MPs set to debate doubling court deadline for environment appeals

TDT | Manama

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Deadline rules for environment appeals are up for debate today, with MPs weighing a change that would double the court challenge window from 30 days to 60.

Parliament will take up a draft amendment to paragraph (a) of Article 113 of the Environment Law (Law No. 7 of 2022), prepared from a legislative proposal first put forward by MPs.

The current wording gives any concerned party 30 days from notification of an administrative decision, issued under the Environment Law and its implementing decisions, to file a grievance with the council.

Grievance

The administration must decide the grievance within 30 days and notify the complainant of the outcome; if there is no reply by the end of that period, it is treated as an implied refusal.

After a refusal, the complainant has 30 days to go to the competent court, counted from the date they are notified of the refusal, or from the end of the decision period if no notification is given.