Overview

The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (Establishment) Act, 2006 is a Nigerian federal legislation that establishes the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) as a corporate body. The Act transfers the Geological Survey Department of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to the new Agency. It outlines the Agency's functions, which include promoting research, exploration, and exploitation of geoscientific services for both public and private sectors. The Act creates a Governing Board with representatives from various ministries and organizations, including the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria Mining and Geo-Sciences Society, and National Planning Commission. The Act is divided into nine parts covering establishment, functions, staff, financial provisions, discoveries and inventions, land-related powers, legal proceedings, offences and penalties, and miscellaneous provisions. The Agency is empowered to acquire and dispose of property, borrow funds, accept gifts, charge fees for services, and enforce compliance with its requirements. The Act prescribes criminal penalties for offences such as refusal to provide information, giving false information, interference with the Agency's rights, and damage to boundary marks. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development can issue directives to the Board, and the Agency may make regulations for implementing the Act.

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