National and Regional Planning Ordinance.

This Ordinance contains rules on national and regional planning regarding spatial development and land use. Land in this Ordinance also includes water. The Minister charged with national planning shall be responsible for a coordinated and sustainable development policy for Suriname and shall have research carried out for this purpose. The Ordinance sets out general goals and principles of the development policy. A development programme shall be developed by the Planning Office. After consultation with the Planning Council and the Planning Coordination Commission, the programme shall be approved by the Council of Ministers. The Bureau, Council and Commission are established by this Ordinance. The Ordinance also provides for regional development programmes, which shall apply to development areas and be adopted by Decree. The Ordinance concerns also compensation of damages caused by implementation of the development policy (which may be caused by expropriation of land) and contains enforcement provisions.