Environmental Assessment Regulations (Cap 65:07)

1/18/2016 Laws of Botswana http://www.elaws.gov.bw/default.php?UID=602 1/2 Volume: XIV Title: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION Chapter ID: 65:07 Part Number: I Part Title: Preliminary regs 13 1. Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Assessment Regulations. 2. Interpretation In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires "mass media" includes publicly exhibited posters, newspapers, radio, television or other electronic media used for public communication. 3. Activities to which Act applies Subject to section 3 of the Act, activities, locations, thresholds and criteria to which the Act applies shall be as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations. Part Number: II Part Title: Project Brief, Terms of Reference, etc regs 49 4. Project brief An application for a project brief referred to in section 6 (2) of the Act shall be in accordance with Form A set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations, and shall be accompanied by a fee specified in Schedule 3 to these Regulations. 5. Environmental management plan The environmental management plan referred to in section 6 (5) of the Act shall be in accordance with Form B set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations. 6. Scoping exercise and report The scoping exercise referred to in section 7 as read with sections 8 (2) and 73 (d) of the Act, shall be in accordance with Form C set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations. 7. Terms of reference The terms of reference referred to in section 8(1) of the Act shall be in accordance with Form D set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations. 8. Environmental impact statement The environmental impact statement referred to in section 9 of the Act shall be in accordance with Form E set out in Schedule 2 to the Regulations. 9. Public hearing (1) The competent authority shall, in conducting a public hearing referred to in section 11 of the Act, invite comments from the public. (2) The public hearing shall be conducted by a presiding officer who shall be appointed by the competent authority. (3) The public hearing shall be convened at a venue which is convenient and accessible to persons who are likely to be specifically affected by the proposed activity. (4) The date and venue of the public hearing shall be advertised through the mass media for public attention. (5) The presiding officer may disallow frivolous and vexatious submissions likely to lead to abuse of the public hearing. (6) A person applying for authorisation to undertake an activity whose application is the subject of a public hearing shall be given an opportunity to respond to any submission made at the public hearing and to provide further information relating to the activity. (7) Upon conclusion of the public hearing, the presiding officer shall compile a report of the public hearing and submit the report to the competent authority within 10 working days from the date of the public hearing. Part Number: III Part Title: Registration and Certification of Practitioners regs 1012 10. Application for registration (1) An application for registration as a practitioner shall be in Form A set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations. 1/18/2016 Laws of Botswana http://www.elaws.gov.bw/default.php?UID=602 2/2 (2) A person who applies to be registered as a practitioner in accordance with these Regulations shall comply with the qualification requirements and certification criteria in Form B set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations. (3) An application under this regulation shall be accompanied by a registration fee as specified in Form C set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations. 11. Certificate of practice A certificate of practice referred to in section 40 of the Act shall be in accordance with Form D set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations and shall be issued subject to payment of a fee specified in Form C set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations. 12. Register for practitioners A register for practitioners kept by the Board referred to in section 38 of the Act shall be in accordance with Form E set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.