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Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Act 1992.

Pays/Territoire
Nigéria
Type du document
Législation
Date
1992 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural, Terre et sols
Mot clé
Développement agricole Politique/planification Planification territoriale Institution EIA Autorisation/permis Cour/tribunaux Expropriation Législation de base
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.placng.org

Références - Législation

Implementé par

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

Législation | Nigéria | 1997 (2013)

Mot clé: Développement agricole, Institution, Planification territoriale, Expropriation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX