Planning and Development Act 2004 (Act No. 32 of 2004).

An Act to modernise town and country planning and make comprehensive provision with respect to land use planning and development in Mauritius.

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The Act consists of 76 sections divide into 12 parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Planning (III); Control of development (IV); Continuation of existing uses (V); Special powers (VI); Development by Government (VII); certification of development (VIII); Enforcement (IX); Planning Appeals Tribunal (XI); Compensation (XI); Miscellaneous (XII).Objects of the Act are set out in section 3. The Minister shall be in principal responsible for the administration of this Act. There is established a National Planning and Development Commission under section 6. The Commission shall advise the Minister on all matters relating to land use planning and development and make such recommendations as it deems necessary. The Minister shall cause to be prepared, and shall adopt and maintain and keep under regular review a National Development Strategy. There shall be three types of development plans: (a) local plans; (b) action area plans; and (c) subject plans (sect. 14). Subject to this section, a permit authority may agree a planning agreement with any person proposing to develop any land, concerning the development of such land, for the purposes of this Act (sect. 35).

Amended by: Economic Development Board Act 2017 (No. 11 of 2017). (2017-07-27)
Repeals: Town and Country Planning Act. (0000)

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