Section 11, 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes

(1) Any applicant who wishes to undertake any extractiveindustries project, including mining, quarrying, extraction of sand, gravel, salt, peat, set out in paragraph (f) of the First Schedule of the Act, shall submit a project screening application to the Executive Chairman or Authorised Officer to request determination of the project category for environmental and social assessment. (2) Notwithstanding this Regulation and Regulation 20, all mineral activities falling under paragraphs (e) and (f) of the First Schedule of the Act shall be subject to this Regulation. (3) For the avoidance of doubt, mineral extraction shall include mechanical excavation, dredging, solution mining and the recovery of radio-active materials. (4) Project screening applications referred to in subregulation (1) shall contain information specified in subsection (1) of section 133 of the Mines and Minerals Act 2009, including - 24 25 Application for artisanal mining licence. Project screening applications (a) on the area of the intended project and information on its current uses and physical, biological and social environment; and (b) on the nature of the project, the intended work plan and the anticipated implications on the environment and social conditions. (5) Project screening applications referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be submitted in such form as specified in the Second Schedule. (6) Within fourteen days of the receipt of an application under sub-regulation (1), the Executive Chairman or Authorised Officer shall assign the applicant one of four categories (A, B, C or D) based on the environmental and social impact screening criteria specified in the Third Schedule.