Area Development Act (R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. A-8). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Northwest Territories Document type Legislation Date 1988 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Land tenure Land valuation Dispute settlement Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to land use planning. Section 2 of the above-mentioned Act establishes that the Commissioner may designate any area in the Territories as a development area where the Commissioner considers that it will be necessary in the public interest to regulate the orderly development of the area, as contemplated by this Act. The text – consisting of 6 sections – deals, amongst others, with the following aspects: designation of development area, maximum area, order to remedy default, failure to comply with order, action to remedy default, power to make order, offence and punishment and Regulations. Full text English/French Website www.gov.nt.ca