Town and Country Planning Ordinance, 1975 (No. 27 of 1975). Country/Territory Montserrat (UK) Document type Legislation Date 1975 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, pp. 1-20. Long titleAn Ordinance to make provisions for the orderly and progressive development of all land in Montserrat, to preserve and improve the amenities thereof, for the granting of permission to develop land and to sub-divide land and for matters connected therewith. Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Forestry protection measures Forest management/forest conservation Land-use planning Institution Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract There is established a Development Control authority which shall consist of the members as specified in section 3. It shall be the duty of the Authority to institute a survey in Montserrat on matters that are to be expected to effect the development or the planning of the development. The Authority shall be responsible for the preparation of Preliminary Territorial Plan and a report on the survey. No person shall develop any land except under and in accordance with a planning permission. An application may be made for approval in principle. The Authority may serve enforcement notices on persons who have carried out development without a permission. If it appears to the Authority that the amenity of an area is injured because land is laying waste, it may serve a notice on the owner or occupier of the land to take steps to remedy such injury. The Authority may issue also tree preservation orders for the purpose of preventing the damage to trees or woodlands or to order reforestation. (12 sections) Full text English