Pursuant to its functions under section 11 of the Act, the Authority shall have the powers to administer, investigate, enforce and sanction any activity in order to ensure compliance with the Act.

The special economic zones developers and operators shall cooperate and provide assistance to the Authority when the Authority undertakes any enforcement action under the Act.

The Authority shall give a notice of twenty four hours to a special economic zone end user before an inspection is carried out and the Authority may grant any reasonable request by the special economic zones end user to avoid undue interruption to the business activities of the special economic zones end user.

Notwithstanding paragraph (4), the Authority may without notice and at any hour conduct an inspection if it has reasonable cause to believe the relevant laws have been breached.

The Authority shall coordinate its investigations with all relevant agencies and provide the necessary information in a timely manner to relevant agencies.

The Authority on the order of a court shall have the right to be reimbursed for any expenses incurred to investigate or remedy an offence under the Act.

Where a special economic zones end user fails to comply with any directives of the Authority or with any provisions of the Act or these Regulations, the Authority shall recommend to the Cabinet Secretary the imposition of an appropriate sanction.

Sanctions may not be imposed for an action or omission that was beyond the control of any party or that was not reasonably foreseeable by any party.

The Cabinet Secretary may impose one or more of the sanctions under paragraph (3) in addition and without prejudice to any sanction, judgment, order, fine, penalty or punishment imposed by any other relevant government entity as long as the rules of natural justice and the rule of law is observed.

The Authority shall in writing, delegate as much responsibility as is practically feasible for the provision of non-regulatory functions conferred to it under any relevant laws to the special economic zones developer, special economic zones operator or any other contracted private-sector services providers.

A proposal for the designation of an area as a special economic zone may be submitted by any person to the Authority.

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where applicable, any additional requirements under the Public Private Partnerships Act, (No. 15 of 2013) and the law relating to procurement shall be complied with.

No later than sixty days after publication of the notice under paragraph (3), the Cabinet Secretary shall evaluate the comments, data and any other information based on the evaluation criteria under regulation 13 and the criteria in section 5 of the Act and approve or reject the proposal to designate the area as a special economic zone.

Where the Cabinet Secretary recommends modifications to the proposal to designate under paragraph (2), he or she shall consult with the Authority and, if the proposal was submitted by an outside party, the respective outside party and if the Authority and the applicant agree in writing to the proposed modifications, the Cabinet Secretary shall, no later than twenty days of receiving communication from the Authority to this effect, publish the declaration of the special economic zone in the Gazette.

Where the Authority makes a negative determination regarding a proposal to designate by an outside party, the outside party may appeal to the Cabinet Secretary.

The Cabinet Secretary shall, publish in the Gazette, the appropriate distance dimensions of the special economic zones from the proximity-based criteria set out in paragraph (1).

The Cabinet Secretary may designate a special economic zone on public or private land.

The Authority shall by notice in the Gazette prescribe the descriptions and standards for classifying special economic zones under section 4(6) of the Act and the applicable services, infrastructure and policies applicable to these classifications.

All special economic zones, regardless of their type, shall be open to all business activities eligible for special economic zone enterprise licenses under these Regulations.

A special economic zones developer or operator may apply to the Cabinet Secretary to add land to an existing special economic zone in accordance with these Regulations.

The procedures and requirements for the designation of an additional special economic zone shall apply when evaluating an application under paragraph (1) except that any relevant information that may have been submitted shall be taken into account by the Authority in order to expedite the evaluation.

Unless otherwise stated in the final designation of the special economic zone, a special economic zone designation shall expire if after three years after the designation, the Authority has not licensed a special economic zones developer in accordance with the Act and these Regulations.

For the development of a designated public or private public private partnership based special economic zone, the Authority shall select and conclude an agreement with a special economic zones developer for the development of a special economic zone.

Where the special economic zones developer declines to select a special economic zones operator, the Authority shall, following the provisions of the developer agreement, select one or more special economic zones operators and conclude operator agreements with them for the operation, management and provision of services for the special economic zones.

