1 THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (WASTE MANAGEMENT) 
(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2014 2 THE NATIONAL ENVIRONEMENT (WASTE MANAGEMENT) 
(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2014  
 
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS  
 
Regulation    
1. Short title  
2. Application  
3. Interpretation  
4. Amendment of Regulation 11  
5. Amendment of Regulation 16  
6. Amendment of Regulation 17  
7. Amendment of Regulation 21  
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THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (WASTE MANAGEMENT) 
(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2014  
 
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon the Minister under Section 107 of 
the National Environ ment Act, Cap. 153, these regulations are made this … ….. 
day of ………………..2014.  
 
 
Short title  
 
 
 
Application  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interpretation  
 
 
 
 
  
1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Environment 
(Wast e Management) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014.  
 
2. These Regulations  apply to  
(a) all categories of hazardous and non hazardous 
waste related to oil and gas exploration, 
extraction, refinery , transportation  and other 
related  matters;  
 
(b) storage and disposal of hazard ous waste and its 
movement in or out of Uganda; and  
 
(c) all oil and gas disposal facilities, land fills, 
sanitary fills and incinerators . 
 
3. In these Regulations, unless  the context otherwise requires─  
“Act”  means the National Environment  Act; 
 
 “Authority ” means the National Environment Management 
Authority established under Section 4 of the Act;   4  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amendment of 
Regulation 11  
 
 
  
“carrier” includes an agent or assignee who carries out the 
transportation of hazardous wastes and other wastes;  
 
“competent local authority ” means a local governm ent 
established under the Local Government Act;  
 
“operator ” means a licensee or other entity executing on 
behalf of one or several licensees the day to day management 
of petroleum activities;  
 
“Principal Regulations ” means the National Environment 
(Waste M anagement) Regulations;  
 
“waste ” includes any matter prescribed to be waste and any 
matter whether liquid, solid, gaseous or radioactive which is 
discharged, emitted or release d to the environment in such a 
volume, composition or manner as to cause an alte ration of 
the environment;  
  
“well” means a borehole obtained by the perforation of the 
earth’s surface by drilling with the aim of making a 
discovery, an appraisal or production of petroleum.   
 
4. Regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations is amended in sub 
regulation 2(f)(i)  by substituting sub -regulation (i) with the 
following  
(i) the words “ warning ”, “caution” or “ hazardous 
waste”.   5  
 
Amendment of 
Regulation 16  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
5. The Principal Regulations are amended by adding new 
provisions after Regulation 16 as follows:  
 
Duty of care 
in waste 
handli ng 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Disposal of 
oil and gas 
waste  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discharge of 
chemicals in 
marine  
environment  
 
 16A.   (1)  A person who imports, produces, 
carries , keeps, treats or disposes of waste shall 
have a duty of care and take all reasonable and 
applicable measures  
(a) to ensure that waste is stored 
and transported appropriately 
and securely so that it does not 
escape or spill;  
(b) to check that waste is 
transferred  to people or 
businesses that are authorized 
to handle it; and  
 
(c) to complete waste transfer 
notes to document transfers.  
 
16B.  A person shall not dispose of any type of 
oil and gas waste from a vehicle, vessel or boat 
and installation offshore or onshore or  any other 
source except with a licence issued under the 
Act. 
 
16C.  A person shall not discharge any 
hydrocarbons  or chemicals from offshore  or  6  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segregation 
of waste  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discharge of 
oil and gas 
waste in 
ungazetted 
places  
 
 
 
 
Handling 
hazardous 
waste  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 onshore installations into the en vironment during 
or after oil and gas exploration.  
 
16D.  Every person handling waste at an oil and 
gas installation shall segregate wastes to 
facilitate appropriate treatment on shore.  
 
16E.  A person shall not discharge oil and gas 
waste in an ungazetted place.  
 
 
16F.  (1)  An owner of a facility shall not accept, 
handle, store, trea t, destroy or dispose of 
hazardous oil and gas waste at the facility or 
allow it to be accepted, handled, stored, treated, 
destroyed or disposal of f at the facility without 
taking reasonable measures to identify all 
hazards associated with the hazardous wa ste 
through  
(a) physical, chemical or 
biological analyses,  
 
(b) published scientific 
documentation including a 
description of the hazardous 
waste,  
 
(c) consultation with the waste  7  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Security for 
hazardous 
waste 
handling 
facility  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 generator or the manufacturer 
in the case of manufactured 
goods which become waste.  
 
(2)  An owner of a facility shall not accept a 
hazardous waste which does not match the 
description on the accompanying manifest or is 
not accompanied by a manifest.  
 
