stiff penalties,
113 creating oil spill funds and further educating the people as to the
adverse effects of oil pollution, and also in the government and companies jointly
working to ensure that the oil producing communities are provided with basic
amenities.
It is pertinent that an oil spill control and prevention law or regulations be passed
to guide on different aspects such as the prevention, control and monitoring of oil
spill caused by oil plus the establishment of basic principles to be observed in
handling oil and other harmful or dangerous substances in facilities, platforms and
vessels in Uganda.
114
The National Environment Management Bill 2017 should be passed to repeal and
replace the 1995 National Environment Act.
Part v of the bill stipulates issuing guidelines for the management of the green
environment and natural resources by the authority in consultation with the lead
agency and includes declaration of special conservation areas by the Minister may,
on the advice of the Authority or a lead agency, by statutory instrument,
115 conservation of biological diversity,
116 conservation of biological diversity in situ and
compatibility of land use patterns with the conservation of biological diversity
117
and conservation of biological diversity ex situ, especially for species threatened
with extinction.
118
Most of the provisions of the NEA 1995 are outdated to control the several
environmental challenges that are existing, emerging international best practices and
discovery of petroleum in commercial quantities in the Albertine Graben.
However, there is also need for environmental personnel, expertise and human
resources to man the oil industry plus a comprehensive and sustainable effort geared
toward sensitizing the general public and raising awareness of environmental problems and solutions available.
Morrison,
119 states that scarcity of funding and meagre budgetary allocations to
responsible institutions from both the central and the local governments are major
impediments to the effective implementation of environmental laws and policies.
120
Therefore maintenance of a proper environment not only requires laws but also the
willingness and commitment from government and other officials.
113 See the 1975 Petroleum Production and Distribution (Anti-Sabotage) Act, Cap 353.
114 These provisions were proposed under the National Environment (Oil Spill Prevention, Control
and Management) Regulations, 2014 that is yet to be passed.
115 Clause 50 of the National Environment Management Bill.
116 Clause 58.
117 Clause 59.
118 Clause 60.
119 Rwakakamba (2009).
120 Rwakakamba (2009).
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113 creating oil spill funds and further educating the people as to the
adverse effects of oil pollution, and also in the government and companies jointly
working to ensure that the oil producing communities are provided with basic
amenities.
It is pertinent that an oil spill control and prevention law or regulations be passed
to guide on different aspects such as the prevention, control and monitoring of oil
spill caused by oil plus the establishment of basic principles to be observed in
handling oil and other harmful or dangerous substances in facilities, platforms and
vessels in Uganda.
114
The National Environment Management Bill 2017 should be passed to repeal and
replace the 1995 National Environment Act.
Part v of the bill stipulates issuing guidelines for the management of the green
environment and natural resources by the authority in consultation with the lead
agency and includes declaration of special conservation areas by the Minister may,
on the advice of the Authority or a lead agency, by statutory instrument,
115 conservation of biological diversity,
116 conservation of biological diversity in situ and
compatibility of land use patterns with the conservation of biological diversity
117
and conservation of biological diversity ex situ, especially for species threatened
with extinction.
118
Most of the provisions of the NEA 1995 are outdated to control the several
environmental challenges that are existing, emerging international best practices and
discovery of petroleum in commercial quantities in the Albertine Graben.
However, there is also need for environmental personnel, expertise and human
resources to man the oil industry plus a comprehensive and sustainable effort geared
toward sensitizing the general public and raising awareness of environmental problems and solutions available.
Morrison,
119 states that scarcity of funding and meagre budgetary allocations to
responsible institutions from both the central and the local governments are major
impediments to the effective implementation of environmental laws and policies.
120
Therefore maintenance of a proper environment not only requires laws but also the
willingness and commitment from government and other officials.
113 See the 1975 Petroleum Production and Distribution (Anti-Sabotage) Act, Cap 353.
114 These provisions were proposed under the National Environment (Oil Spill Prevention, Control
and Management) Regulations, 2014 that is yet to be passed.
115 Clause 50 of the National Environment Management Bill.
116 Clause 58.
117 Clause 59.
118 Clause 60.
119 Rwakakamba (2009).
120 Rwakakamba (2009).
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