Section 59: Power to make regulations

The Agency, with the approval of the President, may make regulations, published in the Gazette-(a) respecting the procedures and requirements of, and the time or period relating to the environmental assessment process set out in, or including the conduct of assessments by review panels established pursuant to, section 35 of this Act;
(b) prescribing a list of projects or classes of projects for which an environmental assessment is not required, where the Council, with the approval of the President, is of the opinion that the environmental effects of the projects are likely to be negligible;
(c) prescribing a list of projects or classes of projects not covered by the best of mandatory study list in the Schedule to this Act for which a mandatory study is required where the Council is of the opinion that the projects are likely to have significant adverse environmental effects;
(d) prescribing a list of projects or classes of projects for which an environmental assessment is not required, where the Council is of opinion that the contribution of the Agency to its powers or the performance of its duties or functions is minimal;
(e) prescribing a list for which an environment assessment is required, where the Council is of the opinion that an environmental assessment of the projects would be inappropriate for reasons of national security.