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Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Act 1992.

País/Territorio
Nigeria
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1992 (2013)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Tierra y suelos
Palabra clave
Desarrollo agrícola Política/planificación Manejo de tierras Institución EIA Autorización/permiso Corte/tribunal Expropiación Legislación básica
Área geográphica
Africa, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental
Resumen

This Act provides for physical and development planning in Nigeria and for the protection of environment from development. It establishes the Development Control Department and the Urban and Regional Planning Tribunal. It also requires, for the purposes of the initiation, preparation and implementation of the National physical development plans, the Federal, State and local governments to establish and maintain respectively: (a) a National Urban and Regional Planning Commission; (b) a State Urban and Regional Planning Board in each of the States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; and (c) a Local Planning Authority in each of the local government areas and the area councils of the Federation. The Commission shall, among other things: (a) formulate of national policies for urban and regional planning; (b) initiate, prepare and implementation the National Physical Development Plan, regional and subject plans; (c) establish and maintain urban and regional planning standards. A developer shall at the time of submitting his or her application for development also submit to the appropriate Control Department a detailed environmental impact statement. The Act also provides for the maintenance of waste land and public acquisition of land for development purposes.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.placng.org

Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

Urban and Regional Planning Tribunal (Federal Capital Territory, Abuja) (Procedure) Rules.

Legislación | Nigeria | 1997 (2013)

Palabra clave: Desarrollo agrícola, Institución, Manejo de tierras, Expropiación

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX