Development and Planning Act 1974.

This Act amends and consolidates the Law relative to development and planning in relation with land.
The Act consists of 84 sections divided into 11 Chapters: Interpretation and application (I), Administration (II); Development Plan (III); Control of Development of Land (IV); Special provision in certain cases (V); Subdivisions (VI); Compensation for refusal or conditional grant of planning permission (VII); Planning and other Regulations (VIII); Appeals and reviews (IX); Enforcement (X); Supplemental (XI).
There shall continue in existence a Development Applications Board under section 3 and there shall be established a Advisory Architectural Panel, which shall advise the Board on matters affected by this Act, under section 4. The Minister shall carry out a survey in Bermuda (sect. 6) and devise a Development Plan on the basis of such survey and other information in accordance with section 7. The Minister may also prepare a local plan for any part of Bermuda (sect. 7). Plans may designate land for acquisition by the Government (sect. 8). Section 14 introduces the requirement of permission for development of land undertaken after 3 August, 1965. Permission is granted by Order ("Development Order") by the Minister. Sections 26 and 27 provide for the preservation of trees and woodlands in relation with the granting of development permission. The Minister may make tree preservation orders. Sections 32 to 46 place restrictions on and provide for the control of subdivision of land. Lands shall be described with and within a registered plan of subdivision and for subdivision a planning permission is required to convey, mortgage, and assign rights of other nature (sect. 32). Section 32 provides for subdivision plans. Part X concerns the enforcement of planning control and provides for special enforcement notices, and supplementary enforcement measures. (completed by 3 Schedules)