The Authority shall publish in the Gazette, the selection criteria and procedures for the operator agreement.

Where there is an existing special economic zone, the Authority may select a special economic zones operator in accordance with the criteria and procedures set out in the notice under paragraph (5).

Upon conclusion of an agreement under these Regulations and the payment of such licensing fees as shall be specified by the Authority, the Authority shall issue the special economic zones developer or operator with a special economic zones developer's or operator's license.

The special economic zones developer's or operator's license shall authorise the developer or operator as the case may be to conduct the activities described in the agreement.

The Authority shall publish in the Gazette, the standards and procedures for suspension, revocation and reinstatement of the licences.

Special economic zones developers and operators shall coordinate with the Authority to develop, deliver services and maintain facilities used by the Authority including the one-stop centre headquarters and other one-stop shops established in the respective special economic zones.

Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Authority may only delegate the responsibility for making the rules if a developer or operator has the capacity to monitor compliance with the rules.

The special economic zones developers and operators may recommend sanctions or other measures to the Authority against special economic zones end users for violations, breaches or omissions of rules made pursuant to these Regulations.

The special economic zones developers and special economic zones operators may enforce sanctions to ensure compliance with the rules.

The Authority shall design an electronic system to facilitate the registration process and other administrative matters under the Act or these Regulations.

An electronic signature shall be valid for any registration or licensing requirement under the Act or these Regulations.

An applicant may make an application for registration through the one-stop shop.

Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Authority may require an applicant or their agent to appear in person, or to participate in a telephone, video or voice over internet protocol conference, for an interview.

The Authority shall by notice in the Gazette specify the required information for registration, license and permit applications for special economic zones enterprises and residents and the procedures for approving such applications.

There shall be no limit or quota on the number of special economic zone enterprises or residents registered or on the number of licenses issued for special economic zone enterprises, provided that all applicants secure an approval from their relevant special economic zone operators in accordance with the procedures set out in the Gazette and the requirements of the specific special economic zone master plan and zoning plans.

The Cabinet Secretary shall, on receiving a recommendation from the Authority, publish a negative list of activities that are prohibited or restricted from being undertaken within the special economic zones.

The restricted activities under paragraph (1), shall include, any activity likely to pose a substantial threat to health, safety, environment, national security, consumer rights, culture and financial stability.

The Authority may approve the conduct of any restricted activity provided the applicant demonstrates that it can adequately mitigate or avoid the risks set out under paragraph (2).

The Authority shall provide the necessary assistance to any person intending to make an application for the conduct of restricted activity including providing a description of the information and documents necessary to support an application for each type of restricted activity.

The prohibited activities under paragraph (1) shall include those activities that pose a threat to health, safety, environment, national security, consumer protection, culture and financial stability and for which there is no possibility of avoiding or mitigating the threat.

The Cabinet Secretary shall regularly review the negative list of activities.

A special economic zones licensee seeking to expand its activities and undertake an activity that is not in the negative list, may notify the Authority of this intention but the licensee need not apply for a new licence to conduct the new activity.

A special economic zones licensee seeking to expand its activities and undertake a restricted activity shall apply for a separate permit for that activity.

The Authority shall specify the information to be provided by a person applying for a special economic zones end user licence.

A person applying for a permit to engage in business activities within the special economic zone shall provide similar information to that required for approval for a licence under the Act except that the Authority may waive certain requirements based on the nature of activity to be carried out.

The Authority shall from time to time publish in the Gazette, the fees to be paid by an applicant.

An applicant for special economic zone resident status, shall file and annually update this information as shall be specified by the Authority.

Every special economic zone enterprise shall be required to provide such information as is required to help the Authority monitor and evaluate the performance of the special economic zone programme and the Authority shall protect the confidentiality of this information.

The Authority shall prescribe the information required in paragraph (5).

Pursuant to section 11 (h) of the Act, the Authority shall administer a one-stop shop for each special economic zone and a central coordinating one-stop shop at the headquarters of the Authority to facilitate performance of all the functions, powers, and responsibilities assigned to the Authority.

Each special economic zone developer or special economic zone operator shall provide sufficient space for the one-stop shop at no cost within the special economic zone they operate and comply with the requirements of the Authority with regards to the one-stop shops.

The Authority and all other relevant government entities shall accord to special economic zones end users of foreign nationality, treatment equal to that accorded to nationals with respect to all business activities, in accordance with the Constitution and the relevant laws.

Where possible, the property shall be returned when the seizure is no longer necessary.

For the purposes of this section, a "public purpose" includes seizures made out of necessity in response to war, grave disturbance of public order or urgent social interest.

A special economic zone developer shall not sell or lease land within the special economic zone to any person other than a special economic zone enterprise or resident without authorisation by the Authority and may only sell or lease subject to the applicable master plans and zoning requirements.

Any construction or development activity on land leased or purchased under paragraph (1) shall commence within two years of the date of purchase or in accordance with the terms specified in applicable agreements between the parties or whichever is the lesser.

For purposes of implementing these Regulations, the Authority shall keep track of the annual fair market value of special economic zone lands.

The Authority shall consider proposed land use master plans submitted by applicants for a special economic zone developer or operator licence as well as any proposed master plans emanating from the Authority itself, and shall collaborate with the county government officer responsible for planning and selected special economic zone developers and operators to finalise the master plan and the zoning orders for each special economic zone.

The Authority shall ensure that all master plans and zoning plans within the special economic zones do not conflict with existing land use controls for the areas surrounding the special economic zones or related development objectives of the neighbouring county governments.

For any land within a designated special economic zone, any master plan and zoning order made by the Authority shall supersede any previous conflicting land use controls for the same land.

The Authority shall, by notice in the Gazette, prescribe the procedures and criteria for approving or rejecting land use master plans and zoning criteria developed by special economic zone developers or operators.

The Authority shall establish and maintain a registry of special economic zones maps, surveys, deeds and leases within one year of its operationalization.

The registry established under paragraph (1) shall Include a comprehensive map containing data on all real property in the special economic zones and the registered interests in those properties.

The Authority shall publish in the Gazette, the information required under paragraph (2).

The registry established under paragraph (1) shall be accessible to the public.

The Authority shall enter into service level agreements with the Ministry responsible for matters relating to lands or the relevant county government in order to address any inter-governmental technical matters required for the implementation of these Regulations.

The Authority shall by notice in the Gazette prescribe a Building Code, development and construction permits, certificates of occupancy, procedures and criteria for the approval of development and construction works for special economic zones.

The one-stop shops shall facilitate the manner in which all the permits under paragraph (1) can be obtained from the respective authorized entities by an applicant.

All the relevant government entities, including the county governments, shall cooperate with the Authority in any matter related to land use planning, development and regulation of construction in order to give effect to the Act.

Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Authority and the National Environment Management Authority shall conclude a service level agreement to facilitate the execution of their respective roles and responsibilities under the Act and the application of all applicable standards, procedures, fees and charges within the special economic zones.

The National Environment Management Authority or the Authority shall issue environmental permits to authorize certain activities under the Act and may publish a list of activities that do not require special economic zone environmental permits.

The list of activities that do not require special economic zone environmental permits shall include the activities that are not reasonably predicted to have a significant impact on the environment, either because of their nature or because of the scale under which they will be performed.

A special economic zone developer or operator shall not undertake any activity that requires environmental permits without the environmental permit.

The Authority and the National Environment Management Authority, as the case may be, shall only issue special economic zone environmental permits upon approval of an environmental impact assessment.

For the avoidance of doubt, the special economic zone environmental permit issued under these Regulations shall comply with the requirements of the Environment Management and Coordination Act, (No. 5 of 2015.)

