Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2020

Environmental Protection BELIZE: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) REGULATIONS, 2020 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Citation. 2. Amendment of regulation 21. 3. Amendment of regulation 22A. 4. Amendment of regulation 25. 2 Environmental Protection BELIZE: STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. OF 2020 for REGULATIONS made by the Minister responsible for the environment in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 7 and 21 of the Environmental Protection Act, Chapter 328 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, and all other powers thereunto him enabling. (GAZE w.reccssrsssrrcoressccescccscees , 2020) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Citation ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) REGULATIONS, 2020, S.1. 107 of 1995 ; 24 of 2007. and shall be read and construed as one with the Environmental Impact 15 off020 Assessment Regulation 1995, which, as amended, are hereinafter referred to as the principal Regulations. Arion at 2. Regulation 21 of the principal Regulations is amended by repealing sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following— “(2) The Department shall cause the environment impact assessment and its summary report to be placed before the Committee for approval or otherwise if the Department— a) is satisfied in its checks for completeness with the : p previously-agreed terms of reference; and (b) has prepared its summary report as to whether further environment assessment is required or whether any significant harmful impact is indicated in it.”. Amendment, 7 3. Regulation 22A(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting =“ the word “accept” and substituting the word “approve”. Environmental Protection 8 4, Regulation 25(1)(a) of the principal Regulations is amended by amendment of deleting the word “approve” and substituting the words “recommend regulation 25 approval or otherwise of”. MADE by the Minister responsible for the environment this day of , 2020. /] XY pL U/ / HON. OMAR FIGUEROA Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, and Sustainable Development (Minister responsible for environment)