These Regulations, made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(4) and section 104(1A) of the Planning and Development Act, no. 5 of 2019, provide for the appointment of an Environmental Impact Assessment Committee and define its functions: advise the Board and the Minister, with respect to environmental impact assessment studies; screen applications for planning permission to determine whether an environmental impact assessment is required; review the environmental impact statement submitted by the applicants; make recommendations to the Board with respect to the environmental impacts of proposed development projects; value the impacts of the involved activities on human beings and valued ecosystem components. The Regulations provide also for exemptions from environmental impact assessment requirements; initial environmental evaluation; qualified persons to conduct environmental impact assessment; public participation in environmental impact assessment; minimum contents of environmental impact statement, its review and procedures related to; decision following the environmental impact assessment.
Barbade · 2021-12-07