Ebonyi State Town and Country Planning Law [CAP. 145]

II y II IC ty II. lh or in a or 1) or :Ill of' . a ny he 10 1nd ::nt - - --- -~--- '/'11w11 Ami Co1111try l'/a1111i11i: / ,11111 IC/\1'. 1451 Section I . 2. CHAPTER 1-tS TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING LAW /\ rm11ge111e111 1~/' Sect w11.1· l'/\R'I' 1.-PR l:l.IMI N/\ RY Short tillc. Interpret al ion. 2829 P/\RT 11.-Pl./\NN ING SCI IEMl:S !\ND l'L/\NN ING /\lJTI IORITIES 3. Scope of planning schemes. 4. 5. Co111111is, ioncr may app,oint plan11i11g /\u1 l10ri1 ics. Membership of planning /\uthoritie!>. 6. Secretary of pla11ning /\tnhority. 7. 8. 9 . I 0. I I. Names and incorporation or pl;11111i11g /\u1hori1ic,. Conduct of husines!>. General powers o f !he /\whori ty. Declaration of planning area,. ( I) ln1c ri111 development order~ . (2) · "Interim dcvclopmcnl." PART 111.- l'REP/\R/\TION /\ND /\PPROV/\L OF SCI IEM l.:S /\ND SUPPLEMENTARY SCllEMES. AND VARIAT ION AND /\B/\NDONMENT OF SCI IEMES 12. Preparation of planning schemes. 13. Scope. contents and effect or schemcs. 1 · 111 i~ I ~~i t 2830 Tmrn ll11d Country Pla1111i11r: / Aw ICAP. 1~51 1-1 . Ohl iga1ion 10 give informa1ion 10 1hc Authority. 15. PO\\'er of Cnlry. C.Xalllination and survey ror preparation (if ~che111c. I <1. Prcpara1 ion and puhl icat ion of not ice as 10 scheme. 17. S11hmis~io11 of scheme to Commissioner. 18. Order or Commissioner. 19. Scheme non-effccl ive until approved. ::!O. Supplcmcnlary scheme,, '.! I . When 'chcmc deemed 10 be rejcc1ed. 22. Deposi t of scheme after approval. 23. /\handonmenl or scheme. 2-1. Supplementary orders. 25. Clcneral development orders. '.!.(i. l'ower 10 pcnnil building [H.:nding the coming into Opcralion of a general development order. l't\RT IV.- t:XECUTION OF SCI 11:M1:s 27. Provision for execution of scheme. 28. Power to make and perform contracts. 29. Power to enforce and carry into effect schemes. 30. Power of cn1ry and survey l'or l'arrying out a scheme . .1 1. J>c1wl1y for ohs1ruc1 ion . .12. l'cna lly for colllravention or a scheme. '/'own J\11d Co1111lry l'la1111i11i: Law ICAP. 1451 1'/\RT V. -/\CQU IS ITION /\ND DISPOSAi. CW l./\ND !'OR sc111:M1:s 33. Power to purchase land. 34. Determination or leases . 35. Ves ting of land acqu ired and payment of compensation. 36. Surrender of possession. ~831 37. Pay111e11t o r compensation ii' no objection to oiler undcr section 35 (4). 38. Rcl"crencc or certain matters to Court . P/\RT Vl.-COMPENS/\TION /\ND 13 ETTERM l:NT 3\1. Provisions as to compensation for injurious affection. 40. (I) No compensation in certain classes or cases. (6) General powers of Authority to pay compensation. 4 1. Exclusion or limitation or compensation in certain other ca~e~. 42. Date on which compensation is ca lc ulated. 43. Making of claims for compensation. 44. Recovery of betterment from owners of property increased in value. P/\RT VU.-1.1'.G/\I. PROCEDURE 45. Determination or claims and recovery of amount · due. 46. Concurrent jurisdiction of I ligh Court and Customary Court~. 47. Reference to Court for decision in any matter affecting a scheme. •' r' . ( 2832 !I -18. · 19. 50. Town /\ml Co1111try l'la11 11i11i: I.ow ICAP. 145) Appearance or part ics in Court. Form of ~u111111ons in I ligh Courl and procedure 1hcrcon. No1icc or hearing in 1hc I ligh Court. 5 1. l'roccdurc when party fails lo appear 011 su1111no11s in 1hc I ligh Courl. 52. :D. Yalida1io11 of ac1s and proceedings. Legal proceedings. 5.J. Protection o r member~ and servants of the Authority. 55. Notice of action against the Authority. 56. Evidence of Authority"s approval. 57. Signing of notices. 58. Service or notices and documents. PART Yll l.-FINANCIAL MA'ITERS 59. Authority may accept propert y or other assislanec. (10. Rcgulat ion or finances . 6 I. An Authorit y may order rates to he imposed or itself impo'c rates. (12. The rate lo he paid quarterl y. 63. Liabil ity for and recovery of rates. 64. Payment or moneys and depos it in bank. 65. Estimates. 66. 67. 68. Supplemental estimates. Approved estimalcs bind ing on Authority. Accounts and audit. 69. Bad dch1s. J 1'11w11 1\m/ Country l'/a1111i11x l .aw ICAP. 1-151 70. Co111111issio11cr may cli rce1 an /\u1 hori1y lO pay l'u11d, into general n.:ve1111e. 7 1. l'oll'el o( hlll l\l \\ i11g. 72. Power lO huy and 'ell. 73. Power 10 acccpl dehcnlures and mortgages. 74. Ba11k accounl. 75. lnvc,lmclll,. 7(>. 77. 78. /\RT IX.-M ISCEl.L/\N EOUS Rchuu,i 11g Ill displa1.:ed p1.:rso11s. Redi, 1nh1111011 of hold ing.'>. Redi, 1nhu11on ,1,;he111e and ,u11endering of holding'. 79 Transfer lo lhe au1hori1y of po11·er' of 1.ocrl ( ;m c1 n11ll'lll Cou111.:il or Cont roller of VI' mks Service,. 80. Schc 111e 111ay si.11c who j, l\l cxceulc pon ion of il. 8 I. General offence\. 82. C:on1raven11011 of regululiom . 83. Co111pe11sa1ion to be paid by offe nders for damage <.:au.,cd hy them. 84. Rcgulmions by the Co111mi,s io11cr. 85. Regulations by an /\uJhority. FI RST SCI 11:Du 1.1 :-SCOPE /\ND CONTENTS OF SCI ll ~M l :S SECOND SCI IEDULE-OR IG IN/\TING SUMMONS ,, , I 11 ' 'i l .. Pr~. l'>·IM Ca11. 155. N. ll ur s .. ·\' ~ I-lot llu1I l'J~O " I.:'\ . . 17 "' ~ I. ~ I 'I ul 1'>' 1 Kl .~ .17 ,,f l 'J5~. s.,.,·. 227 ur E.R. N.I 17 ufl'IW. 1..E.N. Cap. l:!h. f 0(1J Sho11u1k: I. 2. ,.. ....... Tow11 And Ct1u11try Plannill1: l.aw (CAI'. 1451 CHAYfER 145 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING LAW A 1:uw to make Provisions for the replanning, improvement and development of different parl'! of Ebonyi Stute of Nigeria. (281h March. 1946) PART 1.-PRELIMINARY This Law may be cited as the Town and Country Planning Law. (I) In this Law: "Authority" or "the Authority" means an executive authority appointed under section 4; "building operations" include any road works preliminary or incidental to the erection of buildings; "Court" means either the High Court or a Customary Court as the case may be: "development" in relation to any land includes any huilding or rebuilding operations and any use or the land or any building thereon for a purpose which is different from the purpose for which the land or building was last heing used: Provided that the laying down by the occupier of farmland to fallow or any change of crops grown or to be grown or in the method of their cultivation by the said occupier shall not he deemed to he development save in so far as the Commissioner. the Authority or a Local Govemmenl Council may determine: "existing building" means a building erected or constrncted hefore the date of the order declaring a planning area under section to, and includes a new building within the meaning of the Townships Ordinance; - ----- --···- ···----------------- == '/'1111'11 ,\m/ C111111lry l'/n1111i11i: /.n11· (CA I'. t451 "rcncc" includes any hllarding. paling. banb and 11al1, u'cd ;a, 'uch: ·"hedge" 1m:l11dcs any tree 111 ,h1 uh lrn 1ning a pan of' a hedge: "l1uld i11µ" 111l'a11' any pil-CC ur p;11 cc l ,,r land. and "original holding" ;111d "I tnal lmld111g" 111ca1" 1c'pct:l11 cl y. with rcl'crcncc to a 'd1cn1c 11 h ich fllOI Ide, frn the 1cd1,trihulion or holding,. a holding prior to lh an1alga111ation with other holding' for the purpo'c of rcdi,trihution ;111d a hold ing allotted in pursuance or redistribution: "la11d" inch1des land covered wi th water and al so everything attached to th.: carlh or pcrmancntly fastened to anything which i' attached to the c:11th and abo all chattcb real and tcm1rc' or e1ery de,n1ption and .1 11 ~ intere't therein and also und ivided , hare' of' land h11t doc' not n1l'iu1k n1inerab: "011 ncr" i11c ludc, jnint ll\\ ncr. ic-,\l'C. tenant !'or life. and ;Ill} other p>:r\llll 111 thl' .1ct11al po.,'c"1u11 ol p1c1ni'c' or en tit led to n.:ccivc the rcnh DI p1 cn1i'c' 1>1 ;111y lCIHll C 01 description. und lh<.: agent or attorney or 'uch pci'Oll\ or any ol 1hc1n. and any other person ll'ho ha' an intcn:'t in or draw' the rent': "planning area" means an area declared by the Commi,,ioner to be an area lo whidt this Law relates and "planned area" shall he construed acnud111gly: "p1c1ni'c'" include' n1e"uagc,. building,. land,, le11cn1c 111 , and hercditan1en1s: "rc,1H111\ihlc aut hority" lllca11\. 1111h 1elcrc11cc to a 'chcn1c. the autho11t ) named in thc scheme a' rc,pon,ihlc for the due execution of the 'chcn1c or any part thereof: "road" includes any mad whether puhlic or private and any 'trecl. Mjuare. Court. alley. lane. hridge. l'ootway. trace. hrid le path. path . pas,agc llr highway. whether a thorough rare or not: '\che111c" means a town or country or a joint toll'n and co111l11') planning ,chc n1e ntade under thi, I .aw: "site" in relation to any building inc ludes offices. outbuildings. ya rtb. Courts or gardens occupied or intended to be oct:upicd therewith. (2) For the purpose' 111' tlt i, l.aw. the placing or keeping on any la11tl ol any 'hed. lent or other object, whether fixed or movable or collapsible. which is not a building ' hall be a use of that la11tl. /1 llJl!!I ........... .. ... 2H.H1 \ , , ,pc1•I pl.11111m•· h \'lll\'\ ("111111111,,IP\ll..'f 111.1~ .1ri~·mt 111.11111111·· \ 11lh1•t 1IH'' \ I ml•\ 1 liq ·•lpl.11111111 \11111111 1111·~ :i . ) , T1111·11 /\111/ ('01111tt)' l'/111111i11i: U1w ICi\ I'. 1-151 l'/\RT 11.-1'1./\N ING SCHEMES AND PL/\NNIN( ; /\lJTHORITIES /\ planning schcn1c may be made under this 1.aw with respect to any land. whether there arc or arc not h11ilcling~ thereon. "ith the general object or controlling the dev<.:loptllCllt and llSC or land co111priM:d 111 the :irca Ill \\ hi t.:h the scheme appljc,, or 'cruring proper sani1ary conditions. amenity and convenience. and or preserving buildings or other objects of architectural. hi~toric or artisti c interest and places or natural interest or bcau1y :111d general I y of protecting ex isLing amenities whether in urban or rnral port ions or the area. ( I ) (.l) ( I \ Where the Co111missio11cr is or the opinion that a ~chcmc ~honld he made for any part of I ~honyi State or ig.cria, he may appoi11t a pl:111ning /\11thority f'nr , uch :m.:a. which pl:n1nn1g. 1\ 111hnrit ) -,hall contain adt.:quatl' local n.:pn.:~cntat 1< 11 1. Sul·h pla11ning /\uthority shall be the executive /\111lmrit) ror tlu.: planning and carrying through of any sche1nc u11dcr thi' Law relating to the area for which the planning t\ut h<1rit y was appointed. nie , a111e planning /\uthority may In: appointed Im one or 111orc areas. Suh.1ect to the provi~io11' <>f -,uh,L'l' tion (2): (a ) the /\utl10rit) 'hall C\l ll~ l~t of ,11dt 111e111hl'1' ,1, the Cnn1111i,sio11er 111ay appoint: am! (h) the Crnnmi,,ioncr 111ay appoin t one or the 111c111bers of thc /\uthority lo be the chairman or the /\uthority. C) Notwithsianding the provisions or subscctio11 ( I ). the Cm11111i,,ioncr may at any t imc by not ice in the /'."