Prior to the operationalisation of a special economic zone, on the basis of a baseline environmental survey of the land, air, and water in the special economic zone submitted by the special economic zone developer, the Authority, in consultation with the National Environment Management Authority, shall establish special economic zones environmental quality standards and maximum load capacities for specified pollutants, applicable to a specific special economic zone project site.

The standards and load capacities developed under paragraph (1) shall form the basis for the volume of pollutants and wastes permitted to be released.

The National Environment Management Authority shall in consultation with the Authority, review the special economic zones environmental quality standards at least once every three years to determine their adequacy in light of current national environmental priorities and revise them as appropriate.

The standards determined under paragraph (1) shall not be below the prescribed national levels, but may be set at a higher or stricter level.

Upon completion of the baseline environmental survey and establishment of the environmental quality standards, the National Environment Management Authority shall identify and establish procedures for addressing the existing environmental challenges and concerns in collaboration with the relevant special economic zones developer or operator and the Authority.

The National Environment Management Authority, in consultation with the Authority, shall have the power to designate protected areas within special economic zones to protect water supplies, bio diversity or other environmental resources.

The Authority in consultation with the National Environment Management Authority, shall, by notice in the Gazette, provide further procedures and standards for environmental management consistent with these Regulations.

Prior to commencing any works or extension works on the land within a special economic zone, the special economic zones developer, in coordination with the relevant special economic zones operator, shall develop an environmental and social management system for the special economic zones.

The environmental and social management system shall be appropriate to the nature and scale of the proposed development, operational activities and the level of foreseen social and environmental impacts.

The social and environmental management system, including all environmental and social audit reports and hazard or risk assessment reports, shall be prepared in accordance with the relevant laws and accepted international practice.

Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the standards shall comply with the IS014001 Environmental Management Systems, Occupational Health and Safety Standards 18001, Social Accountability (humane workplace and worker human rights) SA8000 standards and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The Authority shall, in consultation with the National Environment Management Authority, by notice in the Gazette, provide further requirements for special economic zonessocial and environmental management systems.

Once all significant impacts have been identified, the applicants shall develop a mitigation action that contains the strategies for addressing the identified environmental social risks and impacts.

Upon completion of the impact assessment and mitigation action plan, special economic zones' developers and operators shall prepare an environmental and social impact statement and the other applicants shall prepare an environmental impact statement.

The Authority, in consultation with the National Environment Management Authority, shall by notice in the Gazette specify the required elements for impact assessments, mitigation action plans, impact statements, the criteria and procedures for approving the assessments, plans, and guidelines for implementing them.

If the National Environment Management Authority or the Authority approves an impact statement, the Authority shall issue a special economic zone environmental permit, which shall allow the applicant to conduct the activities specified in the impact statement, subject to all specified mitigation action plans and permit conditions.

The Authority may impose conditions on the special economic zones environmental permits to limit the permit to certain procedures, releases or other activities based on the impact statement.

The Authority based on information collected from the special economic zone end users, shall compile a special economic zone environmental database and conduct annual inventories, which shall be shared with the National Environmental Management Authority and be used to monitor special economic zone permit holders' compliance with environmental obligations.

A special economic zone environmental permit holder shall every six months, report compliance with all permit conditions in the manner specified in the impact statement and submit the report to the Authority and a copy to the National Environment Management Authority.

The Authority may inspect any special economic zone facility at any time, with or without notice, to gather information on the environmental performance of the special economic zone end users or on all environmental aspects to their activities for the purpose of monitoring and enforcing compliance with the relevant laws.

The Authority may, at reasonable time of day, access and copy records retained by the operator of the facility, inspect any monitoring equipment or methods to determine accuracy, and acquire environmental samples.

The National Environment Management Authority may conduct related inspections provided that these inspections are coordinated through the one-stop shops so as to minimise disruption and avoid unnecessary duplication.

