Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act

Marginal note:Decision by designated agency

• 131 (1) A designated regulatory agency shall, after considering a report of the Review Board containing a recommendation made under subparagraph 128(1)(b)(ii) or paragraph 128(1)(d),

  • (a) adopt the recommendation or refer it back to the Review Board for further consideration; or

  • (b) after consulting the Review Board, adopt the recommendation with modifications or reject it and order an environmental impact review of the proposal.

• Marginal note:Effect of decision

  (2) A designated regulatory agency shall carry out, to the extent of its authority, any recommendation that it adopts.

• Marginal note:Areas identified

  (3) Where an environmental impact review of a proposal is ordered under subsection (1), the designated regulatory agency shall identify any area within or outside the Mackenzie Valley in which the development is likely, in its opinion, to have a significant adverse impact or to be a cause of significant public concern and specify the extent to which that area is affected.

• Marginal note:Additional information

  (4) If a designated regulatory agency considers any new information that was not before the Review Board, or any matter of public concern that was not referred to in the Review Board’s reasons, the new information or matter shall be identified in the decision made under this section and in any consultation under paragraph (1)(b).