Cap. 549 Art. 31Standing Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Development Planning.

The Minister shall refer the following to the Standing

Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Development

Planning:

(a) any plan referred to the House in terms of this Act; the

Standing Committee on the Environment, Climate

Change and Development Planning shall also recommend to the House whether the plan should be approved, with or without amendments, or rejected;

(b) the National Strategy for the Environment and the State of the Environment Report;

(c) any other report, plan or policy as the Minister may deem necessary: Provided that where the said Standing Committee fails to report to the House within the stipulated period in the Development

Planning Act, the Minister for the Environment shall make a formal request to the House to discuss the strategy, plan or policy.