If the Authority or the National Environment Management Authority as the case may be, discovers non-compliance with the relevant laws, including any permit condition, it shall notify the special economic zones end user and the relevant special economic zone developer or operator, if different from the special economic zones end user concerned.

The National Environment Management Authority in coordination with the Authority shall make rules to enforce paragraph (1).

The Authority shall, in coordination with the relevant government entities responsible for public health ensure the protection of human, animal and plant life from diseases and any other harm in accordance with the relevant laws.

The Authority in consultation with the relevant government entities responsible for public health, shall issue the applicable procedures for the inspection and control of persons, baggage, carriers and merchandise entering the special economic zones that may pose a threat to human, animal, or plant health and the inspections and controls shall be conducted by the personnel of the relevant government entities.

The Authority and the ministries responsible for environment, water and natural resources shall share any information requested by either party and shall attach, second or deploy staff and provide technical assistance and training to each other as requested.

The Authority may conclude service level agreements with the Ministries responsible for environment, water and natural resources for the conduct of any of the functions under these Regulations.

The Authority shall publish a schedule of the fees that the Authority may charge for any of the authorised activities under the Act, including any fees for registration, permitting, and licensing.

The Authority shall regularly update the fee schedule as necessary to comply with the Regulations and to facilitate an effective regulatory system.

The Authority shall publish a schedule of all the fees, levies and charges owed to the relevant government entities in connection with the establishment and operation of a business within a special economic zone, including any registration, permitting, and licensing fees.

The Authority may consolidate the fees, levies or charges imposed on special economic zone enterprises as may be required under the relevant laws.

The fees under this Regulation may be paid through the one stop shop and the Authority shall remit the fees to the relevant government entities in accordance with the terms of service level agreements entered into by the Authority and the relevant government entities.

The Authority shall regularly update the fee schedule to comply with the Regulations and facilitate an effective regulatory system.

Pursuant to its functions under section 11 of the Act, the Authority shall have the powers to administer, investigate, enforce and sanction any activity in order to ensure compliance with the Act.

The special economic zones developers and operators shall cooperate and provide assistance to the Authority when the Authority undertakes any enforcement action under the Act.

The Authority shall give a notice of twenty four hours to a special economic zone end user before an inspection is carried out and the Authority may grant any reasonable request by the special economic zones end user to avoid undue interruption to the business activities of the special economic zones end user.

Notwithstanding paragraph (4), the Authority may without notice and at any hour conduct an inspection if it has reasonable cause to believe the relevant laws have been breached.

The Authority shall coordinate its investigations with all relevant agencies and provide the necessary information in a timely manner to relevant agencies.

The Authority on the order of a court shall have the right to be reimbursed for any expenses incurred to investigate or remedy an offence under the Act.

Where a special economic zones end user fails to comply with any directives of the Authority or with any provisions of the Act or these Regulations, the Authority shall recommend to the Cabinet Secretary the imposition of an appropriate sanction.

Sanctions may not be imposed for an action or omission that was beyond the control of any party or that was not reasonably foreseeable by any party.

The Cabinet Secretary may impose one or more of the sanctions under paragraph (3) in addition and without prejudice to any sanction, judgment, order, fine, penalty or punishment imposed by any other relevant government entity as long as the rules of natural justice and the rule of law is observed.

The Authority shall in writing, delegate as much responsibility as is practically feasible for the provision of non-regulatory functions conferred to it under any relevant laws to the special economic zones developer, special economic zones operator or any other contracted private-sector services providers.

A proposal for the designation of an area as a special economic zone may be submitted by any person to the Authority.

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where applicable, any additional requirements under the Public Private Partnerships Act, (No. 15 of 2013) and the law relating to procurement shall be complied with.

No later than sixty days after publication of the notice under paragraph (3), the Cabinet Secretary shall evaluate the comments, data and any other information based on the evaluation criteria under regulation 13 and the criteria in section 5 of the Act and approve or reject the proposal to designate the area as a special economic zone.

