National Spatial Planning Act (Act No. 205 of 1950).

The purpose of this Act is to promote the use, improvement and conservation of national land, from a comprehensive viewpoint of policies for the economy, society, culture, etc., with consideration for natural conditions of national land, by formulating National Spatial Strategies and taking other measures, in combination with measures by the National Land Use Planning Act (Act No. 92 of 1974), and thereby contributing to the realization of the economy and society in which present and future citizens can live rich lives with peace of mind. The text consists of 15 articles divided into 5 chapters as follows: General provisions (1); Study, deliberation, etc. of the National Land Council (2); Formulation of national spatial strategies (3); Implementation of national spatial strategies (4); Auxiliary provisions (5).