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LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) REGULATIONS (NO. 5 OF 1992) - REG 4

4. For the purposes of paragraph 120 (a) of the Act, the following matters are prescribed:

        (a)     a statement setting out—

              (i)     the proposal to which the public environment report or environmental impact statement relates;

              (ii)     the objectives of the proponent in seeking the defined decision to which the proposal relates;

              (iii)     any means known to the applicant of achieving the objectives specified pursuant to subparagraph (ii) other than means which require the defined decision;

              (iv)     the method by which it is proposed that effect should be given to the defined decision;

              (v)     any other methods known to the proponent by which effect could be given to the defined decision;

              (vi)     in respect of each method of giving effect to the defined decision specified pursuant to subparagraph (iv) or (v)—

(A)     the parts of the environment that would be affected by giving effect to the defined decision by that method;

(B)     any environmental standards that the proponent would adopt in giving effect to the defined decision by that method; and

(C)     any environmental safeguards that the proponent would adopt in giving effect to the defined decision by that method; and

              (vii)     in respect of each means of achieving the objectives of the proponent in seeking the defined decision that are specified pursuant to subparagraph (iii)—

(A)     the parts of the environment that would be affected in achieving the objectives by those means;

(B)     any environmental standards that the proponent would adopt in achieving the objectives by those means; and

(C)     any environmental safeguards that the proponent would adopt in achieving the objectives by those means;

        (b)     a detailed technical assessment in respect of each method of giving effect to the defined decision specified pursuant to subparagraph (a) (iv) or (v) of—

              (i)     the environmental impact of giving effect to the defined decision by that method;

              (ii)     the effectiveness of the adoption of any environmental standards specified in relation to the method pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a) (vi) (B);

              (iii)     the effectiveness of the adoption of any environmental safeguards specified in relation to the method pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a) (vi) (C); and

              (iv)     the consequences of not adopting any environmental standards specified in relation to the method pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a) (vi) (B) and any environmental safeguards specified in relation to the method pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a) (vi) (C);

        (c)     a detailed technical assessment in respect of each means of achieving the objectives of the proponent in seeking the defined decision that are specified pursuant to subparagraph (a) (iii) of—

              (i)     the environmental impact of achieving the objectives by those means;

              (ii)     the effectiveness of the adoption of any environmental standards specified in relation to those means pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a) (vii) (B);

              (iii)     the effectiveness of the adoption of any environmental safeguards specified in relation to those means pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a) (vii) (C); and

              (iv)     the consequences of not adopting the environmental standards specified in relation to the means pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a) (vii) (B) and any environmental safeguards specified in relation to the means pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a) (vii) (C);

        (d)     details of the source of any information relied on, and of any consultation undertaken, in the preparation of the public environment report or environmental impact statement;

        (e)     a description of the procedure adopted for the preparation of the public environment report or environmental impact statement;

        (f)     a description of any research undertaken for the purpose of preparing the public environment report or environmental impact statement and details of any data obtained from the research in sufficient detail to permit an independent analysis of the data;

        (g)     a statement specifying the name and qualifications of each person who participated in the preparation of the substance of the report and the part of the report which each of those persons prepared or assisted in preparing.

Prescribed period—subsection 121 (1) of the Act



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