Consideration of draft plan, management controls and representations
29 Consideration of draft plan, management controls and representations
As soon as practicable after receipt of a report under section 28, the Panel must consider the draft plan, any matter relating to environmental management of finfish farming that the Director, EPA, in a notice under section 17A(1), requires the Panel to consider, any accompanying environmental impact statement and the report.
After considering the draft plan, matters, if any, report and any accompanying environmental impact statements, the Panel may – modify the draft plan; or reject the draft plan; or require the planning authority to modify a specified provision of the draft plan; or accept the draft plan without change.
The Panel may determine that a modification of a draft plan is not of a substantial nature.
The Panel, by notice in writing, is to notify the planning authority of – any modification it makes and the reasons for the modification; and any modification to the draft plan it requires and the reasons for the modification; and its rejection or acceptance of the draft plan; and any determination made under subsection (3).
In requiring a part of a draft plan to be modified, the Panel may give directions as to the explanatory material to be included in the public notification of the modified part and to be made available for public inspection.
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