporate nam e;
" C a th o d e R a y T ube (CRT)" m eans a vacuum tube containing an electron
gun and a flu orescen t screen, with internal or external means to accelerate
and d efle c t the electron beam , used to create im ages in the form of light
em itted from the fluorescent screen. The im age m ay represent electrical waveforms, pictures
or radar targets ;

“C harity d o n a tio n ” meanslttansfer o f EEE or its components to another

owner without any. reward in return ;
“C o llectio n centre/point” means a centre or point where e-wastes are
collected and stored temporarily for the purpose of recycling;
"C o m p a ra tive m o d e r means equipment that are modern ;
11C o o lin g a p p lia n c e s conta in in g r e f r i g e r a n t s means—
(a) large cooling appliances ;
(b) refrigerators ;
(c) freezers ; and
(d) other large appliances for refrigeration, conservation and storage
o f food, that fall within category 1 o f Schedule 1 ;
“D a n g e r o u s s u b s ta n c e o r p re p a r a tio n ” means any substance or
preparation w hich has to be considered dangerous by laws, regulations
and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and
labelling o f dangerous substances;
“D esig n a ted co llectio n fa c ility ' means any establishment or undertaking
or carrying out collection operations that is approved by the Minister of
Environment;
41D e s ig n a te d O ffic e r” means a person who has been appointed by
the A gency to be responsible for processing applications with respect
to activities designated under these Regulations, and includes an acting
officer ;
“D e v e lo p m e n t.C o n tr o r means the arm o f the government that is
responsible for developm ent activities o f a state/area;
“D ir e c to r -G e n e r a l/C h ie f E xecu tive O fficer (D G /C E O )” means the
Director General o f the National Environmental Standards and Regulations
Enforcement A gency (N E S R E A );
“D istrib u to r” means any person who provides electrical or electronic
equipment on a com m ercial basis to the party who is going to use i t ;
“D o n ations” means something that is given to a person or an organisation
in order to help them ; j
“D u ty o f c a r e ” is a requirem ent that a person acts towards the
environment w ith watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a
reasonable person in the circumstances would d o ;
“E ffluen f ' m eans waste Water treated or untreated : that flows out of a
treatment plant, sewer, or industrial outfall resulting from the commercial
or industrial use o f water, generally refers to wastes discharged into surface waters ;

V E l e c t r i c a l E l e c t r o n i c E q u ip m e n t m ean s :
( a ) E q u ip m e n t w h ic h is d e p e n d en t o n electric currents/voltage or
e le c t r o m a g n e t ic fie ld s in ord er to fu n c tio n properly and equipment for
th e g e n e r a t io n , tr a n sfe r and m ea su r em e n t o f such currents and fields
'.falling under th e c a te g o r ie s s e t o u t in S c h e d u le 2 to these Regulations
and designed f o r u s e w ith a v o lta g e ratin g n o t ex ceed in g 1,000 volts for
a lte r n a tin g cu rren t an d 1 ,5 0 0 v o lts fo r d ir e ct c u r r e n t;
( b ) E q u i p m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , tr a n sfe r, distribution and
m e a s u r e m e n t o f th e s e cu rren ts and fie ld s , in clu d in g the components
n e c e s s a r y fo r th e c o o lin g , h e a tin g , p r o tectio n , etc., o f the electrical or
e le c t r o n ic c o m p o n e n t s ;
“
E l e c t r i c a l E l e c t r o n i c Sector” m e a n s o rg a n isa tio n or body corporate
involvedin: . i
( a ) m a n u fa c tu r in g , a sse m b lin g , p r o c essin g or recycling any equipment
c o n t a in e d in th e c a te g o r ie s o f E E E liste d in th e se R egulations; and
( b ) o p e r a tio n s in T elec o m m u n ic a tio n , broadcasting, power (distribution,
t r a n s m is s io n a n d g e n e r a tio n ) f a c i l i t i e s ;
" E M F E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c F ie ld s " m ea n in v is ib le lin es o f force emitted by
a n d s u r r o u n d in g a n y e le c tr ic a l d e v ic e { e .g . P o w e r L ines and Electrical
E q u i p m e n t ; ! •• \ ... • -
u E n d - o f - l i f e " m e a n s E E E th a t h a v e c o m e to the end of their
usefulness;
**
Enforcement* m e a n s a c tio n s to o b ta in c o m p lia n c e w ith environmental
l a w s , r u le s , r e g u la tio n s o r a g r e e m e n ts a n d /o r ob ta in penalties or criminal
s a n c t io n s fo r v i o l a t i o n s ;
**
Enforcement
Officer” m e a n s :
( a ) a n o f f i c e r o f .N E S R E A w h o is a u th o rised in w riting by NESREAto
a c t a s a n e n f o r c e m e n t o f f ic e r fo r th e p u r p o se s o f th is Part, and
r
( , b) a p e r s o n a p p o in te d b y th e M in iste r o f E n viron m en t w ho is authorised
in w r it in g b y th e M in is te r o f E n v ir o n m e n t to a ct a s an enforcement officer
f o r t h e p u r p o s e s ofj th is Part;
“
Environment” p ie a n s th e s u m o f a ll e x te rn a l co n d itio n s affecting the
l i f e , d e v e lo p m e n t a n d s u r v iv a l o f an o r g a n ism ;
“
E n v i r o n m e n t A s s e s s m e n t R e p o r t " m e a n s a rep ort prepared for an
o r g a n i s a t i o n o r b o d y c o r p o r a te w h ic h id e n t ifie s poten tial or existing
e n v ir o n m e n t a l c o n ta m in a tio n lia b ilities;
" E n v i r o n m e n t a l A u d i t (E A
)"m e a n s :
( a ) A n in d e p e n d e n t v e r ific a tio n o f current sta tu s o f a party's compliance
w it h a p p lic a b le le g is la t iv e requirement.