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Town Planning (Amendment) Act 1997 (No. 8 of 1997).

Country/Territory
Fiji
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Fiji, Cap. 139.
Long title
An Act to amend the Town Planning Act.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

The Town Planning Act is amended by in section 26 in subsection "(2)" by the addition of the following proviso at the end: "Provided that every owner or occupier of land within the area covered by a scheme shall have a right of objection to an alteration or addition to a scheme, and may, by notice in writing addressed to the local authority give notice of such objection, and of the grounds thereof, at any time within one month after the first public notification of the alteration or addition to the scheme as required by this Section." Section 44 ("Penalties not otherwise provided for, etc.") is replaced by a new section.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Amends

Town Planning Act.

Legislation | Fiji | 1946 (1966)

Keyword: Urban land, Land-use planning, Expropriation, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX