Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations

23 The Board shall, on receipt of an application for a Type B or Type C permit,

• (a) if the application does not comply with these Regulations, without delay return the application to the applicant and advise the applicant in writing of the reasons for its rejection; or

• (b) in any other case, subject to sections 23.1 and 24, within 30 days after the date on which the application was found by the Board to be in compliance with these Regulations,

  • (i) issue the permit, subject to any conditions included under subsection 26(1),

  • (ii) if a requirement set out in section 61 or 61.1 of the Act has not been met, refuse to issue the permit and notify the applicant in writing of its refusal and of the reasons for the refusal,

  • (iii) where the Board considers that more than 15 days are required to gather the socio-economic, scientific or technical information needed in respect of the application, treat the application in the manner provided for in section 22 for Type A permits, and notify the applicant accordingly, or

  • (iv) refer the application to the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board under subsection 125(1) or paragraph 126(2)(a) of the Act for an environmental assessment and notify the applicant in writing of its referral and of the reasons for the referral.