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Laws of Zambia

Town and Country Planning (Delegation of Functions) Order (Cap. 283)

Made 1993 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Country
Zambia
Subjects
Land and soil
Keywords
land-use planning, institution, agricultural land, land subdivision, governance

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  1. Dated this ................day ........................... of ................19....... ...................... *Not less than fourteen days from the date of the first advertisement shall be allowed for the inspection of the plan. **Not less than twenty-eight days from the date of the first advertisement shall be allowed for the submission of representations and objections. SECTION 24-DELEGATION OF POWERS TO CITY AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS Notice by the Minister Government Notice 353 of 1962 The functions of the Minister under subsections (1) and (2) of section twenty-five of the Act relating to the grant or refusal of permission to develop or subdivide land in respect of the areas set out in the First Schedule to the Act are hereby delegated to the appropriate planning authorities set out in the said First Schedule, and any liability to pay compensation under the Act in respect of anything done by any of the aforementioned planning authorities in exercise of the functions delegated to it hereunder is hereby transferred to the appropriate planning authority. Statutory Instrument no. 83 of 1993 SECTION 24-THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS) ORDER Statutory Instrument no. 83 of 1993 Order by the Minister 1. This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Delegation of Functions) Order. Title 2. The functions of the Minister under section twenty-five of the Town and Country Planning Act, in so far as these powers relate to the grant or refusal of permission to subdivide for agricultural purposes agricultural land situated outside areas subject to a development plan or approved development plan are hereby delegated to the National Environmental Council established under the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act, 1990 and any liability to pay compensation under the Town and Country Planning Act in respect of anything done by the National Environmental Council in exercise of the functions delegated to it Delegation Cap. 204 hereunder is hereby transferred to the National Environmental Council. 3. Government Notice No. 354 of 1962 is hereby revoked. Revocation of G.N.No. 354 of 1962 SECTION 24-DELEGATION OF POWERS TO THE NORTHERN PLANNING AUTHORITY Government Notice 356 of 1962 Notice by the Minister The functions of the Minister under subsections (1) and (2) of section twenty-five of the Act relating to the grant or refusal of permission to develop or subdivide land, except where they are otherwise delegated, in respect of the Luapula Province, the Northern Province and the North-Western Province are hereby delegated to the Northern Planning Authority. SECTION 24-DELEGATION OF POWERS TO THE SOUTHERN PLANNING AUTHORITY Government Notice 357 of 1962 Notice by the Minister The functions of the Minister under subsections (1) and (2) of section twenty-five of the Act relating to the grant or refusal of permission to develop or subdivide land, except where they are otherwise delegated, in respect of the Southern Province, the Central Province and the Eastern Province are hereby delegated to the Southern Planning Authority. SECTION 24-DELEGATION OF POWERS TO THE CITY OF LUSAKA PLANNING AUTHORITY Government Notice 259 of 1963 Notice by the Minister The functions of the Minister under subsections (1) and (2) of section twenty-five of the Act relating to the grant or refusal of permission to develop or subdivide land in respect of Handsworth Park are hereby delegated to the City of Lusaka Planning Authority, and any liability to pay compensation under the Act in respect of anything done by the City of Lusaka Planning Authority in exercise of the functions delegated to it hereunder is hereby transferred to the City of Lusaka Planning Authority.

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