Section 51, The National Power Authority Act, 1982

(1) It shall be lawful for the Authority, whenever it thinks fit, to prepare and submit to the Minister a scheme for the generation of electrcity by means of hydro-power derived from the waters of any specified river impounded and made available for that purpose by means of a dam and other engineering works to be constructed by the Authority under this Act. (2) Whenever a scheme is submitted to the Minister by the Authority under this section the Minister may consider such scheme and do any of the following things— (a) by order approve of such scheme, or (b) refer such scheme back to the Authority for reconsideration and resubmission to him under this section, or (c) refuse to approve of such scheme. (3) In this Act— the expression "approval order" means an order made by the Minister approving of a scheme submitted to him by the Authority under this section, and the expression "approved scheme" means a scheme approved of by the Minister by an approval order and, in the case of any such scheme so approved of with alteration, means such scheme so approved of. [Margin: Execution of approved scheme, acquisition of land, etc.] [Margin (handwritten): Repealed and replaced by section 5 Act No 4 2006]