/J1111.1·i S11111 · 1!f' Nigaiu (i11~1·111·: (a) appoint additional inemhcrs to the /\utlmrity for such purpose a'> 111:1y he ' peciried in ~uch not ice: '/'1111•11 1\ ml Co1111try l'lt11111i11i.: / ""'' ICAI'. t45J 6 7. (-1) (5) (h) vary the COn~ l ilu l ion of lhe /\uthority hy appDint1ng other persons as mc1nhcrs of the /\u1hori1y in .suh,lilution for 1110.sc originally appointed: and (c) ;1ppoin1 a dillcrenl chairman in the place of the om; originally appo inted. The /\uthority .shal l. if it consider.s such action de,irahle. h:1v1.: 1h1.: pow1.:r 10 co-opl a.s 11 1c111ber.s or the /\111hori1y 101 such period or for .such purpu.se a.s ii deem.s I II any per.son or persons interested in the development or the area in connection with which the /\uthority has hecn constituted: Prov ided that while a mcmhcr .so co-opted '>hall have all 1h1.: rights or a 111c111her IH: shal I not he Clll ii 11.:d lO vote. Where the Con1111b,ioner appoint.s a 1.oeal Gov1.:1w11cn1 Counci l :1.s a planning /\ uthority. the provis ions of section 8 n:l:Hing to a quonnn .shall not apply 11n lc.s.s the Co1111 ni,sioncr othcrwi~c direct~ and the hu.siness 111' the 1.ocal ( iovemment Council .shall h1.: cond11cted 1n accordam;c wi th its .stand ing ruks and order.s and 1n the absence o r .such standing ru les and ordcr.s. in .such manner as the Cc)lnmiss ioncr may approve. Where the Commissioner appoints a Local Government Council IC> he a member of the Authority. ' uch co1111ci l may he rcprc.scntcd hy any m1.:111hcr thereof a111hori~ccl from time to time hy the Counc il concerned 10 act Dn its hchalf and .such Counc il .shall he hound by the acl.s and dcci.s i11n' or it\ llll:ll lher .so au1hori1.cd. The Commissioner. or the /\uthority wi th the approval of the Co111111 issioncr. may appoint a 1ncmhcr or some other per.son to be the secretary to the /\uthority. ( I ) The Authority shall be given by the Commissioner a name indicative of the area or place in which the /\uthority is carrying out its duties and such name shall inc lude the words "planning authority". The /\ut horily sha ll he a body eorpor:llc and have pcrpctu;.il success ion and a common sea l of such device as may be approved by the Commissioner and may sue and be sued by the name ;.iforcsaid. 18]7 s~\ h'l.u) ul pl.11111111~ 1\u1honl) N.:imc" ~nu mc.rnpor.1111111 ul pl.mnmr J\utl111n1 1t.' .. .'1 11 t \ It I h C-1 .. ~lmt 111 lttl\lltt.'' ' ( it.'tk't.11 ('llt\\t.'h ••I th,• .1111ho1 1I~ X. lJ. (3) Tow11 A11d l'outllry Pla1111i11g /,,nw !CAI'. 145) The seal of lhe Aulhorily shall be authenticated hy the signalures of the Chairm;in or some other member or the Authority aulhorizcd by the Authority to act in his stead ill that bch;ilf, and of lhe secretary to the Authority or some person authorized hy the Authority to act in his slead in that hchalf and a record shall be kept of every occasion on whirh the seal is used. (4) Every document purporting to he an instrument executed hy the Authority and lo be scaled with the seal or the Authority authenticated in the manner provided by suhsection (3) slwll he onicially and judicially noticed and be deemed to he such an instrument without further proof unless the contrary he shown. (I) (2) (ll The chainnan may, whenever he thinks fit, call a meeting of the Authority and subjecl as aforesaid the Authority shall mccl and shall from time to time make such arrangemenls wilh rcspccl lo the place, day, hour, notice, management and adjournmenl as il may think lit. The Commissioner may specify the number of memhcrs of lhe Authorily, inclusive of the Chairman, necessary to form a quorum and in the absence of such specilication a quorum shall consist of not less than half the tolal membership of the Aulhnrity. and provide for the scleclion of a chainnan in the ahscnce of the chairman appoinled under section 5. The chairman, in addilion lo his vote as a member of lhe Authority. shall also have a casting vote in cases where the votes arc equally divided. The Authori1y. suhjecl lo the provisions of suhsection (2 ). shall carry mu its dulies under this Law in accordance with such general or specilic direclions as lhe Commissioner may give. such directions nol conveying any power or right additional to or in extension of any of the powers or rights conferred upon the Authority by this Law. When constituting an Authority or at any time after the Authority ha~ hccn constituted, the Commissioner may, from time to time. uirect that the Authority shall not exercise certain spccilied powers under this Law and thereupon such of the provisions of this Law as r.cJate to such powers shall not vest in the Authority. :·. ToM 10. 11 f1111·11 . l 11d C111111t1)• l '/111111i11i: /.(tw IC'AI'. 1451 I 0. ( I) II . ( I l (~l The /\uthoril) lll:t) cngagl' or c111pllly 't1d1 on 1n:1' a11d M.:rvant ' a' arc dee111cd necessary !'or the d 11c a11d prnper' exec111io11 :111d c11forec111ent o r its duties under thi~ La\\'. llpon the appoi111mc111 or all Authority. the /\11tllori1y , h;ill 111;11\e 'lll'h i11ve,1igation i11to the plan11ing or the a1.·:1 i11 qu..:,ti1111 a' it 111ay co11, ide1 11..:cc"ar) and 11 1h,· :\111h0111~ I' of tit..: op1nio11 that ,cl1e111..:\ \ltOUld h<.: 111adc frn lhl' :lll':J ur any pa rt thereof a11d 111:1k..:s rcpr..:,..:11ta1io11 111 that dkct 10 the Con1n1bsio11..:r. tit..: C011111Ji,sio11c1 111a~ h~ onk1 declare that th..: area 'pccif'ied in '11ch rcprc.,e111a1i11n 'hall he a planning area. Provided that the Co1111111ssio11..:r 111ay hcl"ore apprm llll: !. 111mlify the .m:a 'IH'l' lfied 111 tit..: /\ uthority'' repre,e111:11illn hy addin)! ther,·to 1>1 hy ontitting 1hcr..: fro111 :111~ pmt illn or prn 1 m11' I hc1 col'. Suli1 01 dc1 'hall he puhh,hcd in the /:h11111·1 Slit/<' n/ ,\ 11~1'1"111 (;il. t'/11' and ' hall he gi1cn 'uch l1111h,·1 p11hh,·i1y :1, the /\u thorit y n1ay co1"ider neee,,:11') :1ncl 'h:11l c11111.: 1n10 operation llJlOll the date of 'llth puhlie:tliOll Ill the f:/Jtill l"i Swti• 1~/" Nigaia Gi1::.c11c and shall cease lo ha ve effect if within three years from \Ueh date no 'che111c in re-.pcct of the planning area ha' hccn apprn1ed 11mler tit.: pro1·1,1011' o l 'eel ion I 8 \\'h,·11 :111 11nh.:1 d.:dar111g a pla1111111g a1ea ha, h.:cn p11hli,h..:d 11lllh.:r '..:ct 1on 10. no per'<>ll ,hall. 11·1111111 till· planning :1rca. carry u11t :tll) de1 cl11pn1,·n1 lll land 111 an~ l'lln,lrnction. de111ol11io11. alteration. l'\len,1lln. r,·pa11 01 1ene11·al of a11y huilcl111g 11111il a 'che1ne i' :1pprol'cd under s..:c1io11 18 for the arca co111ai11ing ... uch land or huildinl!: l'rovidcd that the C'on1111i\,io11cr ma) make a gc11c1 :ii onk1 with respect to the interim de1 clop111c111 of land 11 i1hi11 the planning. an:a and may n1ake 'pccial ordcr~ with re,pecl 10 the 111teri111 dc1 l'lopn1L·111 '•I ;111} '11ch land 111 an~ pa11inlla1 a1c:1. <.,llhl•'l'I 111 thc tL·1n1' ol .111~ general 01dc1 lllad..: In the ( 01111111',1u11l'1 t11Hk1 ,uh,cc11011 ( I). the 1\L1thrn i t ~ 111;1~ !,!I ant to any pcr,011 applying in 1Hit111g therefor in1c1111l dc1 e lop111e111 permi~'ion. ~ uhject to 'uch condition' ;p, it ma y deem necessary 10 impose. to develop land or to ' X )<) lk" J.11 ,1111 111 111 pl.11111111 1111~ I 1111 .1 .. , ,.: •. 1 .. 111111 • 1.1 '1 I I- I , .... !'. ' • i; I: i: -~i ~ll1 I. !! i, , I ; .. ,, p :• ! 1. I II l :!X-10 ··1ntcnm 4k\ ''-' ltJjll1\C111''. l'u:p.u ;llt111111I (lla UIUU}! :..chc11'k:Jr1 . (3) (4) (5) (6) 1'014'11 A11d Cou11try Pla11ning l.nw ICAP. 1451 constrnct. demolish, alter, extend, repair or renew a particular building lying within the planning area. An application for interim development permission shall be deemed to he refused unless within two months of the date or its receipt by the Authority notice has been given that the Authority has decided: (a) to grant permission with or without conditions: (b) to refuse permission; or (c) to postpone consideration on the ground that the development cannot be carried out immediately. An aggrieved person may appeal lo the Commissioner against a decision made by the Authority under the preceding subsection and such appeal must he made within twenty eight days of the receipt of such decision or of the date hy which the application is deemed to have hc~n refused. (a) Every person who otherwise than under a scheme as finally approved under seuion 18 proceeds wi1h or docs any work in a planning area withmll such permission shall he liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of five thousand Naira and after conviction may he required by the Authority to remove any work performed and reinstate the land or building to the condition in which ii was prior to the commencement of such work. (h) If the person in question fails to comply with the requirements of the Authority, the Authority may itself have such work performed and recover the cost thereof from the person convicted. For the purpose of this section, the expression "interim devcloplnent" means development between the date on which declaration of a planning area takes effect and the date of the coming into operation of the scheme. PART 111.-PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OJ<' SCHEMES AND SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEMES, ANJ> VARIATION ANJ> AHANDONMENT OF SCHEMES 12. Upon the declaration of a planning area, the Authority shall either frame a planning scheme for such area or any part thereof or adopt i. --···- --...-·----~-·- · - --· -:-- · - ··--- · - ...... . . Tow11 l\11d Country /'fanning l.aw (CAP. 1451 2841 13. (I) (4) (5) with or withoul modification any scheme proposed hy any or all of the owners of the lund within such area. A scheme may he made under this Law with respect to any land. in any municipality. urhan county. town. village. settlement or rural area. whether there arc or arc not huildings thereon, with the general ohjcct of controlling the dcvclopmenl and use of the land comprised in the ;irea lo which the scheme applies. of securing proper ·sanitary conditions and conveniences, and the co-ordination of roads and puhlic services. of protecting and extending the amenities and of conserving and developing the resources of such area. Every scheme shall specify and define dearly the area to which it relates and shall inc.:ludc a plan in which shall he shown the cxtcm of the scheme ;111d such other matters as can conveniently he included therein. Every scheme shall contain such provisions as arc necessary or expedient for prohibiting or regulating the development and use of hmd in the area to which the scheme applies. aml generall1 for carrying out any of the objects for which the scheme is made. and in particular for dealing with any of the matters mentioned in the First Schedule. A scheme muy provide for the redistribution of lunds or for the readjustment of the boundaries und urcas of uny such lunds. Any law reluting to development, mad construction. or building operations inconsistent with the provisions of a scheme or the applicution of which would lend to hinder the carrying out of the scheme shall not apply to the area to which the scheme relates: Provided that where the scheme contuins provisions suspending any enactment contained in u law the scheme shall not come into force unless a draft thereof has been submitled to und received the approval of the 1.egislutive I louses of the Slate: And provided funher that the refusul of a Legisluti ve I louse to approve shal.l be without prejudice lo the muking of a new scheme. s, .