Town and Country Planning Act.

Country/Territory: Barbados
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1968 (1998)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-39.
Long title: An Act to make provision for the orderly and progressive development of land in both urban and rural areas and to preserve and improve the amenities thereof, for the grant of permission to develop land and for other powers of control over the use of land, to confer additional powers in respect of the acquisition and development of land for planning, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

Subject: Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword: Agricultural development Land-use planning Institution Urban land Expropriation Public land Protected area
Geographical area: Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States

Abstract: This Act provides for town and country planning and other planning in relation with development in Barbados.
Full text: English
Website: www.caricomlaw.org

References - Legislation

Amended by

Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act (No. 51 of 2007).

Legislation | Barbados | 2007

Keyword: Land-use planning, Contract/agreement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

The Planning and Development Act, no. 5 of 2019.

Legislation | Barbados | 2019

Keyword: Aquaculture, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Grazing, Basic legislation, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Agricultural land, Cultural heritage, Early warning system, EIA, Flood, Land clearing, Drainage/land reclamation, Subdivision of land, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Mining, Private land, Protection of environment, Public land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Standards, Survey/mapping, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Animal production, Coastal zone management, Marine area, Territorial sea, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sewerage, Water desalination, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water supply, Protected area, Wild fauna, Wild flora

Source: FAO, FAOLEX