The Ordinance lays down rules governing the acquisition of land for public purposes, which means any purpose connected with exclusive government use or general public use. The President of Malta may by declaration signed by him declare any land to be required for a public purpose. Moreover, the…

On the basis of the present Ordinance, all rights and liabilities, whether vested or contingent, relating to immovable property belonging to, or possessed, held or administered by the Government, or relating to the administration thereof, to which the Accountant General was entitled shall be…

Where the Government has earmarked an area within Malta for public acquisition with a view to its development for a public purpose, the Minister responsible for public works may declare such an area to be a Special Development Area. Article 4 establishes the effects of such declaration.

These Regulations, which have been adopted in implementation of European Union Directive 2003/35/EC, aim at achieving a phased schedule for the application of Legal Notice No. 234 of 2002 as regards the integrated prevention and control of pollution arising from the activities listed in Schedule…

In paragraph 1 of the Third Schedule, for the words “as provided in paragraph (a) of subarticle (1) of article 15 of this Act, there shall be substituted the words” as provided in subarticle (1) of article 15 of this Act. The Third Schedule sets out procedures of appeal with the Planning Appeal…

For purposes of section 55B of the Development Planning Act, the development referred to in sub-paragraph (ix) of paragraph 2 of Class 1 of the Development Notification Order, 2001 shall be allowed to take place notwithstanding that there might exist illegal development referred to in subarticle…

Particular amendments are hereby laid down to the Disposal of Government Land Act, which makes provision in matter of transfer or grant on any title of immovable property which belongs to or is administered by the Government. In particular, a new schedule shall be attached. It concerns the…

Particular amendments are hereby laid down to the Land Acquisition (Public Purposes) Ordinance, mainly concerning the valuation of land not being a building site, the definition of building site and their compensation in expropriation procedures.
Amends: Land Acquisition (Public Purposes)…

The present Act lays down provisions concerning the acquisition of immovable property by non residents, which basically shall be prohibited, except for certain circumstances under which such acquisition shall be allowed (those specified in article 5). As a general rule, A person, other than a…

These Regulations empower the authority or a contractor on order of the Authority to remove objects on a site that is subject to an enforcement notice in terms of the Development Planning Act. It may also carry out any of the other actions set out in regulation 4 relating to illegal operations.…

These Regulations prescribe content of the Official Manual referred to in paragraph (c) of subarticle (2) of article 5 of the Development Planning Act. The Official manual shall contain legislation as specified, the structure plan and all subsidiary plans as in force, planning policies,…

These Regulations provide for the specification, modification, discharge and enforcement of Planning Obligations in terms of section 40 the Development Control Act and entered into by public deed. A Planning Obligation may be unconditioned or subject to conditions. And may be for a specified…