Publication

(1) A person who has submitted an environmental impact assessment which fulfils regulation 21(1)(b), shall publish a notice, vetted and approved by the DOE, in at least two widely circulated newspapers for two consecutive weeks. This notice shall contain– (a) the name of the applicant; (b) the location of the land or address in respect of which the environmental impact assessment relates; (c) a statement that application has been made and indicate the location and nature of the proposal to which the application relates; 20 Environmental Protection (d) a statement that an environmental impact assessment has been prepared in respect of the proposal; (e) the name of a place where a copy of the environmental impact assessment may be inspected free of charge; (f) specifying the times and the period (being the prescribed period) during which the environmental impact assessment can be so inspected; (g) a statement that any person may during the prescribed period make objections and representations to the Department in relation to the effects of the proposed project activity on the environment; (h) the date on which the environmental impact assessment shall be available to the public; (i) the deadline and address for filing comments on the conclusions and recommendations of the environmental impact assessment. (2) An environmental impact assessment submitted by a developer shall be accompanied by a copy of the published newspaper advertisement submitted to the Department within one week of the submission of the EIA report.