Environmental Assessment (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (L. I 1703)

L. I 1703 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT ) REGULATIONS 2002 1 LI 1703 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2002 IN exercise of the power conferred on the Minister responsible for the Environment under section 28 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994 (Act 490) and on the advice of the Board these Regulations are made this 26th day of April, 2002. L.I. 1652 amended 1. The Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999 (L.I. 1652) referred to in these Regulations as the “principal enactment is amended. (a) by the substitution for regulation 8 of the following : “Fees and charges for environmental permits and certificates.” 8.(1) The fees and charges for permits specified in Schedules 2A and 2B to these Regulations shall be paid to the Agency in respect of the matters specified in relation to them in the Schedules. (2) The certificate fees specified in Schedule 2C to these Regulations shall be paid to the Agency in respect of the matters specified in relation to them”, (b) by the insertion after regulation 8 of the following new regulation 8A as follows: “Publication of notice of environmental permit 8A. The Agency shall publish in the Gazette and the mass media and in such form as the Agency shall determine notice of every environmental permit issued within 3 months of the date of issue of the permit”. Insertion of Schedules 2A, 2B and 2C 2. The principal enactment is amended by the insertion after Schedules 2A, 2B and 2C as follows: “SCHEDULE 2A (Regulation 8(1)) Environmental Processing charges and Permit Fees for the large scale undertaking Scale of undertaking Fees in US $ or cedi equivalent Undertaking with total development cost exceeding 10 million US Dollars 0.1% of total development cost and in any case not exceeding US 50,000 dollars (25% of which is payable upfront as processing fees L. I 1703 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT ) REGULATIONS 2002 2 L. I. 1703 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2002 SCHEDULE 2B (Regulation 8(1)) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Environmental Processing Charges and Permit Fees other than indicated in Schedule 2A Sectors Processing Environmental Permit Charges Fee A. MINING SECTOR PROPOSALS ¢ ¢ 1. Large “Impact Scale” Proposals 25,000,000.00 50,000,000.00 2. Medium “Impact Scale” Proposals 15,000,000.00 35,000,000.00 3. Small “Impact Scale “ Proposals 5,000,000.00 20,000,000.00 4. Quarry “Impact Scale “ Proposals 1,000,000.00 1,500,000.00 5. Minor “Impact Scale” Proposals - 300,000.00 B. ENERGY AND TOURISM SECTOR PROPOSALS 1. Large “Impact Scale” Proposals 14,000,000.00 30,000,000.00 2. Medium “Impact Scale” Proposals 7,000,000.00 18,000,000.00 3. Small “Impact Scale “ Proposals 2,500,000.00 5,000,000.00 4. Minor “Impact Scale” Proposals 300,000.00 500,000.00 C. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SECTOR PROPOSALS 1. Large “Impact Scale” Proposals 7,000,000.00 25,000,000.00 2. Medium “Impact Scale” Proposals 5,000,000.00 14,000,000.00 3. Small “Impact Scale “ Proposals 1,200,000.00 5,000,000.00 4. Minor “Impact Scale” Proposals 300,000.00 1,200,000.00 D. OTHER PROPOSALS (AGRICULTURE, HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION, WILDLIFE & FORESTRY) 5. Large “Impact Scale” Proposals 5,000,000.00 9,000,000.00 6. Medium “Impact Scale” Proposals 2,500,000.00 3,000,000.00 7. Small “Impact Scale “ Proposals 600,000.00 1,200,000.00 8. Minor “Impact Scale” Proposals 120,000.00 500,000.00 9. Micro “Impact Scale” Proposals - 100,000.00 L. I 1703 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT ) REGULATIONS 2002 3 SECTORS Processing Environmental Permit E. HOTELS Charges ¢ Fee ¢ 1. 5-10 Rooms 150,000.00 240,000.00 2. 11-15 Rooms 200,000.00 450,000.00 3. 16-20 Rooms 250,000.00 600,000.00 4. 21-25 Rooms 350,000.00 800,000.00 5. 26-30 Rooms 500,000.00 1,000,000.00 6. 31-35 Rooms 600,000.00 1,250,000.00 7. 36-40 Rooms 750,000.00 1,500,000.00 F. LPG RETAIL OUTLET 300,000.00 600,000.00 G. PETROL SERVICE STATIONS 800,000.00 1,350,000.00 SCHEDULE 2C (Regulation 8(2)) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Environmental Certificate Fee Environmental certificate for large scale undertaking Scale of undertaking Fee for certificate Undertaking with total development cost exceeding 10million US Dollars ¢30 million Sectors Fee A. MINING SECTOR PROPOSALS ¢ 1. Large “Impact Scale” Proposals 25,000,000.00 2. Medium “Impact Scale” Proposals 20,000,000.00 3. Small “Impact Scale “ Proposals 10,000,000.00 4. Quarry “Impact Scale “ Proposals 1,000,000.00 5. Minor “Impact Scale” Proposals B. ENERGY AND TOURISM SECTOR PROPOSALS 1. Large “Impact Scale” Proposals 16,000,000.00 2. Medium “Impact Scale” Proposals 8,000,000.00 3. Small “Impact Scale “ Proposals 2,500,000.00 4. Minor “Impact Scale” Proposals 250,000.00 L. I 1703 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT ) REGULATIONS 2002 4 C. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SECTOR PROPOSALS 1. Large “Impact Scale” Proposals 12,000,000.00 2. Medium “Impact Scale” Proposals 7,500,000.00 3. Small “Impact Scale “ Proposals 2,500,000.00 4. Minor “Impact Scale” Proposals 650,000.00 D. OTHER PROPOSALS (AGRICULTURE, HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION, WILDLIFE & FORESTRY) 1. Large “Impact Scale” Proposals 5,000.000.00 2. Medium “Impact Scale” Proposals 1,500,000.00 3. Small “Impact Scale “ Proposals 650,000.00 4. Minor “Impact Scale” Proposals 250,000.00 5. Micro “Impact Scale” Proposals 100,000.00 E. HOTELS 1. 5-10 Rooms 100,000.00 2. 11-15 Rooms 200,000.00 3. 16-20 Rooms 250,000.00 4. 21-25 Rooms 350,000.00 5. 26-30 Rooms 500,000.00 6. 31-35 Rooms 600,000.00 7. 36-40 Rooms 750,000.00 F. LPG RETAIL OUTLET 300,000.00 G. PETROL SERVICE STATIONS 650,000.00 PROF. DOMINIC KWAKU FOBIH Minister for Environment and Science Date of Gazette notification 17th May 2002 Entry into force