• ,le. ~·ouh·m~ Jlhl\'tf\"\·t ul \\ h \°111\'\ /I 1~:11 ·It j I . I ' ;1 I I \ 11. I: t I I ' 11: ' ' ! ' ; ·' '! I ' " ,! 2842 I ·t . ;' 1\l" \ uth• .. :I ~ 1'11\\ \ 'I H I 15. ,·\.llltlll.lll•'fl .m\I \ UI \ f~ . i. . .. .. (I) (2) (ll (3) Tott•n And Country l'lanni11g l.aw ICAP. 1451 The Authority may. for any purpose arising in rel:11ion 10 the m;iking. enforcement or carrying out of a scheme. 1;y notice in writing require the owner of any land or building in the area to which sud1 scheme relates or is intended lo relate to slate in writing and deliver or forw:1rd hy registered post to the Authority within sixty days of the date of the notice. particulars of his estate. intcrl'St in or right over or in respect of such land or huilding. and the name and address. and the estate. interest or right. so for as they arc known to him, of every person who lo his knowledge has any estate or interest in or right over or in respect of such hmd or huilding. Every person required lo make and deliver or forward a stalcmenl under this section who shall -willfully make and deliver or forwartl any false statement. or fail or refuse to make and deliver or forward a statement, shall he li•1hlc. 011 summary conviction. lo a fine of Twelve Thousand Five I lundred Naira. The Authority may al any lime cause the whole or any part of any land to he entered upon. examined and surveyed and the circumstances and requirements thereof 10 he investigated for the purpose of deciding whether or not a ~dll'llll" ~houltl he made in respect of :my such land or any part I hereof •llld or making. such scheme i r decided upon. Any person authorized in that behalf in writing hy the Authority may. for the purpose of m1y entry. examination. survey or investigation which the Authority is authorized by this section to cm1sc to he made. ;md on production of such written authority. enter and there do anything which such person shall reasonably consider lo he necessary for the said purpose. Every person who willfully obstructs or interferes with any other person in the exercise by such other person of any power vested in him by virtue of !his section shall be liable, on summary conviction. 10 a fine of Six Thousand Five Hundred Naira. 1 .,.,,.,.,, 111t1 ( 1111111r1· l'l111111i11i: / J111 i< · \I'. 1-1:;1 I (i. ( I ) C.! l c l l /\ \ChL'llJL' 11 hc11 l1 a111cd , h.ill he 'ig11..:d h) 1hc c h:11nna11 II here :1 Cha1m1:111 ha, hcrn appoinlcd lllldcr the prm i'ion' o r 1his l.:111 and in olher ca,es hy 1he appropriale offict:r of the t\11lhority. The /\uthorit) shall forthwith prepar.: a 11011cc ,1;11111g: (a) till' fac t that lht: ' che1m: has ht:en fr:1111ed: (h) lhe hrnmdaric' or lht: :m:a compri,t:d in lhl' 'dll'llll': and (C) the place Ill pl;ICCS at which a COp)' of lhl' 'l'hCllle Ill pJa11' of lhl: :1rc:1. a11d a 'lall'lllC'lll ol lhc la11d \\ 111, h 11 i' prnpo'L'd Ill an111111.: 1>1 'uch )'arl il:11i:11' ;1, llw 1\ uthul ll) n1. 1~ "l'l' llJ lll'CCS,al) 111:1) hc ·'CCII :11 rl':1'011.1hlc l11Hn '. I he 1\111h11t ll) 'hall <'a11si.: lhc nolict: rcll·rrcd lo in ,111>,i.:ction \2) lo h.: p11hJt,hcd in 111 0 is,uc;. •>I lhl' /; /1,,11r1 S11111· 11/ N1gnw Ga. 1·111· and 11 ' hall hi.: gi1cn ,uch r1111hc1 p11hl1,·it) ;1, 1hc /\uthoriL) Illa) consider 11ecc" ;1ry. /\copy of the \ l'hc111e (IOgelhcr II llh lhC pJ.11!\, 1f :Ill) J 'ha ll he depo,i1cd al lhL· place 01 plan ·, 1111.:nllllllL'd 111 parar 1aph IL l ol 'uh;.ci.:11011 (2) lor a pniud 111 lou1tccn da)' ' lllN:qtll' lll lP lhL· puhlication o l \lll'h nolkc a' afrn\·,a1d in thi.: / /1011 n .\11111· 11/ Nig1·ri11 ( ;a, , ·111· duri11g 11h1ch pe1iod 1111.: 'aid \Lhe111c 'h:1ll he opt:ll I\> lhe 1n'Jll.'l'l IOll 1ll ;111 pcrsOIJ\ i1l1e1 C,ll'd free of charge. Ltl I he \uthu1l1) 'hall. wit l1111 011c lllllltlh a l'tt:r p11hhc:1111111 ol 'ut.:h notice. ir prac1it.:ahll:. cau'c lo he h11>11ght to thi.: 111Hicc or cvt:ry owner ol property alkc1ed h~ the scheme. the !act that ht' property 1' alTccted a11d rcquir..: hi111 if he wi'hL'' lll 11h1L'l'l 111 lhL' ' c hi.:111..:. to lodgt: :111 oh1i.:c1iu11 11·11h Ilic chai1111an 11 llhi11 a period ol \ I,\ 11cd,s lro111 1hc d.llL' nl th,· notice 1n thi: /:/111111'1State• 11/ Nige 110 (jo, , ·111'. (h) In th..: ca~e of area~ wi1 h111 the area ul the au1hority or a l.m:al Gov..:rn111ent Coum:il. a notilic:.uion in the 111;11111cr 111 whil'h1h..: p11hlic notice' 1if,ud1 uiunl'il arc made k11111111 ' hall he a ~u!Ticicn1 cn111pl1anc..: wi1h p:11 a graph (a ). , ) p1·1"H1 all1·,·1..:d h) :1,, \.hl'llll' 111ay. 1111hi11 ' 1' 11 cL'"' 1111111 the date o l p11hlical1on in lh1• /:1" 111.11 S111t1• o f 1\'1~c ·n11 (,'11~1·11c. lodgi.: with lhc chairman a 11 rillt:n objec tion 111 an) 111:111..:1 COllla i11 i.:d !herein. Olhcr ihan :JI! l!\li111;1I C of\ .ii t1al 1<111 2X I.I l ' 1q1,11,1l rc111 .uul puhht .111c111 t•l n1•ll .. 1.: ·''"' '~ h l'llll' 11 11 "I 1 '.!8~-1 T1111·11 1\ 11d Cm111l1J' l'la1111i111: /,11w ICAP. 1451 \11111111\'\ll•ll •II \ llll'llll'lll ('1111lllll\\lillll"I Ohk11•1 ("1munl\'11111L:1 17. I H. (7) ' "' cry ~uc.:h objection ~hall within two months or its lodgmc111 with the chainnan be considered al a meeting or the /\ulhority or which the objector shall be informed in writing. (8) /\1 such rnnsidcration, the objector may appear and he heard in person or by dul y authorized agent: Provided 1ha1 where the J\ulhority is a Local Government Council. the agent may not be a legal practitioner. (9) Where on the consideration of any such objection. or otherwise. the /\u1hori1y considers any 111odil'ica1ion of' the scheme 10 be necessary. it shall cause notice of such proposed n1oclification to be given to an y person who appear~ to it 10 be affected or like ly to be affected thcrchy: requiring him. if he wishes to object to such proposed modification. IO lodge an object ion with the chairman within a period to be stated in the notice. not being less than 1wen1y-one days. ( I 0) II' ~uch objection he lodged within the period ~tatcd in the notice. the provisions or suh~ec1io11s (7) and (8 ) shall apply thereto. ( I ) ( I ) Within three months of the consideration of all objections and modifications necessitated thereby, the Authority shall submit the scheme to the Commiss ioner. !;very ~cheme submitted to the Commissioner \ha ll be accompanied by: (a) an estimate of the number or persons who will he dis housed by the execution of the scheme: (b) a schedule of such objections as ha ve been made under section 16. giving the name~ of the pcNm\ by whom the.: san1t• \1crc 111acle: (r l a 'rhl•d11k , )1<1\1111!' the way in \I hu.:h the /\111hori1y h:I\ tkall with 'illch ohjc.;c.:1 ions: Id) a \ta1c111c111 of the reasons for :rny 111odilicat ion~ 111adc in the -;chcmc as originally framed: and (cl the suggested method of dealing with d" hou~ed persons. Tia: Co111111is~ioner may make an order approving a scheme suhmillcd 10 him umler section 17 .or rejecting ii or approving it with such condilions and modification~ a~ he.: 1l11nkh lit. " T11w11 1\ 111I Co11 11try l 'la1111illi: l .nw (CAI'. 1-151 19. 20. 2 1. 22. (1) ( I ) The :1rrroval or 1 cjcc11on or any ' che11 1e under :-.uh,cc11011 ( I ) ... hal I h..: 11011 ficd i11 the /:'ho11yi St11te r!f' Nigeri11 Go~c'll< '. Notiric:lllio11 or the aprroval or rejcclion or ;11 1y schc111..: under 'llhscc:tio11 (2) shall he c.:onclusiv<: 1:v ick11c:<: thal 'uc:h sc:hc 111e wa' duly fra1m:d and apprmcd or 1<:j..:c1cd. a' the case may be. /\ scheme shall not have effect unles' and until it i!> approved hy order or the Commiss ion<:r a11d before giving hi, approval th<: Co11 1111i,,io11cr 111ay 111akc '"eh 111odificatio11' 1hi.:ll'to ''' he think ' fit ( 2) 1\ \Lhl'lllL' 11 hen 'o approved shall hav<: effect "' if cnacti.:d here in. (I ) (2) (3) 111 any case where a 'che111c prepared umkr the provi,imb or the Law and approved under sect ion 18 is Ill op<:rat ion. the Authority may prepare or adopt a 'chcmc for any part of the area wi1hin the original scheme. /\ scheme prepared under the preceding ,ub,cc1ion. and hereinafter referred to as a 'upplc111e111ary ~chcmc. , ha ll incorporat <:. wi th or wit hout 1110dil'icatio11'. all 'uch provi'10ll' or lhc ong111al sehe111e a' relate to th<: particular ;ire;i and 111ay includ<: 'uch additional pmvl'oion' as may he necessary or desi rable. The preparation of a supplementary 'chcme 'hall not affect the opcrntion or the original scheme except that a~ from the date 011 which the supple111<:11l<lry 'chclll<: come' i1110 operation. it shall take the place or lhe origina l schem<: i11 respect of 1he area or mailers to which it applic,. 1r within six months from the date on which any scheme is 'uhmi11cd under sect ion 17. approval or reject ion or the same ha!> 11ot hccn no1if'iccl under 'cction 18. such ' chemc ~hall he deemed 10 he rejected. When a scheme has been approved by the Commissioner in respect or the whole or pan or a planning areu, a copy or ii shall he deposited for inspection in ' uch office with 111 th<: planning area :1' Ilic /\uthorily shall direct. - 2845 \d1u111..·nu11 \.'11\'1,. ll\'-'llfllll .1pptt1\~·1I \111•11k111\'.nt.1r) 'lhl'llll'\ \\'hc11 ,.., /u.:111\.' 1l1.'\.'l1Ktl1olx· lt.'Jl'l ll'tl D!i!J)C•\lletl \Chl'lll\: af1l'I .1pp1mal ,11,, 11 · '1 /j ~ I I ' . •' . '..;· -, It \lq 111I• 111111~·111 I l I II~ \11pplt.-111l"11l. 1 1111!~ I' ) . - ' .' I . t l ) '/'011·11 1\111/ Co11111ry l'ln1111i11g I.ill•' IC' \I'. 