(1) Having made a
request under section 46(1) the Minister may, subject to subsection (3) and
with the consent of the proponent, issue interim conditions and procedures to
have effect instead of the implementation conditions until a statement is
published under section 45(8)(b) as applied by section 46(8).
(2) The Minister is to
cause notice of interim conditions and procedures issued under subsection (1)
—
(a) to
be given in writing to —
(i)
the Authority; and
(ii)
each decision-making authority that received the original
Ministerial statement under section 45(8)(a)(ii); and
(iii)
the proponent of the proposal;
and
(b) to
be published.
(3) The Minister is
not to issue interim conditions and procedures under subsection (1) if the
Minister considers that implementation of the proposal under those interim
conditions and procedures might have a significant detrimental effect on the
environment in addition to, or different from, the effect the proposal might
have if implemented under the implementation conditions.
[Section 46A inserted: No. 54 of 2003 s. 18;
amended: No. 40 of 2020 s. 30.]
[ 46B, 46C. Deleted: No. 40 of 2020 s. 31.]