Section 29: Consultation

29. Consultation (1) A permit authority shall, in considering whether to grant a development permit, consult— (a) where an application involves or is likely to involve any provider of public utility services, with any such provider; (b) where an application has or is likely to have significant environmental effects and the applicant is to be required to prepare a preliminary environmental report or an EIA, with the Director; [Issue 1] P11 – 22 Revised Laws of Mauritius (c) where an application has or is likely to have a significant impact on roads or traffic management, with the Ministry responsible for the subject of roads; (d) where the application has or is likely to have a significant impact on agricultural development, with the Ministry responsible for the subject of agriculture; (e) where an application to develop land affects or is likely to affect the land of or services provided by a neighbouring local authority, with that neighbouring local authority; (f) in any case where the Minister has issued a direction to a permit authority to consult with any person named in the direction, with that person; (g) such other person as it may consider necessary. (2) Where a permit authority consults any person in accordance with subsection (1), it shall refer a copy of the application and all relevant information to that person. (3) The person shall, within 28 days of receipt of the application referred to in subsection (2), communicate to the permit authority any comment, in writing, it may have on that application. (4) A permit authority shall, in determining an application made to it under this Sub-part, consider any comment made under subsection (3). (5) If, at the end of the period specified in subsection (3), the person does not respond, it shall be presumed that that person does not have any comment on the application and the permit authority may proceed to determine the application. (S. 29 not in operation.)