1-151 :\t a11y ti111c :iltL'I :1pp101al ol a ... chc1m: ha' hcc11 11otificd under 'CL'tion 18. the Authority 111ay. with the L'Oll,Cnt or the Co11mli,,io11cr and for rca~on-. which the Con11111.,..1<mer con, icier, 'ati~ractory. abandon the 'ehe1m: or any part thereof and thcreupon ' lll'h aha11do11111c nt shall he notif'iecl 111 the 1:/1ti111 i )111/t' n/ Nic1·ri11 G11: l'lt1• and upnn 'l lL'h ah:1nclon1 11c11t being 'o notil11.:d any ri ght. title or 11ll('l'l''t 1n any land 11 hk:h rca .. cd to ha1c an) effect 11 lu:n the land became 1·c,tl'd in the 1\ 11l hority by virtue or thi' 1.:1\\ 'hall n.:1e't in all ll''iJl'l'h 111 the pcr,on~ entitled thereto :11 1h1.: date on whi<.:11 any 'ul'11 land hcca111c 1e,tcd 111 thc t\uthority a' if 'ue h right. title or interest had 11c1cr cca,ccl to ha1 c clf'ect: l'rnviclccl that where land has hccn purchased by the /\uthority such land shall he di,po,cd of as the Com111i"ionc1 may direct. ( 2 l l 1pon the ahandon111clll or an approved scheme or an) part thL'l'co l. the 1\ uthonty ' hall pay co111pen,:11 ion IO an) pcr,on 11 ho ha' i11n1rn:d rea,011ahlc and ncn•...,ary c1pc1Hli t11 rc for 1la· p111p1"e' or co111pl~ i 111' 11ith ' llL'h ' l'hL·n1c. in "' l;n a' 'urh c1pe11d11 un: 1' 1L'll\k1nl .1h<1ll1\l' h) 1c:1,<1n n l ,111 .. h ahandon111<.:nt. 1.;1 111 ca'c or di,putc. 'uch co111pc11"11io11 shall he assc,,cd by the C111111 a' hcn;i11al ter 111e111in11cd. I'"''' '''"' ,,, ,\/1111n 1 1m1 /i1111//1 """'' ll'tllt /i1· lit<' Scltt'1111 l I l ( I ) I ill· \ 11thori l) 111ay 111akc mdr.; r, (i n lhi' I .aw n:lc1 1cd 10 ;i,, 'lil'Plc111cn1ary mder' ) or adopt. with or 11 itl11 1111 111od ifit:a1io11,. 'urrlcmcntar) order~ propn,cd hy m\•ncr'> of land: a' rc,pcct' any arl'a of the 't:he111c. 't1pplc111cnti11g C\ 1,1 ing provi,1011~ or 1 :11') ill!' !he 'l' hl'111L· whCll' nL'Cl'":tl') or n pcd ll'lll. \ 'upplcn1c1 11 a1 ~ 01dn 1l·qu 11'<' ' tl 11.: appnn;il or the ('p1111111,~in11e1 .1, 11 11 \\CIC a '<.:hcmc. 1\ 'lipple111C11t:tr) order .. hall hc clcc111ed to filr111 part or the 'Chl'llll' to whid1 it relate' and 111ay be varied. 111mlil1cd 111' re1 ""cd by a ~11h,eq1 1e 11t '11pple111c11tary order. I he \uthmi1y 111:11· 111dudc 111 the 'chcmc a pn111-.ion prnhihitinl,! or rc.; trictiug h11ildi1 n• operation ~ 10 proceed s1- :d >f :r >f IC ll h IC n d ;t y y 'l 11 1 1'own Ami Country l'lannlng l..aw [CAI'. 1451 26. 27. 28. (2) (3) (4) (I) (2) pending the coming into operation of a general development order, which may be in respect of the whole or a part of the area subject to such prohibition or restriction and any such general development order shall require the prior approval of the Commissioner. Within 11 period of three months from the expiration of each three years 11fter the coming into operation of 11 scheme, the Authority shall consider the desirability of making a general development order in respect of 1111 land which remains subject to prohibitions or restrictions. Any person aggrieved by the failure of the Authority to make a general development order as respects any land in which he is interested, may appeal to the Commissioner for such an order to be made. A general development order may be revoked or varied by a subsequent general development order. Applications for permission to develop may be made in respect of areas subject to the coming into operation of a general development order. The Authority may grant such applications, with or without conditions, where they arc satisfied that the proposed development will not prejudice the proper carrying out of the scheme and that the operations will not: (a) involve injury or danger to health or involve excessive or premature expenditure of public money; or (b) be likely seriously to injure the amenities of the locality. PART IV.-1'~XJ<:CUTION OF SCHEMES Where the scheme has been approved in respect of a planning area, the Authority shall be responsible for executing and enforcing the scheme. (I) (2) The Authority may enter into and perfonn all such contracts as it may consider necessary or expedient for carrying out any of the purposes of a scheme. Every such contract shall be approved by the Authority and shall be made on behalf of the Authority: 2847 Po~'\!r 111 p:nuil huilding Jl<nding lhc C<•rl,il'~ inh1 u1)\..-ration11r11 gcn,:ral d.."Vck>rn .. ..,l onl"-r. 1>mvision rur CJt«U•iun ur scm'PIC. l'ow\!r 10 make and pcrronn (;Clllll'al.' lllo. ( I ) \.Ill \ 111111l'1h. t (2) (a) (b) Town Ami Cmmlt)' l'la1111i11i: /.;111• ICA I'. 1-151 \\here there 1' a C"hair111a11 . by the Chairman: and where the Authority is a Local Government Council , in the m:.mncr in which contracts may lawfully he entered into by the council concerned. Tltc Authority may at any t imc: (a) remove. pull down. or alter. so as to bring inl<> conformity with lhc provisions of the scheme. any bui ld ing or other work which docs nol confrn m to those provi~ions. or the removal. demolition or alteration of which is necessary for carrying the scheme into effect or the creel ion or carrying oul of which con1ravcm:s any provision or the scheme: (h) where any bui lding or land is used in SU("h manner as lO cont ravene any provis ion of the scheme, prohibit it from being so used ; (c) where any land has been. since the dale when the order declaring a planning area under section 10 of the Law has been publi ~hed. put to any u'c " hich contravenes any provision or the scheme. 1cin.,wtc the land; anti (d) execute any work which it is the duly or any person lo execute under the scheme in any case where in the op inion of the /\ulhority delay in the execution or the work has occun-ed and the cr!ic ienl operation of the sche111c lws been. will or may be thereby prc111dicetl. Before taking any action under this sec1ion. the /\uthorit) 'hall 'crvc a notice on lhe owner and on the occupier or the building or land in re'>[lCCl or which the aC[IOn I\ propo\Cd lO he tal-;cn anti on any other per,1111 who. in ih 11p111iun. 111a~ h1: alTccled thereby. 'pcc11\111g th i.: nature ol and till' )!l"Otllld' upon which it propmc'> 111 1aJ.;e ~uch action. Tiu: date stated in a notice served under this section. as the date on or arter which the intended exercise or the power therein mentioned is intended to be begun, shall he not less than three months when any building is affected. and in any other case not less than one month after the date or service of ~ueh notice. and the Authority shall not do any act or thing in exercise or such power in relation to the bui ld ing or land mcnl ioncd in the nol ice he fore such date. T11ll'11 , \11tl ( '111111/ry l'/111111i111: ' """' IC/\1'. 1451 30. .! I. \'.!. 33. (4) l:vcry person who uses any bui ld ing or land in a nianncr prohiliitcd under th is section shall , in addit ion to any civil liability. be guilt y of an offence and liable, on summary crn1victio11. to a fine of Six Thousand Five 1 lundred Nairn. /\ ny person authorized in that behalf in writing hy the 1\uthorit y 111ay. on production or such wrillen mllhority. enter on any land in a planning area lO whid1 a scheme relates and there 111ake such inspection. survey. examination and investigation and there carry out such work as may be necessary for the purpose~ of' the enforcement or carrying Olli of' a scheme. l·.very pe1son whn willl'ull y obstructs or interfere' with any per,on 111 the la" 1 ul c.\<.:1c 1~e ol any power conferred by this Law 'hall he liable. Oil su111n1ary conviction. lO a fine or Six Tl1011\ancl l'i\ e I lllndred Nairn. y perM111 who willl'ully docs any act which is a cu11trave11t1on ul a provision contained in a scheme shall be liable. on summary convicticm. to a fine ol' Twelve Thousand Five 1 lllndrcd Naira and in the case of' a continuing offence, to a further fine of One Thou,;111d l' ive I h111d1 ed N;iira for every day during which the ollerlle c11111 111ue,. l'J\ ltT V.-AC()UIS ITIO /\ I> DISl'OSAI. OF LA NI> FOR SCHEMES (I) The Authority may, for the purpose of the execution of the provisions of thi~ Law, purchase any land in an area dcdarcd under section I 0 to he a planning area such purchase being eithe r by agreement or compulsorily in manner hen.:inal'tcr p10\'ided notwithstanding that ~uch land is not immediately required. .. , t. The Authority 111a y. ii' requested hy a person to wlH>111 co111pen~at i t111 1~ payable 11uder thi~ ~ection. retain the ' 11n1 payable fo r suc;h period as may he ag1eed upon and whik such sum is so rcwined pay to him interest thereon at the rate of one thousand Nuira per ccntum per annum or sud1 lower ra1c as may be agreed upon . l\1\\ \I 111 \ '1111\ .mil'IU\\') I.ii \.111~ Ill)' uut ,1 ,, h\'111\' l\:11.111~ Ii~ t•lhtn 1\t11111 1'\·n.ill) Im \111111.1\ ..:11111111 \tl .I \t.h1t.'Uh.." l\1\\~ I It I p111 1.. 11., ,~· l.1nd 2850 lk1n11 1111.1111111 111 , ........ , .... vi:,tm~ ur l:1ml .l~'lllllll'Cl .md JM)lllClll of l'~1111pc11 ... a1ion ~lllll 'lllkl ,11 l~l\'l'\'Hlll 34 . 35. '/'own / d Co1t11ll)' l'ln1111i111: /,nw (CAI'. 1451 Where an approved scheme provides for the acqu1s111011 or any land hy the Authority. all leases and all rights of occupancy 1indcr any tenancy in respect of such land which arc existing al the time of the notificat ion that the scheme is approved under section IX shall he deemed to he terminated. if nol previously terminated by agrccmcrll. on the expiration of the period appointed in the scheme in that behalf. hut without prejudice lO any lessees' or occupiers' rights in any compensation payable under section 39 or 47. ( I) Where an approved scheme provides for the acquisition of any land by the Authority, such land shall vest in the Authority on such day as is appointed in the scheme in that bchul f, free from incumbranccs, bul without prejudice lO any lessees' or occupiers' rights in any compensation rayable under section 39 or 4 7. (2) When any land situate in a rlanning area bul not included in a scheme is lO be acquired under the provision or section 33, such land shall vest in the Authority uro11 service or a notice by the Authority 011 the owner that 'uch land i' required hy the Authority for the de' clopmcnt or the area t\11 lca'c' and rights of occupancy under any tenancy in respect or 'm:h land or building which arc existing al the lime of notification shall be deemed lo be terminated. if not previously terminated by ugrccmcnl, al the lime of the service of the notice but without prejudice 10 any lessees' or occupiers' rights in any compensation payable under section 39 or 47. (3) Upon service of a notice as in subsection (2). the rrovisions of section 36 shall apply lo such land us if provision for the acquisition of the same hud been made in a scheme approved under section 18 . (4) When any land becomes vested in the Authorit y under the provisions of this section. the Authority shall hy notice in writing proceed to offer to the owner thcreor and . to such other persons. if any. as have any interest thcrem. such compcnsaticm thcrcfor as the Authority thinks fit. ( I) /\l any time after an approved scheme has hcc~i notified under section \ 8, the Authority may serve a noucc c~n the owner of any land or building thereby affected rcqumng t~ 1 · • ? .451 T11w11 l111d <:111111/ry l'lnn11i111: /..nM' (CAP. 145( 2851 ·;j: my him to give up possession thereof within a period to be der spcciliccl in the notice, not being less than sixty days from .11!11 me the dale of such service: ' I 18 by Provided that such period shall not expire earlier than the me period appointed in the scheme for the determination of :rs' leases and rights of occupancy in respect of such land or building. (2) A duplicate of such notice shall be served on the occupier , ; of or occupiers or such land or building. I the (3) Every owner or occupier so served shall comply with the ii hat :i terms or the notice. t : .ny (4) Any such owner or occupier who fai ls to comply with the ' :>le •! terms of such notice may be summarily evicted by any ·1·1 n II member of a police force upon u written request signed hy 33, the Chairman and addressed to the officer in charge of the ice police in the area in question. il: by 37 (I) If for sixty days after the service of a notice under section nd Paymc.