Namibia Urban and Regional Planning Act, 2018 Act 5 of 2018 Published in Government Gazette 6631 on 20 June 2018 Assented to on 5 April 2018 Commenced on 3 September 2020 by Urban and Regional Planning Act, 2018: Commencement [This is the version of this document from 20 June 2018.] ACT To consolidate the laws relating to urban and regional planning; to provide for a legal framework for spatial...

Malawi Physical Planning Act, 2016 Act 17 of 2016 Published in Malawi Government Gazette on 2 September 2016 Assented to on 1 September 2016 Commenced on 20 April 2018 by Physical Planning Act, 2016: Commencement [This is the version of this document from 2 September 2016.] An Act to make provision for physical planning and the orderly and progressive development of land in both urban and rural...

South Africa Spatial Planning and Land use Management Act, 2013 Act 16 of 2013 Published in Government Gazette 36730 on 5 August 2013 Assented to on 2 August 2013 Commenced on 1 July 2015 by Spatial Planning and Land use Management Act, 2013: Commencement [This is the version of this document from 5 August 2013.] (English text signed by the President) ACT To provide a framework for spatial...

South Africa National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 Act 24 of 2008 Published in Government Gazette 31884 on 11 February 2009 Assented to on 9 February 2009 There are multiple commencements Provisions Status Chapter 1 (section 1–6); Chapter 2, Part 1, section 7–10, section 12–15; Part 2 (section 16–17); Part 3 (section 18–20); Part 4 (section 21); Part 5 (section...

Tanzania Urban Planning Act Chapter 355 Published in Government Gazette on 31 December 2007 Assented to on 28 August 2007 Commenced on 10 June 2008 by Urban Planning (Date of Commencement) Notice, 2008 [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2023.] [The publication date of this work could not be ascertained. We used the date 31 December 2007 because the work was published during the...

China Urban and Rural Planning Law 2007 Commenced on 1 January 2008 [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Urban and Rural Planning Law of the People's Republic of China Chapter IGeneral Provisions Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purpose of improving administration of urban and rural planning, adjusting the layout of urban and rural spaces, improving people’s living...

Finland Planning and Building Act 1999 Commenced on 1 January 2000 [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Land Use and Building Act Issued in Helsinki on February 5, 1999 In accordance with the decision of Parliament the following is enacted: Chapter 1General provisions Section 1 General objective of the Act The objective of this Act is to ensure that the use of land and water...

Iceland Planning and Building Act 1997 Published in 2005 version Commenced on 1 January 1998 [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Planning and Building Act No. - 73/1997, no. 135/1997 and no. 58/1999 Chapter IGeneral Provisions Article 1 – Aims. The aims of this Act are: to ensure that the development of settlement and land use in the country as a whole will be in accordance...

Switzerland Spatial Planning Act 1979 Commenced on 1 January 1980 by Spatial Planning Act 1979 [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Title 1Introduction Article 1 – Aims 1 The Confederation, cantons and communes shall ensure that the land is used eco-nomically and that building areas are separate from the areas where building is not permitted. They shall coordinate their...