Where the Cabinet Secretary recommends modifications to the proposal to designate under paragraph (2), he or she shall consult with the Authority and, if the proposal was submitted by an outside party, the respective outside party and if the Authority and the applicant agree in writing to the proposed modifications, the Cabinet Secretary shall, no later than twenty days of receiving communication from the Authority to this effect, publish the declaration of the special economic zone in the Gazette.

Where the Authority makes a negative determination regarding a proposal to designate by an outside party, the outside party may appeal to the Cabinet Secretary.

The Cabinet Secretary shall, publish in the Gazette, the appropriate distance dimensions of the special economic zones from the proximity-based criteria set out in paragraph (1).

The Cabinet Secretary may designate a special economic zone on public or private land.

The Authority shall by notice in the Gazette prescribe the descriptions and standards for classifying special economic zones under section 4(6) of the Act and the applicable services, infrastructure and policies applicable to these classifications.

All special economic zones, regardless of their type, shall be open to all business activities eligible for special economic zone enterprise licenses under these Regulations.

A special economic zones developer or operator may apply to the Cabinet Secretary to add land to an existing special economic zone in accordance with these Regulations.

The procedures and requirements for the designation of an additional special economic zone shall apply when evaluating an application under paragraph (1) except that any relevant information that may have been submitted shall be taken into account by the Authority in order to expedite the evaluation.

Unless otherwise stated in the final designation of the special economic zone, a special economic zone designation shall expire if after three years after the designation, the Authority has not licensed a special economic zones developer in accordance with the Act and these Regulations.

For the development of a designated public or private public private partnership based special economic zone, the Authority shall select and conclude an agreement with a special economic zones developer for the development of a special economic zone.

Where the special economic zones developer declines to select a special economic zones operator, the Authority shall, following the provisions of the developer agreement, select one or more special economic zones operators and conclude operator agreements with them for the operation, management and provision of services for the special economic zones.

The Authority shall publish in the Gazette, the selection criteria and procedures for the operator agreement.

Where there is an existing special economic zone, the Authority may select a special economic zones operator in accordance with the criteria and procedures set out in the notice under paragraph (5).

Upon conclusion of an agreement under these Regulations and the payment of such licensing fees as shall be specified by the Authority, the Authority shall issue the special economic zones developer or operator with a special economic zones developer's or operator's license.

The special economic zones developer's or operator's license shall authorise the developer or operator as the case may be to conduct the activities described in the agreement.

The Authority shall publish in the Gazette, the standards and procedures for suspension, revocation and reinstatement of the licences.

Special economic zones developers and operators shall coordinate with the Authority to develop, deliver services and maintain facilities used by the Authority including the one-stop centre headquarters and other one-stop shops established in the respective special economic zones.

Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Authority may only delegate the responsibility for making the rules if a developer or operator has the capacity to monitor compliance with the rules.

The special economic zones developers and operators may recommend sanctions or other measures to the Authority against special economic zones end users for violations, breaches or omissions of rules made pursuant to these Regulations.

The special economic zones developers and special economic zones operators may enforce sanctions to ensure compliance with the rules.

The Authority shall design an electronic system to facilitate the registration process and other administrative matters under the Act or these Regulations.

An electronic signature shall be valid for any registration or licensing requirement under the Act or these Regulations.

An applicant may make an application for registration through the one-stop shop.

Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Authority may require an applicant or their agent to appear in person, or to participate in a telephone, video or voice over internet protocol conference, for an interview.

The Authority shall by notice in the Gazette specify the required information for registration, license and permit applications for special economic zones enterprises and residents and the procedures for approving such applications.

There shall be no limit or quota on the number of special economic zone enterprises or residents registered or on the number of licenses issued for special economic zone enterprises, provided that all applicants secure an approval from their relevant special economic zone operators in accordance with the procedures set out in the Gazette and the requirements of the specific special economic zone master plan and zoning plans.

