EIA Procedure in Malaysia

There are three major steps in EIA procedure

STEP 1: Preliminary Assessment
- the initial assessment of impact of prescibed activities
- initiated at the pre-feasibility stage of the development activity
- the stage that project options are identified and significant residual impacts are made known
- the preliminary EIa report is prepared and reviewed by DOE (Department of Environment) internally at state level
- assistance fir reviewing may be sought from other government and non-government agencies

STEP 2: Detailed Assessment
- is undertaken for projects where significant residual environment impact have been predicted in the preliminary stage
-continues during the feasibility stage of the project
-detailed EIA report submitted to DOE headquarters for review and approval prior to the project being approved to proceed
-Term of reference prepared y an ad hoc reviewal panel
- EIA reviewed by ad-hoc panel chaired by DG

STEP 3: Reviewed
- Recommendation from the review is transmitted to the relevant project approving authority for consideration in the decision making process
- DOE maintains a list of experts who may be called to sit on Review panels. The selection is based on the areas of environmental impacts to be reviewed.