99Minister may request further information

99 Minister may request further information (1) On receipt of an application under section 98, the Minister may request the applicant to give the Minister any further information necessary to enable the Minister to decide whether to accept the application. (2) A request must: (a) be in writing; and (b) be made within 20 business days after the Minister receives the application; and Environment Protection Act 2019 62 (c) specify a time for providing the information. (3) The applicant must give the information to the Minister within the time specified in the request. (4) If the Minister requests information under this section, the required time under section 101(2) for the Minister to make a decision ceases to run until the information is provided.