Section 20, The Environment Protection Act, 2000

(1) The Director shall, after receiving the comments on an environmental impact assessment, submit the environmental impact assessment together with the comments thereon to the Board for its consideration. (2) The Board may, after considering the environmental impact assessment and the comments thereof, if any— (a) refer them back to the Director with a direction to issue a licence on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate; (b) require the applicant to furnish additional information as may be needed to determine the environmental impact of the activity; or (c) disapprove the environmental impact assessment where it is satisfied that the project and the alternatives proposed in the assessment will have significant adverse effect on the environment, people or society. (3) An environmental impact assessment referred back to the applicant under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) for additional information shall be resubmitted within twenty-one days of the date of the reference failing which the application lapses. (4) Where an environmental impact assessment has been disapproved the application in respect of the project shall be rejected by the Director. [Margin: Director to issue licences.]