(3)  Where any person attempts to deliver any 
waste mentioned in sub regulation (2) of this  
Regulation, the owner of the facility shall 
immediately notify the Authority  
 
16G.  A person shall not operate a hazardous 
waste facility unless access to the facility by 
unauthorized persons or by wild life is prevented 
by: 
(a) a twenty -four-surveillance 
system that continuously 
monitors and controls entry to 
the facility, using television 
monitors or an approved 
system or a surveillance 
guards present at the facility or  
 
(b) a barrier of a 2.13 metres high 
chain link fence topped with 3  8  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 strands of barbed wire t o 
prevent scaling of the fence or 
an effective approved barrier 
and a  means of controlled 
entry at all times through gates 
or other entrances;  
 
(c) locks or locked covers on all 
valves, pumps, electrical 
controls and other operational 
controls which would be 
accessible if the prevention 
measures referred to in (a) or 
(b) were breached; and  
 
(d) a sign, legible from a distance 
of at least 10 metres reading  
(i)“DANGER – UNAUTHORIZED 
PERSONNEL KEEP OUT”  
 
(ii) “DAN GER – AUTHORIZED 
PERSONNEL ONLY ”, or 
 
(iii) “REGISTERED  AREA – 
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL 
ONLY”  
or equivalent wording, posted at 
each entrance to the facility and at  9  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amendment of 
Regulation 17  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
Offence and 
penalty  
 
 
 such other locations as the 
Authority may fix.  
 
16H.   A person who contravenes any provision 
of Regulation 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F or 
16G of these  Regulations commits an offence 
and is liable, on conviction, to a fine of ten 
million shillings or imprisonment for 3 years or 
both.  
 
 
6. The Principal Regulation is amended by adding after 
Regulation 17 the following provisions  
 
Waste Record 
or inventory  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17A.   (1)  A n  owner of a hazardous waste 
facility shall keep fo r inspection an operating 
record in a written or retrievable electronic form 
in which he or she shall record the following 
information for each hazardous waste received, 
stored or shipped  
(a) the name and identification 
number of the hazardous waste 
as describ ed in the UN 
Dangerous Goods Guidelines 
and its physical state;  
 
(b) the qua ntity in kilograms or 
litres;   10  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prevention of 
pollution of 
water sources  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
(c) the method and state of 
storing, repacking, treating or 
disposing at the facility, cross 
referenced to specific manifest 
document numbers applicable 
to the hazardous waste; and  
 
(d) the location of each hazardous 
waste within the facility and 
the quantity at each location.  
 
(2)  An owner of a hazardous waste facility shall 
keep the records required under sub regulation 
(1) of this Regulation for a minimum of t wo 
years after the waste has been removed from the 
facility.  
 
17B.  (1)  A person shall not  
 
(a) drill an oil well within one 
hundred metres of  a municipal 
drinking water source; or  
 
(b) inject or dispose off any 
exploration or production oil 
and gas waste into a n 
underground source of  11  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation of 
a landfill  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 drinking water.  
 
(2)  Any person who contravenes a provision of 
sub regulation  (1) of this Regulation commits an 
offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine of 
ten million shillings or imprisonment for three 
years or both.  
 
17C.   (1)  A person shall not operate a landfill 
for oil and gas waste unless the person   
(a) obtains a permit or licence 
from the Authority to operate 
the landfill; and  
 
(b) ensures that the landfill is 
specifically designed to 
prevent releases and is not 
placed with in highly 
permeable soils nor in an area 
with a shallow ground water 
table . 
 
(2)  A person who contravenes a provision of 
this Regulation commits an offence and is liable, 
on conviction, to a fine of ten million shillings or 
imprisonment for three years or  both.  
 
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Abandoning 
a well  
 without 
proper 
plugging  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Handling oil 
and gas waste  
without a  
 permit  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prevention of 
air 
contamination  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Illegal 
dumping of  
 oil and gas  
 waste  
 
 17D. A person who abandons an oil well without 
properly plugging the oil well commits an 
offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine of 
twenty five million shillings or imprisonment for 
five years or both.  
 
 
17E. (1) A person shall not haul, t ransport or 
dispose or allow the haulage, transportation or 
disposal of oil and gas waste off the lease, unit 
or other oil or gas property where it is generated 
unless the person has a permit issued under the 
Act. 
(2) A person with a permit for haulage or 
transportation of oil and gas waste who spills or 
mismanages any oil and gas waste commits 
anoffence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a 
fine of twenty five million shillings or 
imprisonment for five years or both.   
 
17F. An oil and gas operator or d river of a 
vehicle transporting fluids associated with the 
production of oil and gas shall ensure that there 
is no air contamination from the fluids during 
transportation.  
 
17G. (1) A person shall not dis pose off oil and 
gas waste on a public road, public land or private  13  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Treatment 
or disposal 
of oil and 
gas waste in 
a national 
park  
 
 
 
 
 
Use of  
unmarked 
vehicles  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 property unless the person has a written permit 
or licence from the Authority and in an approved 
disposal facility.  
 
