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Urban Planning and Land Disposal Act of 1994.

Country/Territory
Sudan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Agricultural land Irrigation Urban land Public land Registration Research Private land Procedural matters Ownership Survey/mapping Institution Land commission Abandoned land/unoccupied land
Geographical area
Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Sahel
Abstract

This Act consisting of 64 articles aims at laying out the procedures and institutional responsibilities for urban planning, including the delimitation of town and village boundaries. It establishes that Government land means every land registered in the name of the Government of the Sudan, or any other land not registered in the name of any person, in any of the states of the Sudan. Article 5 estabishes a National Council which shall be subject to the supervision of the Prime Minister, constituted by the Minister of the Urban Planning, and representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance, and the Supreme Council for Decentralized Governance. The Council has functions and powers regarding urban planning for (i) setting out the national strategies; (ii) coordination between the different concerned bodies; (iii) studies and research, in particular on the use of land for residential, transport, municipal services, and rural reasons; (iv) ratifications of the change of use. While the Ministry of Urban Plannig has the following powers (i) lay down, upon approval of the state Council of Ministers, the housing plans projects, in accordance with the national urban plans; (ii) demarcate the boundaries of any town or village and modify such boundaries from time to time; and (iii) recommend change of the use of public spaces and squares to any purpose, whenever necessary. Article 10 establishes the formation of governorate Committee, assisted by local comitees, for the development of spatial planning at the local level, in harmony with national plans, in particular cities and villages. Article 13 states that the ownership of land may be acquisitioned for public interest under the Land Acquisition Act, 1930.

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