The Cabinet Secretary shall, on receiving a recommendation from the Authority, publish a negative list of activities that are prohibited or restricted from being undertaken within the special economic zones.

The restricted activities under paragraph (1), shall include, any activity likely to pose a substantial threat to health, safety, environment, national security, consumer rights, culture and financial stability.

The Authority may approve the conduct of any restricted activity provided the applicant demonstrates that it can adequately mitigate or avoid the risks set out under paragraph (2).

The Authority shall provide the necessary assistance to any person intending to make an application for the conduct of restricted activity including providing a description of the information and documents necessary to support an application for each type of restricted activity.

The prohibited activities under paragraph (1) shall include those activities that pose a threat to health, safety, environment, national security, consumer protection, culture and financial stability and for which there is no possibility of avoiding or mitigating the threat.

The Cabinet Secretary shall regularly review the negative list of activities.

A special economic zones licensee seeking to expand its activities and undertake an activity that is not in the negative list, may notify the Authority of this intention but the licensee need not apply for a new licence to conduct the new activity.

A special economic zones licensee seeking to expand its activities and undertake a restricted activity shall apply for a separate permit for that activity.

The Authority shall specify the information to be provided by a person applying for a special economic zones end user licence.

A person applying for a permit to engage in business activities within the special economic zone shall provide similar information to that required for approval for a licence under the Act except that the Authority may waive certain requirements based on the nature of activity to be carried out.

The Authority shall from time to time publish in the Gazette, the fees to be paid by an applicant.

An applicant for special economic zone resident status, shall file and annually update this information as shall be specified by the Authority.

Every special economic zone enterprise shall be required to provide such information as is required to help the Authority monitor and evaluate the performance of the special economic zone programme and the Authority shall protect the confidentiality of this information.

The Authority shall prescribe the information required in paragraph (5).

Pursuant to section 11 (h) of the Act, the Authority shall administer a one-stop shop for each special economic zone and a central coordinating one-stop shop at the headquarters of the Authority to facilitate performance of all the functions, powers, and responsibilities assigned to the Authority.

Each special economic zone developer or special economic zone operator shall provide sufficient space for the one-stop shop at no cost within the special economic zone they operate and comply with the requirements of the Authority with regards to the one-stop shops.

The Authority and all other relevant government entities shall accord to special economic zones end users of foreign nationality, treatment equal to that accorded to nationals with respect to all business activities, in accordance with the Constitution and the relevant laws.

Where possible, the property shall be returned when the seizure is no longer necessary.

For the purposes of this section, a "public purpose" includes seizures made out of necessity in response to war, grave disturbance of public order or urgent social interest.

A special economic zone developer shall not sell or lease land within the special economic zone to any person other than a special economic zone enterprise or resident without authorisation by the Authority and may only sell or lease subject to the applicable master plans and zoning requirements.

Any construction or development activity on land leased or purchased under paragraph (1) shall commence within two years of the date of purchase or in accordance with the terms specified in applicable agreements between the parties or whichever is the lesser.

For purposes of implementing these Regulations, the Authority shall keep track of the annual fair market value of special economic zone lands.

The Authority shall consider proposed land use master plans submitted by applicants for a special economic zone developer or operator licence as well as any proposed master plans emanating from the Authority itself, and shall collaborate with the county government officer responsible for planning any relevant national government agency and selected special economic zone developers and operators to finalise the master plan and the zoning orders for each special economic zone.

The Authority shall ensure that all master plans and zoning plans within the special economic zones do not conflict with existing land use controls for the areas surrounding the special economic zones or related development objectives of the neighbouring county governments.

For any land within a designated special economic zone, any master plan and zoning order made by the Authority shall supersede any previous conflicting land use controls for the same land.

The Authority shall, by notice in the Gazette, prescribe the procedures and criteria for approving or rejecting land use master plans and zoning criteria developed by special economic zone developers or operators.

