Town and Country Planning Act (Cap. 283).

The Act consists of 55 sections divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Town and Country Planning Tribunal (II); Development Plans (III); Procedure for the preparation and submission of development plans and their modification and extension (IV); Permission required for development and subdivision of land (V); Compensation for refusal or conditional grant of planning permission (VI); Acquisition of land (VII); Regional plans (VIII); General (IX).
Section 3 defines the sphere of application of the Act. The provisions of this Act, other than those contained in Part VIII, shall not apply to customary areas as defined in the Lands Act: Cap. 184, provided that the President may by Statutory Order apply all or any of the said provisions to any customary area. The local authorities set out in the First Schedule are appointed as the planning authorities for the respective areas described in that Schedule (sect. 5). The Minister may appoint a planning authority for the purposes of preparing a development plan ordered by the Minister under the provisions of section 15 or exercise of such functions as may be delegated to it under the provisions of section 24. There is hereby established under section 6 the Town and Country Planning Tribunal which shall have the jurisdiction, power and authority conferred upon it by this Act and by any Regulation made hereunder. Appeals to the Tribunal shall be made pursuant to section 11. Section 16 regulates the preparation of development plans. The Minister shall, with or without modification, approve a development plan submitted to him in accordance with Part IV, or reject it giving the reasons for such rejection and order a new development plan to be submitted to him within such period as may be specified in the order, or within such longer period as he may agree. Where a town planning scheme or zoning scheme for an area has been approved under the provisions of the former Act, then such scheme shall be deemed to be an approved development plan under this Act for that area. Permission shall be required for any development or subdivision of land as defined in Part V (sect. 22). The Minister may delegate to any planning authority his functions to the grant or refusal of permission (sect. 24). Sections 31 to 33 provide for enforcement of planning control. Where any land is designated under subsection (2) of section sixteen in a development plan or approved development plan as subject to compulsory acquisition by the President or the local authority, the land may be acquired by the President or the local or authority (sect. 40). An owner of any land which is reserved under the provisions of an approved development plan may require acquisition of that land under section 41. The Minister may order the preparation of a regional plan under section 44.