(2) A person found guilty under subsection (1) shall, in addition to any sentence or fine imposed on him— (a) pay the cost of the removal of any poison, toxic, noxious or obstructing matter, radioactive waste or other pollutants, including the cost of restoration of the damaged environment, which may be incurred by a government agency; (b) pay third parties reparation, cost of restoration, restitution or compensation as may be determined by court on application by such third parties. 58 Duty to supply plant information to the Board All owners or operators of irrigation project schemes, sewerage systems, industrial production workshop or any other undertakings which may discharge effluents or other pollutants or have been discharging effluents or other pollutants shall submit on demand to the Board accurate information about the quantity and quality of such effluent or other pollutants. 59 Effluent to be discharged only into sewerage system (1) Every owner or operator of a trade or industrial undertaking shall discharge any effluent or other pollutants originating from the trade or industrial undertaking only into an existing sewerage system, and the local authority operating or supervising such sewerage system shall issue, at a prescribed fee, the necessary licence for the discharge. (2) The proponent or owner of a trade or an industrial undertaking shall prior to being granted a licence to discharge effluents into the environment, install an appropriate plant for the treatment of such effluents before they are discharged into the environment. 60 Licence to discharge effluents (1) No local authority operating a sewerage system or owner or operator of any trade or industrial undertaking operating within the jurisdiction of two or more contiguous local authorities shall discharge any effluents or other pollutants into the environment without an effluent discharge licence issued by the Board. (2) Every owner or operator of a trade or industrial undertaking referred to in subsection (1) which discharges any effluents or other pollutants into the environment before the commencement of this Act shall, within twelve months of such commencement, apply to the Board for an effluent discharge licence. (3) Every application for an effluent discharge licence shall be in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee. (4) Before the issuance of a licence under subsections (1) and (2), the Board shall— (a) solicit the views of the local authorities concerned and such organisations and persons as it may deem fit; and (b) take into consideration the possible effects of effluents or pollutants to be discharged on the quality of an affected water course or other source of water; and (c) take into consideration the existing licences affecting the concerned water course or other source; and (d) take into consideration the water requirements of riparian residents, ecosystems, human settlements, and agricultural schemes which depend on the affected water course. 31