S.L. 549.123 Art. 23Preventive, mitigatory and compensatory measures.

(1) Without prejudice to regulations 20, 21, and 22, the Authority may apply one or more of the following measures, to avoid, mitigate or offset the adverse impacts of an activity or intervention by:

(a) limitation of the activity or intervention such that the existing trees or their habitat, or both, can be retained alive in situ with least adverse impact thereon;

(b) ordering transplantation within the same site;

(c) ordering transplantation to a different location;

(d) ordering compensatory planting within the same site or in another location, or both;

(e) ordering contribution to the Environment Fund; or

(f) ordering compensation through an alternative environmental benefit:

Provided that the Authority may also stipulate the period within which the measures are to be implemented to its satisfaction.

(2) The Authority may also require the provision of a suitable financial guarantee to be made in favour of the competent authority to secure the obligations under the permit. The financial guarantee may also be tied to specific requirements in the permit.