-nt or nd 35 (4) no objection to the offer made in such notice shall cump.-nsatil•n if noohjL"Cliun 10 all have hccn lodged with the Authority, the amount specified offer undl'r by in such offer shall be paid forthwith to the owner in full M.-clirn1 ;tS<-1>. IUt discharge of any claim for compensation. ny (2) If an objection is lodged within the prescribed time. any question us to the amount of the compensation payable in ns respect of the land acquired and any question us to the he apportionment of such compensation among the persons .! having an interest in the land shall, in default of agreement, I nc ., be determined by the Court us hereinafter mentioned. ., i he I Any person interested in a mutter that may be referred to K<rcn.'llC\: ur .. in 38. (I) .. I n-n;ainmatlt.TS ii· ::h the Court for determination under this Law may by written 10Cuun. 1! ::h application to the Authority require that the mutter be so 11 referred and on receipt of such application, the Authority :d shall fm1hwi1h refer such lllllller us required. (2) Every such application shall be made within sixty days :te after the Authority shall have made known in writing to the person interested its final decision, and shall state the grounds on which it is based. l I 11 '! "i "i .l ! : 2852 t•rovi~ions a~ lO cclf'n~n~1icin for injuriom ilffl'\."111111 39. N11 4(). , ·111n1""'u1i.atic'n in "·"'-noein da.\~C.~ of CQ!l:C . Town And Country P/anninK f.aw (CAP. 145( PART VI.-COMJ>ENSATION AND HETTERMENT Compensatio11 (I) Subject to the provisions oflhis Law, any pcl'lion: (a) whose property within the area is injuriously affected by the coming into operation of any provision contained in a scheme or hy the cxcctllion of any work under a scheme; or (h) who for the purpose of complying with any provision contained in a scheme or in making or resisting a claim under the provisions of this Law relating 10 compensation and bcucrmcnl, has incurred expenditure which is rendered ahortivc hy a suhscqucnt revocation or modification of the scheme; or (c) who suffers damage by reason of any action taken by the Authority under section 29, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of section 41, shall, ifhc makes a claim within the time limited for the purpose by this Law, he entitled to recover as compensation from the Authority the amount by which his property is decreased in value or, so far as it was rcasonahly incurred, the amount of the abortive expenditure. as the case may be. (2) In awarding any compensation payuhlc in respect of property injuriously affected by the coming into opcr;Hion of any provision contained in a scheme, account shall not he taken of any additional injurious affection of the property by reason that since the commcnccmcnl of lhis Law the Commissioner has refused, on an appeal made to him under an interim dcvclornncnt order, 10 grant an application for permission to develop the property. or that the Commissioner has imposed any conditions on the grant of such an application made since that date. (I) No compensation shall be payable in respect of the prohihition imposed by subsection (I) of section 11 upon development of land or construction, demolition, ahcration, extension. repair or renewal of buildings. .... r I I I 1·~ (2 (' "/'ow11 t\11d Cu1111try /'/a1111i11g /Aw I CAI'. l-151 (2) (3) (-1) No l'lHllpl:llsat io11 shall 1>1.: payable ill respect or any building the O.: le<.:tlOll Of \\ Jlldl Wa~ ill.:gu11 after the date of the publication Of the orJ1.:r dcclari11g a planning area under section I 0 unless such erection was begun under and erected in accordance with the pcrmissio11 of the Authority. o compensation shall be pay:iblc in respect of any conditio11 imposed by the Authority in respect of permission granted under ' uhscction (2) of scctio11 11 to develop la11d or to construct, dc111olish. alter. extend. repair or renew h11ilcling~ . No compcnsat ion ~hall he p.1) able 111 respect or any of the l'ollowi11g provbion~ of a ~d1cmc. namely any provision which: (a) prcs<.:rihcs the ~pace ahoul buildings: (h) l1111it~ the nu111hcr or huilclings or the number or building~ ol a ~pccificd <.:lass which may be constructed. erected or made i11 or u11der any area; (c) imposes any sanitary condition~ in connc<.:tion with buildings: tdJ rc,tri<.:l~ the purpo~es for a11d the manner in which land or buildi11gs may he used or occupied. or re~crves or allocates any particular la11d or all land in any particular area for buildings of a specified class or classes or to be used for :i ~pcc ial purpmc: (cl rcgtilatc~ 01 e111powers the Authority to regulate the s ize a11d hc1gl11 of buildings: (I') prohibit~ or restricts building operation~ only pending the coming into operation of a general development order: (g) prohibits or restricts building operation~ permanently on the ground that by reason or the situation or nature of the la11d the erectio11 of building~ thereon would he lil..cly to involve Jang.er or injury to health or excessive expenditure of puhlic money i11 the provision of road~. sewers. water supply or other public services; (h) prohibits otherwise than by way or prohibition of building operation~ the use of land for a purpose likely to involve danger or 111Jury lo health, or de triment to the neighbourhood or rc~triet~ otherwi~c than hy way of restrietion of building operations the use of land so for as may be ncce~sary for preventing such d;ingcr. injury or detriment: ·' " 2853 'I 2854 (5) . :1' t I . l . (i) (j) (k} (I) (m) . (n) 1"own And Country l'lanning I.ow ICAP. 1451 in lhe in1eres1s of safely regulales, or empowers the Authority to regulate, the height und position of proposed· walls. fences or hedges near the comers or bends of roads or at railway level crossings; limits the number or preserib.- ·' lhe sites of new roads entering a road or lhc site of u proposed road; fixes in relation to any road or intended road a line beyond which no building in that road or intended road may projccl unless wilhin a period of two years immediately preceding the publicalion of an order under scclion to declaring the planning area wilhin which lhe scheme lies, lhc lane.I was or formed the sile of a building: in lhe case of lhe crcclion of any building intended lo he used for purposes of business or industry, requires lhe prov1s1011 of accommodation for parking, loading, unloading or fuelling vehicles, with a view to preventing obstrucl ion of lraffic on any road; prohibils, rcstriCts or controls, either generally or in particular places, the exhibition, whelhcr on lhe ground, on any building or any temporary erection. or on any vehicle. boat, aircraft or other movable object whether on land or on or in water or in the air. of all or any particular forms of advertisements or olhcr public notices; or prevents, remedies or removes injury lo amenities arising from the ruinous or ncglecled condition of any building or by the objectionable or neglected condition of any land attached to a building or abutting on a road or situalc in u residential urea. Nothing contained in subsection (4) shall preclude an owner from claiming compensation for loss or injury arising from: (a) being prevented hy the operation of a ·scheme from maintaining a building which was in existence 011 the date of lhc publication of an order declaring a planning area under section 70 or from conlinuing lo use any such building for the purpose for which it was used on such date; or (h) where a permanent building which was in exislcnce at any time within two years i1TUTiediatcly before the date of lhe publication of an order declaring a planning area under section 10 has been demolished or been destroyed hy lire or j I l 1' 1'ow11 /\ 11d C'm111/1y l'/a1111i11i: l .1111· IC'J\ I'. 1-lSI (6) ·II . ( I ) (2) \\hen 1hc owner i, 01henvise preven1ed by the opcra1io11 of a fi1 1al scheme from erecting 011 1he site of ~uch demolished or destroyed building a new building which suhs1a11tially replaces such demolished or destroyed bui lding or from using such new building fo r the purpose for which ,ud1 demolished or cl e.~troyed huilcling was la~ t u'cd. In any ca~e not 01herwise exprcs, Jy provided for in thi, l.aw. the 1\u1hor uy 111ay pay rcasonable co111pcn,:1tio11 to any pcr,on 1\ ho ,,u~ta111' clantage by rea~on of' rhc cxcrci'c of an y of the powers vested hy thi.~ l.aw. or any regulation 111adc or 'chcmc 'anctioned thereunder. in the Authority. or in the Chairman. or where the /\uthority is a Local Governmem Counci l in 1he Chairman or that council or in any officer or servant of the authorit y. Where any provi,ion or a 'cheme '' I\!\ okcd or 111od11"1cd I>) a later schc111c. no cnn1pen,atio11 ~hall he payahk in r.:,pecl of any propert y 011 thc ground that it ha' been injurnHhl) affected hy a11y p1ovhion co111aim:d in the latcr >Chem.: if .111CI in Ml fa r a' that later provision is the ,,:11111.:. or 'uhstantiall~ th.c .\an1c. :b the carl1cr provisio11s so rcvokcd or 111odif'icd: but ii at thc date when lhe revoca1ion or niodifica1io11 of that .:arli.:1 provision llcco111cs operat i vc: (a) there is still out>tanding any claim f'or compen,ation duly made thereunder; or (b) the time originally limited for making such a da1111 ha~ not expired, :tll) ~uch out~tanding claim and :111~ Mtch cla im made within th.c t1mc ~o li1111tcd 'hall he entertained and di:tcn11i11ed. and Illa) he l'nforcctl. 