Environment Protection Agency (Agricultural and Agro-based industrial Activities) Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 3 of 2024.

These Regulations, issued under powers conferred by paragraph (m) of subsection (2) of section 77 of The Environment Protection Agency Act, apply to individuals or body-corporates requiring to the Agency for an environmental impact assessment licence in respect of an agricultural activity or agro-based industrial activity. Therefore, these Regulations provide for: conduct of environmental, social and health impact assessment; licensing process; renewal of licences for activities involving: substantial changes in environmental resources, including conversion of land to agricultural production, forestry or pastureland, rural development, timber or wood production and processing, significant changes in farming and fisheries practices including the introduction of new crops or fisheries, agro-processing and agri-business, related agro-based activities. Matters covered by these Regulations include: environmental impact assessment of an agricultural activity; terms of reference in respect of the conduct of an environmental impact assessment; classification of lands and types of agricultural and agri-business land; fertilisation of land, use of fertilisers, production of fertilisers and agro-chemical usage; water supply, land drainage and irrigation; imposition of fees and respect of polluter pays principle and sustainable development; environmental report; offences and penalties.