16. Every decision of the Minister must be in writing and state the reasons therefor. It shall be sent to the party proposing the works and to any objecting party within 60 days of the day on which the Minister receives the application for approval.
The period commencing on the day the Minister requires further particulars and ending on the day such particulars are sent to him and the period commencing on the day expert advice is solicited and ending on the day the expert’s report is filed or the period commencing on the day an inquiry is announced by the Minister and ending on the day the inquiry ends shall be excluded from the period prescribed in the first paragraph.