S.L. 549.46 Art. 36Conflict of interests.

(1) All persons and institutions performing duties under these regulations, including the Authority, other permitting authorities, Government entities, local councils, consultants and monitors, shall ensure that their duties are carried out in a fair and impartial manner and that they do not find themselves in a situation giving rise to a conflict of interests.

(2) Where the Authority is also the developer, it shall implement within its organisation appropriate separation between the conflicting functions when performing the duties arising from these regulations.

(3) Consultants who are in any way involved in the environmental impact assessment shall not be a member of any decision-taking body which could be involved in determining the application or any related appeal or decision.