Antarctic Environmental Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Further evaluation

7 If the Minister is of the opinion that the activities are likely to have at least a minor or transitory impact on the environment, the Minister must

• (a) within 90 days after receiving the application, inform the applicant in writing that an initial environmental evaluation or a comprehensive environmental evaluation, as the case may be, must be conducted by the applicant; and

• (b) within 90 days after the completion of all the environmental evaluations that are required under section 23 of the Act, provide to the applicant a written notice of the Minister’s decision concerning the application.