Environmental Impact Assessment as a tool for enforcing Environmental Law in the Oil and Gas Industry in Uganda

5.0 Recommendations
NEMA should train more personnel to handle the process and set up sensitization workshops for the general populace so that they are included in the process and are aware of the Environmental Impact Assessment Process so they do not act against it.
In regard to few local consultants foreign expatriates should be hired by the government to deal with the new industry as local personnel is trained probably as it is witnesses in Makerere University courses to do with oil should be introduced so the country can deal with oil and gas industry amicably in relation to Environmental law.
The government should also fund research projects in the field of oil so as to come up with conclusive laws and accurate data for the protection of the environment.
6.0 Conclusion
The oil and gas industry is a very important and lucrative industry which however if not managed properly can lead to acute damage of the environment the government has put up many laws which are supposed to regulate the industry and mechanism to see to their enforcement like the Environmental Impact Assessment with the professional recognition and following of all these measure surely Uganda’s oil and gas policy will be achieved, THE POLICY GOAL IS TO USE THE COUNTRY’S OIL AND GAS RESOURCES.

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

NAME : KAKAIRE ANDREW

REGISTRATION NUMBER : 11/U/15377/PS

STUDENT NUMBER : 211013571

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1995 CONSTITUTION OF UGANDA
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ACT 1992, CAP153
NATIONAL OIL AND GAS POLICY FOR UGANDA

1^ National Environment (Conduct and Certification of Environmental Practitioners) Regulations, 2003

2^ Tools for enforcing environmental law

3^Environmental Impact Study

4^ Environmental Audits

5^ Cap 153

6^ NEA, Section 19 (3).

7^ Ibid, Section 19 (5).

8^ Ibid, Section 19 (6) and (7).

9^ See the discussion above.

10^ Section 20 (3) of NEA.

11^ The prescribed manner is in the EIA Guidelines discussed above.

12^ Environmental Impact Assessment guidelines for the energy sector

13^ www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Africa/Uganda.html ( accessed on 10-April-2014)

14^ ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN UGANDA’S OIL AND GAS SECTOR, http://www.acode u.org/documents/oildocs/oil&gas_policy.pdf( accessed on 10-April-2014)

15^ Ibid.

16^ Ibid.

17^ Ibid.

18^ Ibid. See also D K Patton, R Kashambuzi, and E N T Rubondo, ‘Active Seeps,
Investment Climate draw Interest to Uganda’ (1995) 93 Oil and Gas Journal18

19^ http://www.petroleum.go.ug/page.php?k=faqs (accessed on 10^th April,2014)

20^ Ibid.

21^ Stagnation was due to the political turmoil the country experienced

22^ http://www.petroleum.go.ug/page.php?k=faqs

23^ Petroleum Exploration Production Department

24^ http://www.petroleum.go.ug/page.php?k=faqs

25^ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN UGANDA’S OIL AND GAS SECTOR, http://www.acodeu.org/documents/oildocs/oil&gas_policy.pdf (accessed on 10^th April,2014)

26^ Ibid.

27^ A GUIDE TO THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS IN UGANDA. Kenneth Kakuru, Rachel Odoi, Musoke Irene Kyakuwaire

28^ Environmental Impact Assessment

29^ Constitution of the Republic of Uganda of 1995 as amended

30^ National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy Objective No. XXVII

31^ Of the 1995 constitution of Uganda as amended

32^ ibid

33^ Ibid.

34^ Art.244 (2), required that minerals be exploited take into account the interests of individual landowners,
local governments and the central government

35^ Constitutional Amendment Act 2005, article 43.

36^ JOURNAL OF ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW Vol 30 No 2 2012 Emmanuel B Kasimbazi in Environmental Regulation of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Uganda.

37^ Art.26(2) of the 1995 constitution of Uganda

38^ Art.26(1) of the 1995 constitution of Uganda

39^ No.4 of 1995,Cap 153.

40^ S;4 of the National Environment Act 1995, Cap 153

41^ Ibid.

42^ of the National Environment Act 1995, Cap 153

43^ Of the National Environment Act 1995, Cap 153

44^ The National Environment (Noise Standards and Control) Regulations 2003 Regulation 3

45^ Environmental Regulation of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Uganda, Emmanuel B Kasimbazi

46^ Ibid.

47^NEMA, Environmental Sensitivity Atlas for the Albertine Graben (2009), 57

48^ Ibid.

49^ The Water Statute, No.9 of 1995

50^ National Environment Act 1995, Cap 153

51^