Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance

Regulations

  1. Further particulars

    If any party to any appeal requires further particulars from the other party relating to the appeal he may, within 21 days after the service on the respondent of a copy of the notice of appeal under section 4 or such longer period as the Chairman, on application, may allow in any particular case, serve notice on the other party specifying the further particulars required, and the other party shall, within 21 days after notice is served under this section or such longer period as the Chairman, on application, may allow in any particular case, furnish such particulars to the other party and lodge a copy of such particulars with the Chairman.

  1. Inspection of documents

    (1) Any party to any appeal may at any time serve notice on the other party to produce, within 21 days after the notice is served, any document relating to the appeal for the inspection of the party serving the notice and to permit him to take copies thereof.

    (2) Any party who fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1) shall not afterwards be allowed to put any such document in evidence unless he satisfies the Appeal Board that he had a reason for his failure to comply which the Appeal Board deems sufficient.

  1. Date, time and place of hearing

    Following the expiration of the 60 day period referred to in section 4(2) or the compliance by the respondent with the requirements of that section, whichever is the earlier, the Chairman shall fix the date, time and place of the hearing of the appeal so as to enable the hearing to commence as soon as is reasonably practicable and shall, not less than 28 days before the date so fixed, serve on the appellant and on the respondent notice of the date, time and place in such form as the Director may determine.

  1. Summons to witness

    Upon application by any party to an appeal in such form as the Director may determine, the Chairman may issue a witness summons in such form as the Director may determine to any person named in the application requiring him to appear before the Appeal Board to produce any document relating to the appeal and to give evidence.

  1. Procedure before hearing

    Not less than 7 days before the date and time fixed under section 7 for the hearing of the appeal, the appellant and the respondent shall -

    1. lodge with the Chairman a copy of witness statements, documents and any other thing to be given or produced in evidence at the hearing of the appeal;

    2. serve on each other a copy of witness statements and documents and shall give details of any other thing lodged with the Chairman which statement, document or thing is to be given or produced in evidence at the hearing of the appeal.

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