S.L. 549.46 Art. 31Supplementary provisions on development consent.

(1) The Authority may at any stage recommend to the permitting authority that permission for a proposed project falling within the scope of these regulations be refused, dismissed, or otherwise restricted, if it is of the opinion that:

(a) the information provided in the application or proposal, or in any documentation required in terms of these regulations, or in any other relevant documentation is false, fraudulent or misleading, or is grossly incorrect such that it would prejudice the effectiveness of the required assessment or raise any issue identified in sub-regulation 10(6); or

(b) there is persistent, prolonged, or unjustified failure to submit any required information or documentation, or to fulfil any of the requirements arising from these regulations, in line with the time frames and requirements established by the Authority; or

(c) the project would have unacceptable environmental effects, such that more detailed consideration would be ineffective, superfluous, counter-productive, or in conflict with other environmental obligations; or

(d) the project is ancillary or related to any illegal intervention, or itself is an illegal intervention, that has significantly prejudiced the environmental quality of its location or surroundings, or has significantly distorted the baseline situation to the extent of prejudicing proper and effective assessment.

(2) The Authority may also recommend that any other permission for any project be refused, dismissed, or otherwise restricted if such project would contravene, circumvent, prejudice or render ineffective any condition, limitation or safeguard imposed in a permit issued pursuant to an environmental impact assessment.