HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCING AREAS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013

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HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCING AREAS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This Act, amends the Hydro-Electric Power Producing areas Development Commission (Amendment) Act, 2010 to , among other things, expand the membership of representations  of the communities affected by the activities of hydro-electric power  producers and replace  the 30% revenue derived from the total revenue  accruing  to the companies or authorities operating in the host communities with 10% revenue derived from concessioning of the hydro plants and  royalties paid to the Federal Government.

HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCING AREAS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1. Amendment of Act, No. 7, 2010.
2. Amendment of section 3.
3. Amendment of section 14.
4. Citation.

HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCING AREAS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013

An Act to amend the Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (Establishment, Etc) Act, No. 7, 2013  to, among other things, expand  the membership of representations of the communities affected  by the activities of hydro-electric power producers; and for related matters.

ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria –

[Commencement ]

Amendment of Act No. 7. 2010

1. The Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (Establishment, Etc) Act No. 7, 2010 (in this Act referred to as the “Principal Act”) is amended as set out in this Act.

Amendment of section 3

2. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended –

(a)    in subsection (1) by substituting for paragraph (b), a new paragraph “(b )” –

“(b)   one person each who shall be from the affected communities to represent-

(i)     Benue,

(ii)    Kebbi,

(iii)    Kogi,

(iv)   Kwara,

(v)    Niger,

(vi)   Plateau, and

(vii)   any other State where hydro-electric power is generated”; and

(b)    by substituting for subsection (3), a new subsection  “(3)” –

“(3)   The office of the Chairman shall rotate among the member   States of the Commission in the following alphabetical order –

(a)    Benue;

(b)    Kebbi;

(c)    Kogi;

(d)    Kwara;

(e)    Niger;

(f)     Plateau; and

(g)    any other State where hydro-electric power is generated.”

Amendment of section 14 (2)

3. Section 14 (2) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting for paragraph (a), a new paragraph “(a)” –

“(a)   10 percent of the total  Federal Government’s revenue  derived from concessioning of the hydro plants and royalties paid to the Federal  Government”.

Citation

4. This Act may be cited as the Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (Amendment) Act, 2013.

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