Section 76, The Environment Protection Agency Act, 2022

(1) A person who commits an offence under this Act orany regulations made thereunder for which no penalty is provided, is liable on conviction- Internal audit. General offences. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of not less than 5,000,000.00 Leones or to imprisonment for a term of not less than 6 months or to such fine and imprisonment. 73. (1) The Agency shall develop, guidelines, standards, programs and activities for the protection and management of the marine and coastal environments to prevent or mitigate negative impacts in these environments as a result of human activities or natural occurrences. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Agency shall- (a) regulate the uncontrolled shelter construction and the unsustainable exploitation of coastal and marine resources, such as sand and aggregates mining, fisheries resources, mangroves dipliction, harbour construction, oil and gas exploration, industrial and tourism; (b) monitor the use of the coastal and marine environment including transportation resulting to pollution, habitat degradation and physical destruction; (c) take such other steps as it considers prudent to protect and develop the marine and coastal environments and its flora and fauna; (d) Support the development of marine spatial planning and promote conservation of marine resources and critical marine ecosystems. 74. (1) The Agency, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport and Aviation, Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority, Sierra Leone Road Transport Corporation conduct emission test on any automobile or industrial machines to determine its environmental safety fitness. Emissions testing. Management, protection development of marine and coastal environment. No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 (a) in the case of a natural person, to a fine of not less than 10,000,000.00 Leones or to imprisonment for a term of not less than 12 months, and (b) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine of not less than 20,000,000.00 Leones. (2) A person who commits an offence under this Act is liable on conviction, except otherwise provided in this Act, in the case of- (a) a first offence, to the penalty prescribed under this Act, (b) a subsequent offence, to double the penalty prescribed under this Act, and (c) a continuing offence, to an additional fine not less than 1,000,000.00 Leones for each day on which the offence continues.