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4.2.6.3 Procedure and authority
The ‘All-In-One’ permit must be submitted to the Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture, and
Innovation. Both with and without the application of the NCR, the permit is prepared with the uniform
public preparation procedure of Section 3.4 of the General Administrative Law. This means a draft of
the environmental permit should be made available for public review and the Minister shall grant or
reject the application within six months (+ one extension of six weeks).
Where the NCR is applicable, an appeal of the final decision should be made through the Department of
Administrative Law at the Council of State. Where the NCR is not applicable, first appeal has to be
brought before court, administrative law, and after that, it is possible to appeal to the Department.
4.2.7 Water Act
The Water Act (WA) is formed by the integration of eight historic water laws. The main purpose of the
WA is the instrumentation of integrated water management. The WA covers quality and quantity of
surface water, groundwater and the protection of water management works, such as dams.
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