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Urban and Regional Planning Act (No. 5 of 2018).

Pays/Territoire
Namibie
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia No. 6631 of 20 June 2018.
Titre complet
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to urban and regional planning; to provide for a legal framework for spatial planning in Namibia; to provide for principles and standards of spatial planning; to establish the urban and regional planning board; to decentralise certain matters relating to spatial planning; to provide for the preparation, approval and review of the national spatial development framework, regional structure plans and urban structure plans; to provide for the preparation, approval, review and amendment of zoning schemes; to provide for the establishment of townships; to provide for the alteration of boundaries of approved townships, to provide for the disestablishment of approved townships; to provide for the change of name of approved townships; to provide for the subdivision and consolidation of land; to provide for the alteration, suspension and deletion of conditions relating to land; and to provide for incidental matters.
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural, Environnement gén., Terre et sols, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Développement agricole Politique/planification Agriculture urbaine et péri-urbaine Patrimoine culturel Planification environnementale Planification territoriale Institution Régime foncier Subdivision foncière Aménagement foncier Gestion/conservation
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Sud, Afrique Méridionale
Résumé

This Act establishes a legal framework for spatial planning in Namibia. "Spatial planning” means - (a) the preparation, approval and review of a national spatial development framework, regional structure plan or urban structure plan; (b) preparation, approval and review of zoning schemes; (c) regulation of development; and (d) land management, which is the regulation and management of land use and conferring of land use rights through the use of zoning schemes and other procedures set out in this Act; to facilitate the allocation of land to the uses that provide the greatest sustainable physical, economic and social benefits and well-being. The objects of this Act are to - (a) provide for a uniform, effective and integrated regulatory framework for spatial planning in Namibia; (b) provide for principles and standards of spatial planning; (c) decentralise certain aspects of spatial planning in Namibia; (d) ensure that spatial planning promotes social and economic inclusion; (e) ensure that there is equity in the spatial planning system; (f) redress past imbalances in respect of access to land, land ownership and land allocation; and (g) promote the national land reform objectives.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
laws.parliament.na

Références - Législation

Implementé par

Regulations relating to Urban and Regional Planning (GN No. 223 of 2020).

Législation | Namibie | 2020

Mot clé: Planification environnementale, Normes environnementales, Terrains urbains, Zonage, Politique/planification, Normes, Protection de l’environnement, Cadastre/enregistrement des terres, Planification territoriale, Relevés/plans

Source: FAO, FAOLEX