Section 78, The Environment Protection Agency Act, 2022

(1) The Environment Protection Agency Act, 2008 (Act No. 11 of 2008) is hereby repealed. (2) The Environment Protection Agency Amendment Act 2010 is hereby repealed. 54 55 Repeal and savings. Regulations. No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 24(1), 25(1)) PROJECTS REQUIRING ENVIRON MENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT LICENCES A licence is required for the projects whose activities involve or include the following:- (a) Land use change (e.g. conversion of land to large scale agricultural production, forestry or to pasture land, rural development, timber production etc.); (b) changes in farming and fisheries practices (e.g. introduction of new crops, large scale mechanisation or use of chemicals in agriculture etc.); (c) exploitation of hydraulic resources (e.g. dams, drainage and irrigation projects, water basin development, water supply); (d) infrastructure (e.g. roads, bridges, airports, harbours, transmission lines, pipelines, railways, water transport etc); (e) industrial activities (e.g. metallurgical plants, wood processing plants, chemical plants, power plants, cement plants and packaging, fuel stations, refinery and petrochemical plants, agro-industries, cold room etc). (f) extractive industries (e.g. mining, quarrying, exploration, extraction of sand, gravel, salt, peat, oil and gas); (g) waste management and disposal (e.g. sewerage systems and treatment plants, landfills, treatment plants for household and hazardous waste, incinerators etc.); (3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the enactment referred to under subsection (1), (2) regulations made under the repealed Act shall in so far as they are consistent with this Act continue in force as if they were regulations made under this Act until such time as they are revoked by the Minister. (4) A licence issued under the repealed Act shall continue in force until expiration by passage of time and shall be subject to renewal. (5) An act done, executed or issued under the repealed Act and in force and operative before the commencement of this Act shall, so far as it could have been done, executed or issued under this Act have effect as if done, executed or issued under this Act. (6) A fund kept under the repealed Act shall be deemed to be part of a fund kept under this Act. No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 (h) housing construction and development schemes; (e.g designation of new townships; establishment of industrial estates; establishment or expansion of recreational areas; establishment or expansion of recreational townships in mountain areas, national parks and game reserves; shopping centres and complexes; laboratories, block factories, etc) (i) establishment of places of entertainment, hotels, motor repair garages and welding shops; (j) importation of second hand vehicles. (k) manufacturing activities or establishments, including wastes recycling; (l) Urban Development Planning including the designation and management of landfills, green parks, lorry parks construction of houses in mountain, harbours, etc; (m) the use of agrochemicals. SECOND SCHEDULE (Section 26(2)) FACTORS DETERMINING WHETHER A PROJECT REQUIRES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (a) the environmental impact on the community; (b) the location of the project; (c) whether the project transforms the locality; (d) whether the project has or is likely to have substantial impact on the ecosystem of the locality; (e) whether the project results in the diminution of the aesthetic, recreational, scientific, historical, cultural or other environmental quality of the locality; (f) whether the project will endanger any species of flora or fauna or the habitat of the flora or fauna; (g) the scale of the project; (h) the extent of the degradation of the quality of the environment (i) whether the project will result in an increase in demand for natural resources in the locality; (j) the cumulative impact of the project together with other activities or projects, on the environment. 58 59 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 FOURTH SCHEDULE (Section 41(1)) PART A: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Group Substance Ozone Depleting Potential CFC1, CFC-11) 1.0 CF,Cl, (CFC-12) 1.0 C:\FX: 1, (CFC-113 0.8 QF4C1^ (CFC-114) 1.0 C:\FX: f (CFC-115 6.0 Group II CF,BrCl (lialon-1211) 3.0 CF~Br (lialon-1301) 10.0 C,F4Br, (halon-2402) 6.0 PART B: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Group Substance Ozone Depleting Potential CF,C1 (CFC-13) 1.0 c2fci5 (CFC-111) 1.0 c2f2ci4 (CFC-112) 1.0 THIRD SCHEDULE (Section 27(1)) CONTENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT An environment impact shall contain a true statement and description of- (a) the location of the project and its surroundings; (b) the principle, concept and purpose of the project; (c) the direct or indirect effects that the project is likely to have on the environment; (d) the social, economic and cultural effect that the project is likely to have on people and society; (e) the communities, interested parties and Government ministries consulted; (f) any actions or measures which may avoid, prevent, change, mitigate or remedy the likely effect on people and society; (g) any alternatives to the proposed project; (h) natural resources in the locality to be used in the project; (i) the plans for decommissioning of the project; (j) such other information as may be necessary for a proper review of the potential environmental impact of the project. No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 c,fci7 (CFC-211) 1.0 c,f2ci6 (CFC-212) 1.0 c,f,ci5 (CFC-213) 