Section 22, 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes

(1) Where an EIA, SIA or ESIA is returned to the applicantby the Board on the basis of inadequacy, the Board shall state its reasons and indicate the steps required by the applicant to rectify the inadequacy within a period of 21 days as specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 28 of the Act. (2) Subject to sub-regulation (1), the application for an environmental licence shall be held in abeyance until the required rectification of the inadequacy has been made and the relevant environmental or social management instruments have been resubmitted. (3) In the event that the necessary rectification of the inadequacy referred to in sub-regulation (1) are not addressed or the relevant document is not resubmitted within 21 days, the application for an environmental licence shall lapse. (4) The Board may agree to extend the deadline outlined in sub-regulations (1) to (3) at its discretion on the basis of a reasonable case for an extension submitted by the applicant.