1n the ~:um: manner in all rc,pccb a~ if all the prO\ i~ion' of the earlier scheme had cont inued in operation. unless the claim is in respect of a restriction rcmo\·ed by the later scheme. o compensation shall be payable under this Law in re~pcct of' ;my propert y 011 the ground 1hat it has heen injurious ly affected by any provision contained in a scheme. if and in as far as the same provision or a pro,·i, ion substantially to the same effect was. at the elate the >ehc111.: came into opcration. already in force by virt11e · ol ' 11111c other written 1:1\1 . .! ' t;\ll\'l,1/ p1•\\\'I •I \u1J1,•1ll) h1 \tlll lJl;,"fl\,ilh•ll ' '\\ 111,hlll "' 1111111.1111•111•1 11•lllfl\lhtl11•11 111 "'ll-IJ11 11th.,·1 ,, I "I I 111 2856 .-,1 1111 l1111hl111~· l).1l\.'tlll\\l11d1 .. 12. n 1111pi:n,,11uin 1' .... 1lu1l.11t..·d \I l II l I >. llf'fhllllofl (.\ ) ( -l) Town 1\ 11d C111111l1J• l'lrr1111i11i.: /.r111· ICA I'. 1451 1\ pcr,on , hall no1 hl' 1·n1111<:d 10 rl'covn l'Olllpl'n,a1111n under 1111, Law in l'l.: 'PL'l'I nr any ac11on 1;1kcn b) 0 lhc /\u1hori 1 ~ under 'cc1ion 29 cxcepl in a ca' e whc1e a h11ildi11g or work which lhe /\111hori1 y ha~ re111ovcd. pulled do1111 or allercd wa, an ex i, 1i11g building 01 :111 L'\1,1111g 11 o rk or where a u'e of' a hui !ding or land wh 1ch 11 ha, prohihi1ed was an exi~ling 11sc. !·or !he p11rposcs of I his scc1ion. an "existing h11ilding" shall include a building erec1ecl. cons1ruc1ed or carril'd oul in accordance with the le rm' of an in1crin1 devclop111cn1 order and an "exis1i11g use" i11el11cJc, any use ol' a huildi11g or land pen11111ed hy or under an 1111crin1 dcvclop111e111 onk1. When an :1rea has been declared a planning area unde r 1he provis ions or see1ion I 0. the value of any building or land in ,ueh area shall. f'or !he purposes of determining Lhe amoun1 of co111pensa1ion or he11erme111 payab le unde r the provision' of' 1his I .aw. he deemed IO he 1he value o f 1he build ing or land on the day 1wclvc mcHllh' immedia1cly prior IO such dcclara1ion. 1 I ) 1\ clairn for l'OlllJ1l' ll'a1ion 'hall Ill' made In \lTI 1ng npon 1hc 1\ 11l l Hlri1~ a 11u1in· 1n 11111in" '1a1i11g lhL' )!l1•111HI' ol lhl' c laim and !he an 1<111nl cl:1111 u.:d . (~) Suhjccl to the prol'i, 1ons of ,,11h,ec1ion CJ ). no l'l:iin1 lor co111pen;,a11011 ' hall he cmcnamed unle" '11<.:h 11 nllen nolicc ha' been served on 1he /\u1hori1y wi1hi 11 111·cll'c 1110111hs aflcr 1he elate on which 1he provision g ivint: ri'c 10 1he cla im camc i1110 opcra1ion or wi1hin 'lich longer pniod ii \ may he 'Jlecii'icd in 1111.: \Chcme or in l'l.:,pecl or C\pc11clilllrc rendered ahort i1t• hy 1hc 1,·1·m·;11io11 01 1110dif'ica1 ion or a \ l'hl'llll' \\ 11'1111 lll'chl' 1111'111'1, ati.·r the date on 11 h ich the rc1 oc~111u11or 111ndif'ica1 ion o f the 'chc111c hccan1c opera! i vc. (3) Where ii is alleged lhal propert y has hecn injuriou,l y a1Tec1ecl hy 1hc cxccu1ion of any work. lhc period wi1 hin which a cl:1i111 ill re~pccl or lhal injurious affccl 1011 111,1\' he 111adc , h;1ll he a period o f three year' af'lcr co111pk1 m11 ul the work. '/'11w11 And Cmmll)' f '/a1111i11i: Urn• !CAI'. 1451 11. ·15. !f <.!l (J) (·I ) ( I ) ( a) (h) lfrlll'rll/L'lll \\ h..:r..: h) ih..: uHllillg in10 opi.:ra11oll ol :111) p111' 1, 11111 COlltai11c.:d 111 a 'chl!llll:. or hy lh..: t..:XeCUl ion of ;ill y \\'Ork ulldi.:r a ,cheme. ally property wi1h111 the area lO which the scheme appli i.:' is i11creased in va lue. the /\u1hori1 y. if ii 111akes a claim for the purpose with in three year' after the dale on which the provisio ll came imo operation, or within three years after the completion of the work. a' the ea'e 111ay hi.:, , hall h..: i.:111i1led 10 recover from any per,oll \\'ho'i.: p1openy b 'o 1m:ri.:a,i.:cl ill value an a111ou111 1101 i.:xc..:eding ,.;1 <.: Ill y· I i1 ..: /11' 1 c1'11/11111 of lhi.: a1110L11ll of lhal increa.;e \ cl.11111 111 1c,1w<·1 ol a11 111crca'e 111 1he 1:tlue 111 .111 ~ pn>pi..:ny , hall h..: 11iad..: hy ,o.;n in)!, upon 1he p..:"011 1111111 whom the amoulll alleged 10 h..: pa) ahlc i' claim..:d a 1H>l 1ei.: i11 wrilillg sw1i11g the groulld' or the claim and 1h..: a111rn1111 claimed. /\11y st11n recoverable under lh i~ 'cc1io11 111ay he '>Cl ol I against an y clai1 11 w co111pi.:11s:11io11. Whi.:r..: a11 ) p101 i,11111 of a ,di..:mi.: i' ri.:10\-.cd 111 111od1i'icd h~ .1 lati.:1 ' ch..:111e. 1111 p111pi..:ny 'hall b..: d..:i.:111..:d 10 h..: 111c1l·a,l·d ii a11d 111 '11 t:ir ;i, that pn11 i,inll 1' the 'anic. 01 ,11li-1.11111all) 1h..: ,:1111..:. :1' a pro11'1oll c.:011tai11i.:d Ill the ,c;hc111i.: 'o ri.:vokcd or 111odi riecl: l'mvidi..:d that. if :11 the elate "hen the rcvoc:nion or 111odifica1 ion or such scheme becrnrn.:' opc.:rati vc. thc ri.: 1' s till oulslanding any claim in respect of a11 increase in the value of any property dul y made ihereullder. or the time miginall y li mi1..:d ror 1naki11g such a clai111 ha' llOl expir..:d. any 'uch ou1'la11di11g c.: lai111. and all) ,udi clai111 mad..: "i1h i11 the 111rn.: ,o l11ni11.:cl. 'hall he e111cnai11cd and dc1cr111ined and 111ay hi.: enforced 111 the like 111;11111cr in all 1e,pi.:c1, :1' if all the provisiom of the earl ier scheme hacl co11tilluccl ill operation. PART Vll.-LEGAL l'lWCEDURE / y dispute under this Law as 10: the right of a claimant lo recover compensation. the right of the /\ulhority lo recover hellcnncnt. or \111m11\\lld""11I r11~11\·1t, lll\.h"J'\'d 111 \,lhh: lk1-.:111111t.1llllll u l \ l.llllh.Uhl l l"l,11\\.'l\ill .1m1111111-- 1h11.· 2858 ( 1111 rnn11 1un,,lh. t1.•11111 111 ·h ( ''1111 llhl ll"lt 1111.11\ ( 1•Ult .. 1(1. R"·1t..·n·111.:1.· to Cnun ~ 7. h11 ' '"'" ''11111 10 .m~ 111.llh..'I .llh.\.1111).! :J , lh'llh' \J'lt\.'.11.llh.•' .. , r 1111.-.. Ill '"••rnl 18. (2) ( I ) (2) (3) T11w11 And C1111111ry l'/a1111i11g f ,rnv ICAP. 1451 (c) the amount and 11ia1111c1 or pay111c111 ol any .'t1d1 recoverable co111pcnsa1io11 or hcllenm:l\l. 'hall. upon the application or any party concerned. be heard and determined by a Coun -in the manner hereinafter provided. / y di,pute referred 10 the Court under the provi,ions of subsect ion ( I) shall be by way or a suit hy or again' ! the /\u1hority. /\II matters which hy or under thi~ Law may he rcl'crrcd 10 a Court for de1er111ina1 ion nia). at the opt ion of the 1\u1hori1y concerned and ii' the /\u1hor11y I'' a Local Government Counci l then with the approval of the Commissioner, be determined either by the 1 ligh Courl or by a Customary Court upon which Courts necessary jurisdiction is hereby conferred. When a mailer is referred to the I ligh Court for determination, it shall be determined by a Judge and the proceedings therein shall be as hereinafter provided. When a mailer is refen-ed to a Customary Court. the steps to be taken for the appearance of the parties and 1he proceedings in Court shall he the ~:ime a' if ii were a ~11i1 for dctcrmin:ition by 1ha1 Coun bc1w1.:e11 '" o pcr~ons normally 't1hjcc1 10 the jurisdic1io11 of 1ha1 Customary Courl. In addi1ion 10 the mailers specifically provided for under 1his Law as being mailers for determination by a Court. the Chairman of the /\u1hori1y 111:iy suhmi1 for dctcnnina1 ion by a Court any 01hcr 111at1c r n:l:11ing 10 a ~che1111.:. !l l (2) Upon 1hc hearing of any ma11cr he fore a Colli t. 1he /\ utl~oril y may. appt:ar hy one or 1b officer' or h~ a pcrM)ll ~rec 1 a!ly appo.1111cd foi 1ha1 purpose h) the .\u1horil) or when. '.n lhc I l1gh Co11n or a Magis1rate's Coun. by a legal pracl 111oncr. Pr occeding. for offences against any of 1hc provisions of 1h1s Law shall be instituted by the Chairman of 1hc ~uthori ty concerned or where the Au1hority is a Local C1ovcrnme111 Council , then in the manner in which such l, •" > .. T1111·11 1\ 11d C111111lry l 'la1111i11i: /,;1w !('Al'. 1-151 -l•J. 51. ,( ' pron:edings may la\\'fully bl! in,1i1Utcd by the Local Go' l!l'llment Counc il concl!rnl!d. and lhl! Authority n1ay app..:ar hy onc ol ih officers or by a pl!rson specially appointed hy thl! Authorit) ro1 lhl· purpo'e or when in the 1 ligh Court or i11 a Magi,1r;11e\ Co11r1. by a legal practitioner. ( I ) /\ II mall<.:r' rd"..:rrl!J b) an 1\uthrn ii) tu th..: I ligh Court lor <lc1ern1 i11a1io11 'hall bi: h.:arJ and determined by the Court: (a) if lhc 1\u1lwrity is other than a l.ocal Ci0\crnn1.:111 C11t111,i1. upon an originating >U11111m11' 111 1h.: h111n 111 the Si:i:11nd Schedule ta!..cn 11111 b) the Chairlllan ol thi: 1\ 111hurit) .. 1nd ( h) if the 1\u1huril) ".1 I .111.:;il (HI\ ..:111111..:111 ( \11111cil. 111 lhl' manner prO\ idcd h) the Local GO\ crrnm:nl La\\. The Court shall hear and detcnnine all lllallcr' herein a' if the proceedings had b..:en co111111cnccd in 1he ordinary wa) b) a civil M1111111011s i's11ccl 1111dcr the Law hy whit:l1 1he Co11r1 wa' c~lahli shcd and the rule' thereunder "luch , hall go,ern all n1a11er:-. or prni:cd11n.:. :-i11n11111u1"·' in 1h..: I li~h ('oun ' hall be seJ'\ed upon e\Cr) parl) in 1h.: lll.llllll'I p1m idi:d h) 'ec11011 58 not lr.,s than ~even days b1.: lorc 1hc 111111.; app111111cd for hearing. Where in an>wer 10 a su111111011' b~ued out o l 1hc I ligh Coun. a pany , hall 1101 appear a1 the time appointed for the hearing. a deei~ion b) the Coun may be given upon hearing the cviclcm:e adduced <lll thl· pan of the Authority and of the panics and s11ch Jeci,ion ' hall be a' cffect11al ;1, if given al'ter hearing and in the prc-.em:e or all parti1.:• .. t l l -: No act done or prot:1.:eding taken under thi' Law -.hall be quc,tio11cd on 1hc ground 111crely of: (a) the C,\istcncc of any vacancy in. or any defect in the Consl itution of. the Authority: or (h) any omission. defect or irregularity not affecting th1.: meri1~ of the case. 1:vcry 1111.:eti ng or the Authority. the minute\ or thl: proceedings of which have been duly signed. shall be taken 10 have been convened and 10 be free from all defect and itTcgularit y. 285l) l·•lllb•ll 111 nluh th~h 11 \\\t•ml \ lh·Jul~ 'ol1u .. · 11I h\·.um: 111llh.· 11 1 ·h ( 'r1111l l'11 .,.cd11h' \\h~·n p.111) l.uf, 111 ·•l'lt\',11 1111 lllllt\I 'I .t\h,lllll 11 'I: i .. j - \ i I' 2860 ·" fll• ·~ 1'1·~1111).'' Pw 1ccllun t'I 1111; 111ht.."1 ~ and "Cf\:l.l\l' of tht.: Aulhonty "\,•Ii.\. • 11 .1~ 111 •!I •l f o!lll\\ llh' \111h.1111 \ l;.\Hknu.: ~11 1\111hority' ~ .1pp1tl\1ll :'i.\. 54. 