WRITTEN NOTIFICATION

As per Section 9 of the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA), Chapter 240, it shall be the duty of every person, who intends to carry out the prescribed activity set out in Schedule 1, to submit a Written Notification to the Authority before one undertakes such activity.

The Written Notification shall be accompanied with the details as required in Schedule 2, together with a completed Notification Matrix (in EXCEL format), prior to the start of any activity.

Written Notification Submission Flowchart

Submission Instructions

Submission shall be made in the form of:

1. ONE (1) ORIGINAL HARDCOPY addressed to:

Director of Environment, Parks and Recreation

Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation

Ministry of Development

4th Floor, Bangunan Tumasek Plaza

Jalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha BA1910

Negara Brunei Darussalam

ATTN: Head of Environmental Planning and Management Division

2. ONE (1) SOFTCOPY (pendrive) or via email to:

epmo.notification@env.gov.bn

Review Period: Please note that there is a review period of THREE (3) months for each submission (and resubmission) upon receipt of the Written Notification. The review period will start upon receiving both the hardcopy and softcopy submission. As per Section 9(7), no person shall undertake any prescribed activity until there is written approval from the Authority.
Legal Compliance Notice: As per Section 26 of the EPMA, it is an offence to carry out any prescribed activity set out in Schedule 1 without Written Notification to the Authority, where upon conviction can be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000,000.00, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, or both.

Documents Available for Download

NO. DOCUMENT TITLE DOWNLOAD LINK
1.1 Environment Protection and Management Act, Chapter 240 (Text of the Act) Download Act (PDF)
1.2 Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation (DEPR) EPMA Contents Matrix Template Download Template (XLSX)