Regional, Town and Country Planning Act [Chapter 29:12].
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This Act concerns land-use planning at regional level. The text of the Act consists of 75 sections and one Schedule. The sections are divided into 11 Parts: Preliminary (I); Regional Planning (II); Local Planning Authorities (III); Master and Local Plans (IV); Control of Development (V); Subdivision and Consolidations (VI); Acquisition and Disposal of Land (VII); Compensation (VIII); Roads (IX); Functions of Administrative Court Under This Act (X); General (XI).The Act provides for the making of Regional, Local and Master Plans for the control of development through a permit system and Development, Enforcement, and Prohibition Orders, and for the expropriation or otherwise acquisition of land covered by a Local Plan or a Master Plan.
