National Environmental Protection (Pollution Abatement in Industries and Facilities Generating Wastes) Regulations 1991.

These Regulations, made under section 37 of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency Act, provide for control of discharge by industries in Nigeria. No industry or facility shall release hazardous or toxic substances into the air, water or land of Nigeria's ecosystems beyond limits approved by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency. Discharge, including solid, gaseous and liquid waste from any industry or facility shall be analysed and reported to the nearest office of the Agency every month, through a Discharge Monitoring Report and unusual discharge or accidental discharge of waste shall be reported within 24 hours. The Regulations also, among other things: place various other obligations on industries, provide with respect to accidents, pollution emergencies and contingency plans, provides that the State and zonal offices of the Agency shall serve as Pollution Response Centres for coordinating pollution, provide that the collection, treatment, transportation and final disposal of waste shall be the responsibility of the industry or facility generating the waste and require the Agency to demand environmental audit from existing industries and environmental impact assessment from new industries and major developmental projects.