just to clear a few more...

just to clear a few more things.

http://www.doe.gov.my/portal/developer/eia/eia-general-information/

EIA Procedure in Malaysia

There are two EIA procedures adopted in Malaysia, namely the Preliminary EIA and the Detailed EIA, that can be described as follows:

Preliminary EIA

Preliminary EIA is assessment of impacts due to those activities that are prescribed.

The Preliminary EIA report that is prepared is reviewed by a technical committee consisting of the Department of Environment States and other relevant government agencies. The procedure for Preliminary EIA is as shown in Figure 3.

The number of Preliminary EIA report to be submitted to the Department of Environment States Offices for review is 15 copies, and 3 copies to the Department of Environment Headquarters.

Detailed EIA

Detailed EIA is a procedure undertaken for those projects with major/significant impacts to the environment. The procedure for Detailed EIA is as shown in Figure 4.

The detailed assessment involve EIA report display for the public and affected community to comment. Activities which need to go through the Detailed EIA procedure, are listed in Appendix 4. Notwithstanding the list in Appendix 4, the Director General of Environment has the prerogative to request a detailed assessment of a project which has significant impacts to the environment of projects which are located in or adjacent to environmentally sensitive areas.

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