1.0 CF,C1, (CFC-214) 1.0 * These ozone depleting potentials are estimates based on existing knowledge and will be reviewed and revised periodically. C,F,C1, (CFC-215) 1.0 CFC1 (CFC-216) 1.0 C,F7Cr (CFC-217) 1.0 Group Substance Ozone Depleting Potential Group II CC1, carbon tetrachloride 1.1 Group III C2H,C 1, 1,1,1- trichloroethane" 0.1 (Methyl chloroform) * This formula does not refer to 1,1,2 trichloroethane. PART C: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Number of Isomers Potential chfc1, (hcfc-21)** 1 0.04 chfx'l (hcfc-22)** 1 0.055 ch.fc1 (hcfc-31) 1 0.02 chfcl, (hcfc-121) 2 0.04 c2hf2ci, (hcfc-122) 3 0.08 c2hf,ci2 (hcfc-123) 3 0.06 chc1,cf, (hcfc-13)** - 0.02 c\hf,c1 (hcfc-124) 2 0.04 chfc1cf, (hcfc-124)** - 0.022 c2h2fci, (hcfc-131 3 0.05 c2h2f2ci2 (hcfc-132) 4 0.05 c2h2f,ci (hcfc-133) 3 0.06 c2h2fci2 (HCFC-141) 3 0.07 ch,cfc1, (hcfc-141b)** - 0.11 C2H,F2Cf (hcfc-142) 3 0.07 62 63 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 C,H,FC1 Group II CHFBr, CHF, Br CH, FBr C\HFBr, C;HF2Br3 C2HF3Br2 CHF, Br CXFBr, C2H2F2Br2 C2H2F3Br C2H3FBr2 C2H3F2Br CH, FBr C, HFBr C3HF2Br5 C3HF3Br4 C3HF4Br3 C3HF5Br2 C, HFBr C3H2FBr5 C3H2F2Br4 (HCFC-225a)** (HCFC-225cb)** (HCFC-226) (HCFC-231) (HCFC-232) (HCFC-233) (HCFC-234) (HCFC-235) (HCFC-241) (HCFC-242) (HCFC-243) ch,cf,c1 (HCFC-142b)** - 0.065 qh,fc1 (hcfc-151) 2 0.005 CjHFCl, (hcfc-221) 5 0.07 c,hf2ci5 (hcfc-222) 9 0.09 chfx'l, (hcfc-223) 12 0.08 c,hf4ci3 (hcfc-224 12 0.09 c,hf5ci2 (hcfc-225) 9 0.07 Number of Ozone Depleting Isomers Potential Group Substance cf,cf,chc1, cfc1 cfx'hc 1f c,hf6c1 c3h2fci5 c3h2f2ci4 C3H2F3C1, c3h2f4ci2 c3h2f5ci c3h3fci4 c3h3f2ci3 c3h3f3c12 c3h3f4c1 c3h5fcl2 c3h5f2ci No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 (HCFC-244 (HCFC-261) (HCFC-262) (HCFC-271) 0.025 - 0.033 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.23 0.28 0.52 0.09 0.13 0.12 0.14 0.02 0.02 0.03 1.00 0.74 0.73 0.08 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.1 0.1 1.5 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.0 3.3 1.9 2.1 5 9 16 18 16 9 12 18 18 12 9 9 5 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 5 9 12 12 9 5 9 16 (HBFC-22bl) Group Substance Number of Ozone depleting isomers potential ('.I I.F.Br. ........................18 5.9 C\I II\I3r ........................16 7.5 ('.I I.F.Br ........................8 14.0 C.IIT'Br. ........................12 1.9 C.I I.I'.Br. ........................18 3.1 (\IU\Br. ........................18 3.1 (.11.1'.Br ........................12 4.4 C.I IIBr. ........................12 0.3 C.I I .I'.Br. ........................16 1.0 C.I I.I'.Br ........................12 0.8 (.1I.IBr. ........................9 0.4 (\I I.I'.Br ........................9 0.8 (.11.I'BR ........................5 0.7 3 4 Group III CH^BrCl bromocliloeomethane 1 0.2 *Where a range of Ozone Depleting Potentials (ODPs) is indicated, the highest value in that range shall be used for the purposes of the Protocol. The ODPs listed as a single value have been determined from calculations based on laboratory 66 67 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 Group 1 CHF HFC-134 1,100 CH FCF HFC-134a 1,430 CH FCHF HFC-143 353 CHF CH CF HFC-245fa 1,030 CF CH CF CH HFC-365mfc 794 CF CHFCF HFC-227ea 3,220 CH FCF CF HFC-236cb 1,340 CHF CHFCF HFC-236ea 1,370 CF CH CF HFC-236fa 9,810 CH FCF CHF HFC -245ca 293 CF CHFCHFCF CF HFC-43-10mee 1,640 CF F HFC-32 675 CHF CF HFC-125 3,500 CH CF HFC-143a 4,470 CH F HFC-41 92 CH FCH F HFC-152 53 CH CHF HFC-152a 124 GROUP II SUBSTANCE 100-Year Global Warming potential CHF HFC-23 14,800 measurements. Those listed as a range are based on estimates and are less certain. The range pertains to an isometric group. The upper value is the estimate of the ODP of the isomer with the highest ODP, and the lower value is the estimate of the ODP of the isomer with the lowest ODP. Identifies the most commercially viable substances with ODP values listed against them to be used for the purposes of the Protocol. PART D: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Group Controlled Substance Potential Ozone Depleting CG3Br Methyl bromide 0.6 PART E GROUP I SUBSTANCE 100-Year Global Warming potential No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 (i) Name of supplier..................................................................................................... (ii) Trade of the supplier:................................................................................................ (iii) Full address of the supplier:................................................................................... (iv) Country of origin:.................................................................................................. (v) Country from which controlled substance or product is consigned (vi) Holder of the product trade mark:............................................................................ DECLARATION: I..............................................................of...................................................................... hereby declare that the information provided in this application is correct and that I am willing and able to use the controlled substance in compliance with all the relevant laws for the time being in force. Signature...........................................................Date...................................................... FORM B (section 37 (2)) APPLICATION FORM Name of applicant:.................................................................................................................. Address (business):............................................................................................................. Address (residential):.......................................................................................................... Passport no:.......................................................................................................................... Company's name:................................................................................................................. Nature of business.............................................................................................................. Telelephone/fax:.......................................Email.................................................................. Company's certificate of incorporation No:....................................................................... Name of person authorized to act on behalf of applicant:............................................... Title:...................................................................................................................................... FIFTH SCHEDULE (Sections 43(1)) FORM A APPLICATION FORM PERMIT TO IMPORT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND CONTROLLED PRODUCT (One application shall be used for each group of controlled substance) Name of applicant:............................................................................................................... Address (business):............................................................................................................. Address (residential):......................................................................................................... PassportNo:.......................................................................................................................... Company name:.....................................................Address................................................. Nature of Business............................................................................................................. Telephone/fax/:................................................................email:.......................................... Company's certificate of incorporation No:..................................................................... ........................................Date................................................................................................ Name of person authorised to act on behalf of applicant:............................................ Title/designation:................................................................................................................ Address:................................................................................................................................. Telephone/FaxNo:.......................................Email.............................................................. Cell phone:............................................................................................................................ Request for confidentiality of information: YES ( ) NO ( ) Reasons:.............................................................................................................................. Information concerning the controlled substances: Group of substances:......................................................................................................... Courtly of origin/export:.................................................................................................... Quantity to be imported:.................................................................................................... Poitofertty:........................................................................................................................... Mode of transport/intended carrier:................................................................................. Information concerning the supplier: No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 202272 Address:............................................................................................................................... Telephone/FaxNo:.......................................Email............................................................... Request for confidentiality: YES ( ) NO ( ) If yes. Give reasons: ..........................…….. Information concerning the controlled substances Party to which the controlled substance is being exported: Type of controlled substance:- (tick) Recovered:............................................................................ Recycled:.............................................................................. Reclaimed:............................................................................ Used:..................................................................................... Controlled Country of export Amount(M.T.) Proposed date substance of export DECLARATION: I..........................................................of............................................... hereby declare that the information provided in this application is correct and that I am able to export the controlled substance in compliance with all the relevant laws for the time being in force. Signature........................................................Date.............................................................. Passed in Parliament this 16th day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty two. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY Clerk of Parliament. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY Clerk of Parliament. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GAZETTE NO. 65 OF 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2022.