AN EXAMINATION OF PETROLEUM LAWS IN ENSURING A CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN UGANDA

ABSTRACT

The study examined the petroleum laws in ensuring the protection of the environment in Uganda.

The knowledge of the utility of Crude oil in the world came into existence many centuries ago,

in the building Babylonian walls and towers, and even during the Roman Empire in the Dacia

province now in Romania there was the use of petroleum. However, the first ever known oil well

drilled was in China in the 34 7 AD using perforated pieces of drill attached to bamboo to extract

oil for combustion to evaporate brine to produce salt. The study was guided by the following

objectives;-to examine the international legal frame work in ensuring a clean and safe

environment, to examine the national legal for the protection of the environment in Uganda, to

examine institutional legal frame on the right to a clean and safe environment in Uganda and to

suggest possible recommendations in the promotion of free and fair elections in Uganda. The

researcher adopted doctrinal legal research. This means that research was conducted using

library materials which included both primary and secondary sources. The discovery of oil in

Uganda is a blessing and will generate a lot of revenue for the country which will eventually

bring about infrastructural development, improvement in the education sector, health and the

living standards of Uganda. Environmental training and awareness: There is need for

environmental training and awareness so that potentially affected people can know their rights,

the relevant legislative requirements, detailed procedures and work instructions for key activities

and tasks, risks and emergency plans and the means of responding to incidents.