56. Town And Country Planning Urw ICAI'. l.tSI The Chairman wi th the approval or the Authnrit v or when; the Authorit y is a Local Government Ctiuncil. the ap1;ropriatc officer or that au thority may: (a) institute :111y legal procceding' on hehalr nf thc Authnrity and may withdraw rrom the same: (h) defend any legal proceedings brought again't the Authority: (c) compound any offence against this Law: and (d) compromise any claim made by or against the Authority. and the Authority may appear in the manner provided in section 48 (2). No matter or thing done and no contract entered into by the Authority. and no matter or thing done by any member or by any servant of the Authority or other person acting under the direction of' the Authority shall , if the matter or thing was clone or the contract was entered into /Jo110 ji'de ror the purpose of carrying out the provisiom or th is Law, subject the members or any or thcn1 or any 'uch servant or other person personally to any action. liability or claim wh:11"1cver. ll ,uit , hall he in, tituted again'l lhl' \ 111hnrity or :111\ 111cnthl·1 or any ~erva111 of the Authority nr any pcr,on acting u11d..:r th..: directio11 of the Authorit y in respect or a11y act Authorit y. purporting to be done or any neglect of duty under this Law until the expiration or one month next after a written notice has been delivered at the office or the Authority or at the place or ahodc of such member. serva11t or other person stating the cause of action. the n:tlllC and place or abode or the intending plaintiff and the relief' which he claims. Whenever under the provisions of this Law. the power or rig.lit to do ::iny act. or the validity of any act. dcpcntb upon the approval or consent of the Authority or the C'hainnan. a tlocumcnt ;. 1g.ncd hy the chairman pmporting to exprcs' such approval or co11sc11t. or where the Authority is a Local Government Council. hy the appropriate officer or th::tt council. shall be sufficient evidence thereof. T111rn.l11d c·o111111)' l '/u1111i11g /J111 !CAI'. 1-151 57. 58. 1 I) lll l:very 1101iu: reqLiired or ;ul1hur11ed hy 1h1' l.a\1 rn ll\ all) regulation made thereunder to be ;,er\ cd or gl\ en h) m 1u1 hclialf of 1he /\u1hmi1y ~hall he 'igncd hy 1he Chainnan. 111 whcrc 1hc aulhority i~ a l.m:al Clovcrn111c111 Cou11L·i l. h) lhc appropriate officer of 1ha1 Council. / y such notice ;,hall he deemed to have been duly ~igncd if i1 purport~ 10 hcar 1he ~igna1urc of 1hc Chairman. or where lhc /\u1hori1y is a Lot:al Government Cm111t:il by 'uch othcr pcr~on a~ aforesaid. E1c1y no1it:e. order or 01hcr docu111e111 required or au1hon1.cd hy 1his l.aw or by any rcgulaliun~ 111;1dc 11tcrL'­ unclcr to he served on any person may hc ~cr1 ccl: (a) hy delivering tltc ~an 1c lu ,udt pi.:r,011 Dr It) tlt:li vering 11te same at the abodt: whert: ~uch per,on ordinarily resides 10 some adttll member or serva111 or hi' f;11nil): or th) if 1l1c ahodc whcrc 'uclt per~on mtli11;1ril y re,ide' i' 11111 I-mm 11. h) Im 11 ;11ding the ~ame h) reg1~1e1cd l""t :idd1 c"cd lo 'uclt person al hi' la-.1 kno1\ n pl:iCL' of abode ur b11;,i111.;~,; ur (c) if 11te nantc or ~uclt per~on i\ llCll hllt>\\'ll. or if \l.:J"\ kc ca111101 with rea\1mahlc diligence hc clkc1ed under c.;latt~C (a) Or (h) or lhis ;,ubsCClinn. hy fhing litl' \;llllC Oil a t:Oll;,picuou~ part of llte premi'e' in re~pccl ol wlticlt 11tc notice. order or 011tc1 documcnl i' i"ucd. (a) (h) service upon an /\ttlltority. not being a L\ical Gmern111e111 Council. shall be effec1cd hy delhcring 11te ,;11m: 10 or hy sending ii by regiMcred PCt'I addtc,,cd 10 11te Chairman or 11te /\111boril) concerned: and ~cl"\ iec upon ;111 /\utlmri1y ,hall b..: elT..:c1cd by dcli\ cr ing 1hc documen110 or by ,ending i1 b) regb1cn.:d pml lO an officer or lhc Local Govt:rnntenl Council al lhc prim:ipal office of the Local CJovcrn111e111 Coum:il: l'to\ ided 1ha1 a Court may. having regard 10 an y panicular circu111s1anccs. order ;,ervice 011 an /\u1hori1y being a l.ocal Clovernme111 Council lo he effec1ed 01hcrwbe and in that ca,c service shall he effcc1cd in a..:cordancc with 1hc terms or 1ha1 order. ··~ 28(1 I ,, ' ,,., h'" 1•1 111111~,·, .md j,"' Ill ~ Ill 'I: I' I 1' \1111111111) ft1 I\ ~·1•1 p1 11p11 \\ PI ••llhl lh··ul.11 11•11' 1111111.111.,·, To"'" And Co11111ry l'la11 11i11# U1w ICAI'. t ~SI (3) / otice. order or other document required or authori:tcd by this Law or any regu lations made thereunder 10 he ' er\'Ccl on the owner or occupier of any premises shall he dcem,'d to he properly addressed if addressed hy the dcscript illn of the "owner" or "occupier" or such premises without further name or de,cription. ( ! ) (2) ( I) ( '.!) PART Vll l.-FI 1ANCIAL MATTERS Control<!{ Finance / t\u1hori1y 'hall be and hereby i.; empowered to accept any rate,. 111oney. property or other a>.;i,t:111cc ror the funherance of' any of the ohject' of a 'cherne. /\II moneys from whatever source' rccchcd by the Authority shall become part of the funds of the /\uthority. The Commissioner may direct that any particular /\uthority 'hall regulate. control and manage its own finance' and in default of any \Uch direction all sums received to the credit of an Authority shall be paid into Lhe general revennc' of Ebonyi State of Nigeria and all expenses and disbursement' lawfully incurred or to be paid by an /\uthori1y \ hull he defrayed from the general revenue of t!Jc Stale and only 'uch of the pro\'bion' or thi' Part a' the C(11i11lll\\IOncr may direct 'hall apply lo \lldl /\uthorities. Where the C'o1111ni"ioner directs that any p:.in icular /\ulh· ori1y sh:tll regulate. hold and manage its own finance' the prm I\ ion' of thi> !'an 'hall apply and the /\utl101 it~ ' hall 1he1caf1cr regulate. manage or control its l'inann·, 111 accorda11cl' with .;uch provision.; lllll the C'onu11i,,111nc1 111:1y. in giving any \Uch direction. runher di1<·~·t th.11 all or any of the provision' of this Pan he added IO. 111odificd. adapted or othcrwi~c , ·:iried in re,pcct nl' the /\11thori1y concerned and when 'll('h funlu:r din:ctio11 i~ l,! l \ 'Cll the provisions of th is Part 'hall he con,lrucd and read together with 'ueh further direct ion~ in relation to the particular Authority concerned und where any of sud1 f'unher dircctiom arc in conflict with the provisions of thi' Part. the pro\'i.; ions of such further directions shall prc \'ail. Town And Country l '/anni11g /,aw !CAI'. 1451 (3) 61. Where the Commissioner lrns given a direction under subsection ( I ) or further directions under.subsection (2), he may, from time lo time, in his discre tion, revoke, add to, modify or otherwise vary >UC:h direction or rurther directions. ( I ) (2) (3) (4) (5) l?ati11g An Authority, with the approvul o r the Commissioner. in exercise or its powers und duties under the provisions or this l.uw and to raise revenue for planning purposes may, by order require u Local Governme nt Council or any other authority to impose, lev y and collect rates, hcrcinal"tcr rcl"crred to as planning rates. either in accordance with and subject to regulations made by the Authori ty or in accordance with and subject to the directions set out in the order so made by the Authority. Such order: (a) sha ll prc,cribc the amount or the planning rate to be lev ied either genera ll y throughout the area or · in respect or any part thereof; (b) may exempt from a planning rate any premises or class of premises; and (c) shall determine the date on which the firs t payment or such rate shnll become due. The Local Government Council or any other authorit y so ordered to impose. levy uml collect ;1 planning rate >hall according ly so do und shall pay over the proceeds o r the rate to the Authority concerned. Any Local Government Council or any other authority which is not entpowercd under the provisions o f any other wrillen law to impose, levy and col lect rates is hereby empowered to impose, levy and collect the planning rat e in accordance w ith the provis ions of this Law. An Authority, instead of acting under the provisions or the preceding subsections, is hereby empowered. with the approval <Jf the Commissioner, to impose, levy und collect the planning rate itsclr and such rate shall be imposed, levied and collected in the manner specified by the Authority. 2863 A11 Authunty 111:1y 1111.kr 1at1:~ w he llll(ltJ.,i.:ll or 11:.df1m1m-'i.: r:111r.:~. tlt1 '! 1 11 ,I r~ I I~ I i 1.11 I 2864 ·1n..:,;a1c u1 he paid lf\•an"-rl) . U • hili1y f1.­ and n."'Covi......-y ofr.ih •. "5. l);;t~Uk.'IU 111 IHl llll.'~ \ ;111d J '-1M"ll 111 haolro. l ;sti m;mli..~. 62. Tow11 A11d Country Planning IAw ICAP. 1451 The planning rate, unless otherwise provided by the Authority by regulation or by the order requiring the imposition. levy and collection of the rate. shall be paid in advance at a place to he spccilicd in the regulations or order or •>therwisc by the Authority by annual or half-yearly or quarterly instalments. 63. ( l) The owner and occupier of land or premises not exempt from the planning rate shall be liable for the payment of the planning rate, but the same shall be deemed to be an owner's rate and, as between the occupier and the owner of any premises shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be borne by the owner; and the amount thereof. if paid by the occupier, may be recovered by him from the owner in an action for money paid to his use, or may be deducted from any rent due or to become due in respect of the premises. 64. 65. (2) If any person fails to pay any planning rate for which he is liable within one month after the same became payable. the Authority levying the rate under subsection (2) of section 6 l or the Authority so levying under subsection (5) of section 61 may recover the same by suit with costs and interest at the rate of six per centum from the day when such rate ought to have been paid until the day or payment. An Authority levying the planning rate under sub- Payment of section (2) of section 61 shall on the first day of the months of January, April, July and October in every year pay to the Authority the planning rate lcvicJ and collected as hereinbcfore mentioned in respect of the quarter immediately preceding such date and such planning rate paid as aforesaid shall form part of the funds of the Authority. (I) Estimates An Authority shall in every year prepare estimates containing: (a) an estimate of the revenue of the Authority for the next ensuing year; (b) un estimate of all balances, ex.elusive of moneys ruiscd by loan. which will be available for ordinary expenditure at the commencement of the next ensuing year; l Tt T11w11 And Co11111ry /'/<t1111i11x / ,111v I CA I'. 1-151 66. (c) an cstirnalc of ordinary expenditure for 1hc next (d) ensuing year; an estimate of the balances of loan' available and the cxpcnclilllrc thcrcfrom during the next ensuing year: and (c) an estimate of Mllll' that will he required during the next ensuing year for the di,chargc of principal. the payment or intcrc't and for contribution to sinking rumb in rc,pccl of loans. (2) 'l'he financial year shall commence on the first clay of April in any year and the estimates mentioned in ' uhsection ( I ) shall be forwarded for approval to the Commissioner on or before the first day of December in any year. (3) On consideration of the estimates so suhmined. the Commissioner may: (·l l (5) (6) ( I ) (a) approve or disapprove .