Section 67, The Environment Protection Agency Act, 2022

(1) There is hereby established a Committee to be knownas the National Environment Compliance and Enforcement Coordination Committee which shall consists of the Executive Chairman, Environment Protection Agency who shall be the Chairman and the following other members- Establishment of National Environmental Compliance Enforcement Coordination (b) take all possible measures in accordance with standard removal methods to minimise pollution; (c) promptly comply with such other directions as the Board may prescribe. (2) An owner or operator of a vessel or facility who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not less than 50, 000,000.00 Leones or to imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years or to both the fine and imprisonment. PART XI - ENVIRONMENT COORDINATION COMMITTEES 66. (1) There is hereby established a Committee to be known as the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Implementation Coordination Committee which shall consist of the Minister who shall be the Chairman and the following other members- (a) the Executive Chairman who shall be the Deputy Chairman; (b) the Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; (c) the National Focal Point for Sierra Leone for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental laws who shall be the Secretary to the Committee. (d) all designated focal points for Multilateral Environmental Agreements in all environment related institutions. (2) The Multilateral Environmental Agreements Implementation Coordination Committee shall be responsible to- Establishment Multilateral Environmental Coordination Agreements No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 (a) the Executive-Director, National Protected Area Authority; (b) the Director-General, National Minerals Agency; (c) the Executive-Director, Sierra Leone Maritimes Administration; (d) the Director, Surveys and Lands Department, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning; (e) the Director, Forestry Division; Ministry of the Envirnment; (f) the Director, Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs; (g) the Director General, Disaster Management Agency; (h) the Director, Ministry of Water Resources; (i) the Director-General, National Water Resources Management Agency; (j) the Director-General, National Revenue Authority; (k) the National Security Co-ordinator, Office of National Security; and (l) the Director of Crimes, the Sierra Leone Police. (2) Notwithstanding subsection 2, the National Environment Compliance and Enforcement Coordination Committee may co-opt other members as it deem necessary for the discharge of its function. (3) The core functions of the National Environment Compliance and Enforcement Coordination Committee shall be the coordination, collaboration, cooperation and building effective synergies in the enforcement of environmental laws. (4) The National Environment Compliance and Enforcement Coordination Committee shall be responsible to- (a) educate the public on environmental laws, compliance practices and enforcement procedures; and (b) prepare quarterly and annual reports on the discharge of its duties. (5) For the purposes of discharging its duties, the National Environment Compliance and Enforcement Coordination Committee shall meet at least once every month and such meetings may be rotational as deems fit by the Chair Person. (6) The National Environment Compliance and Enforcement Coordination Committee may develop its own work plans, rules of procedures for the conduct of its meetings and operations.