Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance

EIA Ordinance

SCHEDULE 4 MATTERS THAT MAY BE SPECIFIED IN ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT

  1. The design, alignment, plan, layout or visual appearance of a designated project.
  2. The physical scale, scope or extent of a designated project.
  3. The methods for carrying out a designated project or the timing, phasing or order of the stages of a designated project.
  4. The amount, rate or quality of a discharge, emission or deposit of pollutants or wastes from a designated project, including the colour or temperature of, or amount or concentration of, a contaminant, impurity or other substance in, the discharge, emission or deposit.
  5. Limits on the strength, severity or level of the environmental impact of a designated project.
  6. The mitigation of the environmental impact of a designated project, and the timing, phasing or order of mitigation measures, including---
    (a) pollution control or environmental protection equipment, processes, systems, practices or technologies;
    (b) equipment, processes, systems, practices or technologies for the prevention, reduction, reuse, recovery and recycling of wastes or wastewater;
    (c) equipment, processes, systems, practices or technologies for the management of wastes, including the storage, treatment or disposal of wastes;
    (d) acoustic barriers and enclosures, noise insulation equipment, or equipment, processes, systems, practices or technologies for the avoidance, prevention, reduction, minimization or control of noise;
    (e) equipment, processes, systems, practices or technologies for the avoidance, prevention, reduction, minimization or control of air pollution; or
    (f) processes, systems, practices, procedures or technologies for the conservation, preservation or protection of flora, fauna, ecological habitats, sites of special scientific interest, or of cultural heritage importance, or resources.
  7. Pollution control, environmental protection or other mitigation measures to be carried out outside the site of a designated project.
  8. Compensation or restoration measures for the conservation, preservation or protection of flora, fauna, ecological habitat or other ecological resources, including replanting, relocation, re-establishment or rehabilitation measures, to mitigate an adverse environmental impact of a designated project.
  9. Landscaping measures to mitigate the environmental impact of a designated project.
  10. Programmes or exercises for monitoring the environmental impact of a designated project or the effectiveness of measures to mitigate its environmental impact, whether such impact may occur within or outside its physical boundary or site, and the review and audit of data and information derived from such programmes or exercises, including specification of---
    (a) the parameters or impact to be monitored;
    (b) the frequency of monitoring, or the procedures, practices, methods or equipment to be used for monitoring, including the maintenance and calibration of such equipment and quality assurance and laboratory accreditation procedures;
    (c) the standards or criteria to be used for evaluating and auditing monitoring data;
    (d) plans and procedures for action in response to the results of such monitoring programmes or exercises, including action to intensify or increase monitoring, inspect or investigate revealed or indicated problems, or take remedial measures to address such problems;
    (e) the nature, format or frequency of the reporting of the results and findings of monitoring or action plans and procedures.
  11. Equipment, methods, processes, systems, procedures or practices for the construction, operation, use, implementation or decommissioning of a designated project.
  12. Requirements for the training, qualifications or expertise of personnel involved in the carrying out of a designated project.
  13. The preparation of management plans, procedures manuals or other materials and documents for guiding and regulating the carrying out of a designated project.
  14. Environmental studies, investigation or information to be obtained and submitted during the carrying out of a designated project.
  15. The release to the public of reports on monitoring or auditing work or other reports or information in relation to the assessment or carrying out of a designated project.
  16. The requirements for carrying out of environmental monitoring by accredited laboratories, or environmental audit by qualified personnel.
  17. The requirements of the implementation and completion of mitigation measures to be checked and certified by qualified personnel, and for the submission of certified reports on the status of the implementation of mitigation measures.


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