Section 15, 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes

(1) The environmental and social assessment instrumentsindicated under Chart A of regulation 12 shall comprise the the following- (a) an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consisting of an EIA study and environmental impact assessment report that focuses on environmental issues and describes the 28 29 Appeal against Project category. scoping report Assessment instruments impacts that the proposed project is predicted to have on bio-physical conditions if implemented, together with proposals for avoiding, mitigating or compensating for adverse effects, in accordance with section 26 of the Act and subsection (2) of section 131 of the Mines and Minerals Act 2009 and as further specified in the Fifth Schedule; (b) a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) consisting of a social impact assessment study and social impact assessment report which describes the full range of social, economic and health issues affecting host communities, predicts significant adverse social impacts and sets out proposals for avoiding, mitigating or compensating for adverse effects, in accordance with clause (v) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 112 and subparagraph (xii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 133 of the Mines and Minerals Act 2009 and paragraphs (d) and (e) of the Third Schedule of the Act and as further specified in the Sixth Schedule; (c) an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) consisting of a report containing a simplified or limited EIA which incorporates sections on social impacts and health impacts and is appropriate for projects that require more limited environmental and social analysis than an EIA as their negative effects on the environment and the community can be eliminated or minimized by simple and easy to implement measures, as specified in the Seventh Schedule; (d) an Environmental Code of Practice, as specified in Eighth Schedule which shall apply to all projects where the Board is satisfied, on the evidence presented by the applicant, that the project will not have significant environmental impacts. (2) Based on the project categorisation referred to in Regulation 12, the applicant shall use the corresponding environmental and social management instrument in preparing an environmental licence application.