Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act

Marginal note:Outside local government territory

• 125 (1) Except as provided by subsection (2), a body that conducts a preliminary screening of a proposal shall

  • (a) determine and report to the Review Board whether, in its opinion, the development might have a significant adverse impact on the environment or might be a cause of public concern; and

  • (b) where it so determines in the affirmative, refer the proposal to the Review Board for an environmental assessment.

• Marginal note:Within local government territory

  (2) Where a proposed development is wholly within the boundaries of a local government, a body that conducts a preliminary screening of the proposal shall

  • (a) determine and report to the Review Board whether, in its opinion, the development is likely to have a significant adverse impact on air, water or renewable resources or might be a cause of public concern; and

  • (b) where it so determines in the affirmative, refer the proposal to the Review Board for an environmental assessment.