(2)  A person shall not dispose off oil and gas 
waste on the property of another person without 
the written consent of the land owner and the 
approval of the Authority.  
 
(3)  A person who contravenes this Regulation 
commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, 
to a fine of ten million shillings or imprisonment 
for three years or both.  
 
17H. A person shall not treat or disp ose off any 
oil and gas waste in a national park or a gazetted 
ecologically sensitive area.  
 
 
17I.  (1)  A  person who holds a permit to haul or 
transport oil and gas waste shall not use a 
vehicle which does not bear the owner’s name 
and the hauler’s permit  number inscribed on 
both sides and rear of the vehicle in characters 
not less than three inches high.  
 
(2)  A person who contravenes this Regulation 
commits an offence and is liable, on conviction,  14  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Disposal in  
 municipal 
skips or  
 landfill  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Storage of 
incompatible 
waste  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 to a fine of five million shillings or 
imprisonment for e ighteen months or both.  
 
17J.  A person shall not deposit or discharge, 
allow or cause hazardous waste to be deposited  
or discharged into any  system of waste disposal 
operated by a municipality or other public 
authority unless the  deposition or discharge is 
expressly authorized by a permit or approval 
from the Authority given under the Act or 
Principal Regulation . 
 
(2)  A person who contravenes this Regulation 
commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, 
to a fine of five million shillings or 
imprisonm ent for eighteen months or both.  
 
 
17K.  (1) A person shall not store or transport in 
the same container  
(a) two or more hazardous wastes 
which are not compatible; or  
(b) a hazardous waste which is not 
compatible with any substance 
placed in the container.  
 
(2)  A person shall not place hazardous waste in 
an unwashed container that previously held a  15  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amendment of  
Regulation 21  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 material which is incompatible with that 
hazardous waste.  
 
(3)  A person shall not use a container which 
contains residues of a hazardous waste to store, 
hold or trans port food, animal feed or a product 
which may directly or indirectly become part of 
food for human consumption.  
 
(4)  A person who contravenes this Regulation 
commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, 
to a fine of five million shillings or 
imprisonm ent for eighteen months or both.  
 
 
 
7. The Principal Regulation is amended by adding after 
Regulation 21 the following Regulations;  
 
Application 
for pipeline  
 permit  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21A.   A person who applies for a p ipeline permit 
shall submit , on application for a pipeline 
permit , 
 
(a) the chemical analysis of the 
gas to be transported and the 
expected release volume, 
expressed at standard 
conditions of 15oc and  16  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Requirements 
for  
operat ion of  
a pipeline  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 101.3kpa of hydrogen sulphide 
from the pipeline if a fluid 
containing hydrogen sulphide 
gas is to be transported in the 
pipeline;  
 
(b) a map clearly showing  
(i) the proposed route of the      
pipeline,  
(ii)  the boundaries of the 
land of each land owner if the 
pipeline is to be constructed 
on private land,  
(iii) surface and 
environmental features and 
structures including streams, 
rivers and lakes, and  
(iv)  the right of way of a 
highway, road, railway 
underground communication 
or power line to be crossed or 
within 500 metres of the 
proposed pipelines . 
 
21B.   (1)  A pi peline permit holder shall, before 
the operation of a pipeline , 
(a) test the pipeline in accordance 
with international standard  17  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CSA Z662;  
 
(b) inspect and test all control and 
safety devises to ensure that 
the devices are in good 
working condition; and  
 
(c) take any o ther steps necessary 
to ensure that the pipeline is 
safe for use . 
 
(2)  A pipeline permit holder shall restore the 
surface of the land disturbed by the construction 
of a pipeline by  
 
(a) removing all structures 
installed to facilitate 
construction and not requ ired 
for the operation of the 
pipeline; and  
 
(b) stabilizing, contouring, 
conditioning or reconstructing 
the surface of the land to the 
extent reasonable in the 
circumstances.  
 
(3)  A pipeline permit holder shall carry out the  18  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrity 
Management 
Program  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 restoration work under sub regula tion (2) of this 
regulation as soon as practicable  
 
(a) while the construction of the 
pipeline is in progress , or 
(b) after the construction of the 
pipeline where restoration 
work was not completed 
during the construction of the 
pipeline.  
 
21C.   (1) A pipeline per mit holder shall not 
operate a pipeline approved by the permit unless , 
 
(a) the holder has prepared a 
pipeline integrity management 
program for the pipeline that 
complies with the 
requirements and Guidelines 
of NEMA;  
 
(b) the holder has prepared a 
damage preventio n program 
for the purpose of anticipating 
and preventing damage to the 
permit holder’s pipeline;  
 
(c) the pipeline is operated in   19  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emergency 
planning 
zones  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 accordance with the pipeline 
integrity management program 
and the damage prevention 
program; and  
 
(d) the holder is on call for twenty  
four hours with the Authority.  
 
