Section 29, The Environment Protection Agency Act, 2022

(1) The Executive Chairman shall, on receipt of publiccomments on an environmental impact assessment project under subsection (2) of section 28, submit the assessment together with the environmental public disclosure report to the Board for its consideration. (2) The Board may, after considering the environmental impact assessment and the public disclosure report if any not later than 30 working days- (a) direct the Executive Chairman to issue a licence in such form as may be prescribed and on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate; (b) require the applicant to furnish the Board with additional information as may be needed to determine the environmental impact of the project; or 22 23 Applicant to prepare environmental impact assessment. Public comments. Executive Chairman to submit environmental impact and comment to Board. Application for licence. decide on need for licence. No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 25 (b) suspend the licence for such time as he thinks appropriate; or (c) impose additional or modified conditions for the licence. (2) The Executive Chairman shall notify the holder of a licence which has been cancelled, suspended or on which additional conditions have been imposed, of such cancellation, suspension or imposition of additional conditions. (3) The Executive Chairman may, in addition to the cancellation, suspension or imposition of additional conditions under subsection (1) require the holder of a licence to take measures to abate adverse effects on or remedy damage to the environment. (4) A person aggrieved by a decision to cancel, suspend or impose additional or modified conditions for a licence may, within 30 days of the notification of the cancellation or suspension, appeal to the High Court against the decision.