Harmful Waste (Special Criminal Provisions, Etc.) Act

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Customs, Excise Tariff, etc. (Consolida‐ tion) Act, or any other enactment, or law, all activities relating to the purchase, sale, im‐ portation, transit, transportation, deposit, storage of harmful wastes are hereby prohibit and declared unlawful. [Cap. C49.]

(2) As from the commencement of this Act, any person who, without lawful authorit

(a) carries, deposits, dumps or causes to be carried, deposited or dumped, or is in possession for the purpose of carrying, depositing or dumping, any harmful waste on any land or in any territorial waters or contiguous zone or Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria or its inland waterways; or

(b) transports or causes to be transported or is in possession for the purpose of transporting any harmful waste; or

(d) sells, offers for sale, buys or otherwise deals in any harmful waste, shall be guilty of a crime under this Act.

(3) A person shall be deemed to deposit or dump harmful waste under this Act if he deposits or dumps the harmful waste, whether solid, semi‐solid or liquid, in such circum‐ stances, or for such period that he may be deemed‐

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