Urban Planning and Land Disposal Act of 1994. Pays/Territoire Soudan Type du document Législation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Terre et sols, Eau Mot clé Terrains agricoles Irrigation Terrains urbains Terres publiques Enregistrement Recherche Terres privées Questions de procédures Propriété Relevés/plans Institution Commission foncière Terres abandonnées/terres vacantes Aire géographique Afrique, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Afrique du Nord, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden, Sahel Résumé 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. Texte intégral Arabe Site web www.swm-programme.info