Section 70, The Environment Protection Agency Act, 2022

(1) A public officer, officer of a local authority or a personwho is informed or otherwise made aware of a spill shall immediately notify the Executive Chairman. (2) An owner or a carrier of a pollutant which is spilled shall forthwith- (a) notify the Executive Chairman of the circumstances of the spill and any action taken or proposed to be taken in relation to the spill; (b) do everything practicable to - (i) prevent, eliminate or reduce the adverse effects of the spill; (ii) restore the environment to the state it was prior to the spill.