S.L. 549.46 Art. 19Submission of EIA report.

(1) On official submission of the EIA report to the

Authority, notices indicating such submission shall be published by the developer in at least one daily or weekly newspaper in Maltese and one in English, and by the Authority on the Authority’s website. The notices shall be in accordance with any guidelines issued by the Authority and shall also follow any other requirement established by the Authority, and shall stipulate a period of not less than thirty (30) calendar days during which the EIA report shall be available for inspection and written comments, which are to be submitted to the Authority.

(2) The EIA report shall be made available to authorities and entities likely to be concerned by the project by reason of their specific environmental responsibilities and specifically to:

(a) the relevant Government entities;

(b) the local council which is responsible for the locality where the project is proposed;

(c) other local councils that in the Authority’s opinion are likely to be affected by the project or by its ancillary requirements; and

(d) the public, and the public concerned;

on the Authority’s website, and at the Authority’s offices and, where appropriate, through any other additional means as the Authority may establish, and may be inspected throughout the period stipulated in accordance with sub-regulation (1) on such days and during such times as the Authority deems proper.

(3) All expenses incurred in fulfilment of this regulation shall be paid by the developer.