The Authority shall establish and maintain a registry of special economic zones maps, surveys, deeds and leases within one year of its operationalization.

The registry established under paragraph (1) shall Include a comprehensive map containing data on all real property in the special economic zones and the registered interests in those properties.

The Authority shall publish in the Gazette, the information required under paragraph (2).

The registry established under paragraph (1) shall be accessible to the public.

The Authority shall enter into service level agreements with the Ministry responsible for matters relating to lands or the relevant county government in order to address any inter-governmental technical matters required for the implementation of these Regulations.

The Authority shall by notice in the Gazette prescribe a Building Code, development and construction permits, certificates of occupancy, procedures and criteria for the approval of development and construction works for special economic zones.

The one-stop shops shall facilitate the manner in which all the permits under paragraph (1) can be obtained from the respective authorized entities by an applicant.

All the relevant government entities, including the county governments, shall cooperate with the Authority in any matter related to land use planning, development and regulation of construction in order to give effect to the Act.

Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Authority and the National Environment Management Authority shall conclude a service level agreement to facilitate the execution of their respective roles and responsibilities under the Act and the application of all applicable standards, procedures, fees and charges within the special economic zones.

The National Environment Management Authority or the Authority shall issue environmental permits to authorize certain activities under the Act and may publish a list of activities that do not require special economic zone environmental permits.

Deleted by L.N. 33/2020, r. 9

A special economic zone developer or operator shall not undertake any activity that requires environmental permits without the environmental permit.

The Authority and the National Environment Management Authority, as the case may be, shall only issue special economic zone environmental permits upon approval of an environmental impact assessment.

For the avoidance of doubt, the special economic zone environmental permit issued under these Regulations shall comply with the requirements of the Environment Management and Coordination Act, (No. 5 of 2015.)

Prior to the operationalisation of a special economic zone, on the basis of a baseline environmental survey of the land, air, and water in the special economic zone submitted by the special economic zone developer, the Authority, in consultation with the National Environment Management Authority, shall establish special economic zones environmental quality standards and maximum load capacities for specified pollutants, applicable to a specific special economic zone project site.

The standards and load capacities developed under paragraph (1) shall form the basis for the volume of pollutants and wastes permitted to be released.

The National Environment Management Authority shall in consultation with the Authority, review the special economic zones environmental quality standards at least once every three years to determine their adequacy in light of current national environmental priorities and revise them as appropriate.

The standards determined under paragraph (1) shall not be below the prescribed national levels, but may be set at a higher or stricter level.

Upon completion of the baseline environmental survey and establishment of the environmental quality standards, the National Environment Management Authority shall identify and establish procedures for addressing the existing environmental challenges and concerns in collaboration with the relevant special economic zones developer or operator and the Authority.

The National Environment Management Authority, in consultation with the Authority, shall have the power to designate protected areas within special economic zones to protect water supplies, bio diversity or other environmental resources.

Deleted by L.N. 33/2020, r. 10

Prior to commencing any works or extension works on the land within a special economic zone, the special economic zones developer, in coordination with the relevant special economic zones operator, shall develop an environmental and social management system for the special economic zones.

The environmental and social management system shall be appropriate to the nature and scale of the proposed development, operational activities and the level of foreseen social and environmental impacts.

The social and environmental management system, including all environmental and social audit reports and hazard or risk assessment reports, shall be prepared in accordance with the relevant laws and accepted international practice.

Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the standards shall comply with the IS014001 Environmental Management Systems, Occupational Health and Safety Standards 18001, Social Accountability (humane workplace and worker human rights) SA8000 standards and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Deleted by L.N. 33/2020, r. 11

Once all significant impacts have been identified, the applicants shall develop a mitigation action that contains the strategies for addressing the identified environmental social risks and impacts.

Upon completion of the impact assessment and mitigation action plan, special economic zones' developers and operators shall prepare an environmental and social impact statement and the other applicants shall prepare an environmental impact statement.