NIGERIAN MINERALS AND MINING ACT

Section 125: Compensation for damages and pollution.

2007Section 125 of 165Federal Republic of Nigeria

A licensee or lessee shall pay compensation to the owner or occupier-
(a) whose land or interest in the land is injuriously affected by the exercise of the rights conferred by the licence or lease, for any such injurious effect not otherwise made good ; and
(b) who suffers damages as a result of pollution of any source of water, used for domestic and other purposes, as a consequence of the exploration or operations in any work connected with the property, for any such damage not otherwise made good.

Cite this section

Section 125, NIGERIAN MINERALS AND MINING ACT (2007).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/nigerian-minerals-and-mining-act/section/125/