Section 5: Functions of the Authority

(1) In addition to any other functions conferred on the Authority by this Act , the functions and responsibilities of the Authority shall include
(a) the administration of the Authority and management of the Export Free Zone:
(b) the grant of all requisite permits and licences to conduct approved enterprises within the Export Free Zone:
(c) the approval of development plans of the Authority and the Export free Zone, the annual budget in respect of infrastructures, administrative buildings, promotion of the Export Free Zone, the provision and maintenance of services and facilities;
(d) the establishment of customs, police, immigration and similar posts in the Export Free Zone;
(e) the supervision and co-ordination of the functions of various public and private sector organisations operating within the Export Free Zone and resolving any dispute which may arise amongst them; and
(f) the resolution of trade disputes between employers and employees in the Export Free Zone in consultation with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity
(2) The Authority shall have power to take over and perform such other functions being hitherto performed by the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority as they relate to the export of oil and gas from any of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones established by the Nigeria Export Processing Zone.
[Cap. N107.]
(3) The Authority may, from time to time, prescribe the activities which may be carried on in the Export Free Zone.