Physical Planning Act, 2004 (No. 15 of 2004).

Pays/Territoire: Îles Vierges Brit. (RU)
Type du document: Législation
Date: 2004
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet: An Act to make provision for the orderly and progressive development of land in both urban and rural areas and for the protection of the environment and improvement of the amenities thereof, for the grant of permission to develop land and for other powers of control over the use of land; to confer additional powers in respect of the acquisition and development of land for planning purposes; and for other matters connected therewith.

Sujet: Terre et sols, Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé: Planification territoriale EIA Institution Politique/planification Autorisation/permis Aire protégée Terrains agricoles Cour/tribunaux Législation de base Patrimoine culturel Lutte contre la pollution Élimination de déchets Gestion des déchets
Aire géographique: Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement

Résumé: This Act provides rules for the development of the physical environment and land-use planning in general and provides for control on such development. It establishes the Planning Authority and an Appeals Tribunal and provides for the appointment by the Governor of a Chief Planner. The Authority shall submit to the Minister a National Physical Development Plan. The Authority may prepare or cause to be prepared a development plan for any specified part of the Territory which shall include a statement of the policies, proposals, and programmes for the future development and use of land in the area and measures for the maintenance and improvement of the environment. The Authority may, and if so directed by the Minister shall, cause a survey to be made of the whole or any part of the Territory with a view to determining whether any area of the Territory ought to be designated, in a development plan, as an environmental protection area. The Authority shall, in consultation with environment protection authorities prepare environmental protection area management plan for the designated area. An Order of the Minister designating a protected area may provide for control over use of land within the environmental protection area for purposes of agriculture or forestry.
Texte intégral: Anglais