1974 Ed.]
Town Planning
[CAP. 131
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CHAPTER 131
TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
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Short title
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Appointment of Town Planning Board
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Functions of the Board
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Contents of lay-out plans and powers of the Board
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Exhibition of draft plans
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Consideration of objections ...
Amendment of draft plan by Board otherwise than consequent upon an
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Submission of considered draft plan to Governor in Council
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Powers of Governor in Council upon submission
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Refusal to approve plan
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Deposit of copies of approved plan
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Revocation, replacement and amendment of approved plans
Approved plans to serve as standards
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Power to make regulations
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Expenses of the Board
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Applications for permission in respect of plans
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Right of review
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Amendment of diagrams, etc.
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CAP. 131]
Town Planning
[1974 Ed.
Originally 20 of 1939.
(Cap. 131, 1950.)
26 of 1956.
3 of 1958.
59 of 1969. 59 of 1974.
Short title.
Appointment of Town Planning Board.
Functions of the Board.
Contents of lay-out plans and powers of the Board.
CHAPTER 131
TOWN PLANNING
To promote the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the community by making provision for the systematic preparation and approval of plans for the future lay-out of existing and potential urban areas as well as for the types of building suitable for erection therein.
[23rd June, 1939.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Town Planning Ordinance.
2. (1) The Governor may appoint a Town Planning Board consisting of such official and unofficial members as he may nominate, and may appoint any member of the Board, either ex officio or personally, as chairman or vice-chairman and any public officer as secretary thereof.
(2) Five members of the Board, one of whom must be the chairman or vice-chairman, shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Board.
3. With a view to the promotion of the health, safety, con- venience and general welfare of the community, the Board shall undertake the systematic preparation of draft plans for the future lay-out of such existing and potential urban areas as the Governor may direct as well as for the types of building suitable for erection therein. In the course of preparation of such plans the Board shall make such inquiries and arrangements (including, if it thinks fit, the taking of any census of the occupants of any buildings or of the users of any thoroughfares or spaces) as it may consider neces- sary for the preparation of such drafts.
4. (1) The Board's draft plans for the lay-out of any such area may show or make provision for-
(a) streets, railways and other main communications;
(b) zones or districts set apart for use for residential, com-
mercial, industrial or other specified uses;
(c) reserves for Government, institution or community
purposes;
(d) parks, recreation grounds and similar open spaces;
(e) zones or districts set apart for undetermined uses, and any matter whatsoever may be shown or provided for or specified in or in respect of the plans by means of such diagrams, illustrations, notes or descriptive matter as the Board thinks appropriate; and any such diagrams, illustrations, notes and de- scriptive matter shall be part of the plans. (Replaced, 59 of 1974, s. 2)