(2)  A pipeline holder shall submit a copy of the 
pipeline integrity management program or a 
description of the damage prevention program to 
the Authority.  
 
21D.  Where fluids to be transported through a 
pipeline contain haz ardous material, a pipeline 
permit holder shall, before beginning operation 
of the pipeline,  
 
(a) calculate and establish an 
emergency planning zone;  
 
(b) prepare an emergency 
response plan in respect of the 
zone referred to in paragraph 
(a) of this regulation;  
 
(c) submit the plan to the 
Authority; and   20  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reporting 
spillage  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
(d) in case of an emergency, 
respond to the emergency in 
accordance with the plan.  
 
21E.  (1) A person who has possession, charge or 
control of a substance immediately before its 
spillage shall promptly report the spillage to the 
Authority by telephoning the prescribed 
numbers.  
 
(2)  Any person who observes a spillage of a 
substance from a pipeline or other facility or 
vehicle shall report the spillage to the Authority 
or police.  
 
(3)  A person reporting a spill age shall, wh ere 
practicable, include the following information 
the report  
(a) his or her name and telephone 
number;  
 
(b) the name and telephone 
number of the person who 
caused the spillage;  
 
(c) the location and time of the 
spillage;   21  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mitigating 
damage  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pipeline 
Reports  
 
 
 
 
 
  
(d) the type and quantity of the 
substance spille d; 
 
(e) the cause and effect of the 
spillage; 
 
(f) details of any action taken, 
contemplated or required;  
 
(g) names of agencies at the scene; 
and 
(h) the names of other persons or 
agencies advised concerning 
the spillage . 
 
 
21F. Where a spill age occurs, the person who 
immediately before the spill age had possession, 
charge or control of the spilled substance shall 
take all reasonable and practical action, subject 
to his or her safety, and public convenience, to 
stop, contain or minimize the effects of the 
spillage.  
 
21G.  A pipeline permit holder shall maintain or 
keep a record of any spillage, damage or 
malfunction which is likely to cause a spillage  22  
 
 
 
  
Offence and  
 Penalty 
relating to  
 Spillage  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Safe 
management 
of 
 radioactiv e 
waste  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Licence to  
 use 
radioactive 
material  
 
 
 
 
 
 that could be a risk to public safety or the 
environment.  
 
21H.  A person who contravenes any provision 
of regulation 21E or 2 1F commits an offence 
and is liable, on conviction, to a fine of twenty 
five million shillings per day of the spillage or 
imprisonment for ten years or both.  
 
21I. (1) A person shall not import, use or store 
any radioactive material unless the person has a  
licence issued under the Act or other law.  
 
(2)  A person  shall not accumul ate or dispose off 
radioactive waste except by authority of NEMA 
and the Atomic Energy Board.  
 
(3)  A person who contravenes this regulation 
commits a felony and is, on conviction,  liable to 
a fine of fifty million shillings or imprisonment 
for fifteen years and shall be liable to pay  
compensation determined by to any person 
affected by the radioactive material or waste.  
 
21J.  An oil and gas operator shall not be issued 
with a lice nce to use or possess any radioactive 
material unless the operator,  
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 (a) employs a qualified expert 
using risk assessment 
techniques to determine 
whether the operations 
involved in work with ionizing 
radiation require a licence or 
safe systems of work for the 
operations;  
 
(b) establishes procedures to 
ensure the safe and controlled 
handling of radioactive 
material brought onto the 
premises by other licensees;  
 
(c) appoints a radiation protection 
officer who is technically 
competent and knowledgeable 
in radiation protec tion matters;  
 
(d) establishes procedures that 
ensure the safe handling of 
radioactive materials; and  
 
(e) establishes a method for the 
inventory and t racking of the 
accumulation of naturally 
occurring radioactive materials  24  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decommissio
ning waste  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and acceptable radioactive 
waste managem ent methods.  
 
21K.  (1) Where oil and gas exploration and 
production has ceased, an operator shall develop 
a full and rehabilitation plan in consultation with 
the Authority, Uganda Wildlife Authority and 
local authorities.  
 
(2)  An operator shall, in accord ance with the 
plan approved under sub regulation ( 1) of this 
regulation,  
(a) restore the site to its original 
state;  
 
(b) remove all structures, 
foundations and bases, roads 
and other access means and 
make them inaccessible;  
 
(c) remove all debris from the site; 
and 
 
(d) record and monitor the site 
recovery.  
 
(3)  A person who contravenes this regulation 
commits an offence and is liable, on conviction,  25  
  to a fine of fifty million shillings or 
imprisonment for ten years.