Section 26: Land resources and watershed quality.

(1) The Agency may make regulations, guidelines and standards for the protection and enhancement of the quality of land resources, natural watershed, coastal zone, dams and reservoirs including prevention of flood and erosion, to serve the purpose of this Act.
(2) In drawing proposals for such regulations, guidelines or standards, the Agency shall take into consideration the Zoning Acts, Municipal Development Guidelines and Building Codes to prevent sitting of essential facilities on flood plain.
(3) A person who violates the provisions of the regulations made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding N200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment and an additional fine of N10,000 for every day the offence subsists.
(4) Where an offence under subsection (1) of this section is committed by a body corporate, it shall on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding N 1,000,000 and an additional fine of N50,000 for every day the offence subsists.