-.uch estimates as a whole; or (b) disapprove of any it..:111 or item' contained th..:rcin. and ' hall not if) the Authority accordingly. Th.: ..:'ti 111ate' " hL'n .1pp1111cd hy the Con1111i,,ioner , hall he th..: c,tinwtc' Ill 1e\•..:nuc and expenditure for the linam:ial year lo1 \\ hid1 they arc made. and no expenditure shall he incurred otherwise than in accordance therewith save with the written approval of the Commissioner first obtained. Where the Commissioner disapproves of any item or items in estimates submitted for approval. the remainder of any '11ch c'tin1ate' excluding M1ch item or itc1m so di.-.apprnved shall he deemed lo he an approved est imate hut the Authority shall not incur any expenditure or collect revenue as the case may be in respect of the item or items disapproved. Where the Commissioner has disapproved of estimate' as a whole or has disapproved of any item or items in an estimate and subsequently approves amended or varied estimates or such item or items shall be deemed to be and to have been appro~ed item or items or approved estimates from the beginning of the financial year to which such estimates or item or items relate. An Authority may at any time prepare supplemental c'timatc' to provide for unl'orc~een or urgent ly required expenditure containing: 2865 !'>u11pli.:1 11~111..il 1,.• .... 11111.11-..·, . I .I' . ·J ~ !i ~ . I ~I l : i !j ' 1 i 2866 Ap11mv....i "'~1inwh.~ hindingon Authurily. A-.· .. ·1Mutt \ :anJ mKli1. 67. 68. Town And Country Planning Law ICAP. 1451 (a) u revised estimate of lhc revenue for the current. year; (b) a revised estimate of lhc expenditure for the current year; and (c) u statement showing how provision is therein made to meet additional expenditure. (2) Such supplemental estimates shall be forwarded without delay to the Commissioner and lhc provisions of subsections (3), (4). (5) and (6) of section 65 shall apply lo such supplemental estimates as if they were the annual cslimatc.11. Save as hereinafter provided, the Authority shall be bound by lhc c.o;timutes or supplemental estimates as finally approved by the Commissioner. and shall not without the sanction of the Commissioner incur any expenditure unless it is covered by an item in such estimates or supplemental estimates: Provided that the Commissioner may authorize lhe expenditure of money appropriated for anyone purpose in the approved c.o;timatcs or supplemental c.o;timatc.o; on any other purpose therein contained. but no such expenditure shall be incurred for any purpose for which provision had not been made in such approved estimates or supplemental estimates, without lhc prior consent of the Commissioner. and no expenditure shall. in any case. be so incurred for any purpose in respccl of which un item in the estimates or supplemental estimates relating thereto has been disapproved hy the Commissioner: Provided further that where in any linancial year. it appears to the Authority thal expenditure for any specified purpose is desirable, and no or insufficient provision lhcrefor has been mude in the estimates or supplemental estimates for such year. the Commissioner may approve such expenditure and the approved estimates or supplemental estimates shall be amended accordingly. Accounts (I ) An Authority shall keep accounts of the transactions of lhc Authority to the satisfaction of the Commissioner. (2) The accounts of any Authority shall be audited in every year either by the Audit Department of Government or by a person approved by lhc Commissioner. 7 6 7 7 7: 7'. 1'uwn And Country l'lam1in1: /Aw ICAI'. 1451 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. . .:;..·. ~ An Authority may, with the approval of the Commissioner, write off bad debts, Contributions to General Revenue In addition to and not in derogation of the other powers in this Part conferred upon the Commissioner, where an Authority is regulating, controlling and managing its own fimmces, under the provisions of section 60, the Commissioner may, from time to lime, order that any such Authority shall pay into the general revenue or other funds of Ebonyi State of Nigeria all or any part of its revenue or funds and thereupon the Authority so ordered shall pay such sum into the general revenue or other funds of Ebonyi State of Nigeria and the Authority shall lose all right, title and interest in such sums which shall thereupon form pan of the general revenue or other funds of the State. (I l (2) G1•11aal / Authority may, from time to time, borrow at such rnlc of interest and for such period and upon such terms as to the time and method of repayment and security for the repayment and otherwise as may be, from time to lime, approved hy the Commissioner. Any such approval may be general in respect of all or any Authorities or nny class or Authority or may be specific in respect of any specified Authority or any separate transaction. An Authority may buy and sell or may let, hire, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any property of whatever description whether nmvahlc or immovable for the purposes of its powers and duties under the provisions of this Law. An Authority may accept debentures and enter into mortgages by way of security for moneys owing to the Authority. (I) Subject to the provisions or this Part, all moneys paid to an Authority shall forthwith he paid into such bank or hanks as may, from time to time, be approved by the Commissioner or by direction of the Commissioner be paid. in a similar manner, into any local treasury, Local Government treasury or other suitable depository . 2X67 Ct.Knmi)siOf'K.'T in;ay tl it\.'\'t ~n Authority to p:.y run1.h into pL.1t1..-r;1I h."\t.'lnu:. l'o\\ t.'l UI hono" lllJ'' l \ 1\\\.T lo huy ;mJ !rid l. l'UW\."1' 10 ;u:i.:"'1" 1.!t.~~·n1un:~ ;and ll ;m~ ;h.· .. ·, "ml. 11 I~~ I: 28MI l it\fi.''l llh."111' Hdwu ... mr11I l11,pl.1~nl l~'l'\llll' 75. 76. Tow11 /\11d Country J'/an11i11g J..aw !CAI'. 1-tSI (2) /\II or<lcr~ or cheques against the said account shall he s igned hy the chairman and. where there is a secretary lo an /\uthority. the secretary or hy such othe r onicer or pcr,on as may he approved hy the Commi,sioncr. Subject 10 the provision~ of th b l'arl. money standing lo the credit of an /\uthorit y may. from time 10 time. be invested in ~ecuri ties approved by the Commissioner ancl an /\uthority may. from time 10 time, w ith the like approval, sell any or all o f such securities. ( I ) PART IX.-MlSCELLJ\NEOUS Relumsi11g Scheme In addil ion lo and not in derogat io n of an /\uthority"s rower~ lo frame schemes under thi' l.aw. an /\uthority in framing a scheme or in addition w frallli ng a scheme under the provisions of thi' l.aw may frame scheme~ for the const ruction. maintenance and management of such and so m:my dwellings and shop~ a~ it may consider ought to be provided for persons of the poorer and labouring cla~~es who: (a) arc displaced by the execution of the provisions of any scheme sanct ioned under this Law: or (h) arc likely to be displaced by the execution of the provisions of any scheme which it is intended to frame, or submit to the Commissioner for approval under this Law. (2) Every rehous ing scheme shall be submitled to the Commissioner who may either sanction it. with or without modification, or refuse to sanction it. (3) The Authori ty shall no t itself construct dwell ings or 'hop' under a rehousing scheme unless il is sat isfied. alter due inquiry. that no other person is wi lling and able 10 construct them ;mcl i" rreparcd 10 con~lruct. maintain and manage them under the control of the /\u1hori1y. T11w11 t\111/ C111111try l'la1111i11i: 1.L1w ICAI'. 1-151 77. 78. Redis1rilm1iv11 1~f I loldi11gs /\ rc<l istribution of holdings comprised in any scheme ~hall he elTccted i11 the following manner. namely by: (a ) the :11nalga111:nio11 Im the purpo~c of the red i~tribution or all hold111g,, whl·thi.:1 hdong1ng lO private owner~ or to puhl1c hod1e~ . and ol all Stale land. together with all road~. ~lri.:cl~. hacklanc~ and open space~ public or private. within the (h) (!.:) (d ) (c) (f) { I ) (2) scheme area; Lhc allotment or an area in rc~pecl of road~. ~trcel.,. hacklancs an<l opc11 spaces; the assignment, so far a~ b practicable. to a~ many original owners as is possible. having regard lo the provis ions or the scheme. of one or more final holdings, equivalent or propo11ionat..: in ext..:nt and value. or both combined. to th..:ir re,pect i' c miginal holdings; the p1c,cn .it ion a~ far as pu~~iblc to each owner or such ~p1.:c1a l advantage~ in the way or posit ion. l'ro11tagc or otherw1~c a~ w..:re attud1..:d lo hi.-. original holding: the extinction of any existing casement and the provi~ion of any 11cw casement necessary for the e11joymcn1 of any final holding assigned to any owner under the scheme; and the payment of any compensation to individual owner~ for any special disadvantage in the final holdings as~igncd to them under the ~chemc and the payment of approximately equivalent a111ount~ by i11Jiviclual owners in rcspei.:t or any ~pccial advantage in the final holding~ assigned to 1he111 under the M.:hemc and the disposal of the s11111s so paid. Upon the not ification of approval of a scheme which includes a redistribution of holdings or upon such a date as may be declared in the scheme in that behalf. the whole of the area subject lo redistribution shall vest in Lhc /\uthority free fron1 incumbranccs and every estate or interest in the land comprised in such arc;i shall be extinguished: Provided that in the case of State lands. the /\ulhority shall hold all such lands as the agent of the Government and ' uhjcct to the directions of the Commissioner. The /\uthority shall make in favour of each person entit led by the scheme to :1 fi nal holding a fresh grant of the mea ~ '• 2869 R1.:tJi,111hut 1t111 ol hollfrnf" Ki.:d1,1nhu11011 )Chi:n11: :md sum:n<lcnn}! t1C huldmg~. 11 I I· ~· 2870 11.111,h-1111 111~ .. \111h11111 \ t•l 111•\\•'I\ 1•1 l .1~.11 (iit\1.'llllll"-'lll (\•t11h.:1l 111 Co111111lk1 ol w,,,5.,, Sl'1'1lC\ 79. ( I ) Tow11 ll11d Co11111ry l'la1111illg l .nw ICAP. 1451 compri,ed in such holding. Every such grnnl shall be made 'o far a' is pracl icablc on the terms and subject 10 · 1hc conditions on which the pcr~on 10 whom ii j, 111adc held his original holding. Every person c111i1lcd 011 thl' date prescribed in ' uhscction ( I) 10 any estate or 1111crc,1 111 an original hold111g shall he deemed 10 have acqui red a corresponding estate or interest in the fina l holding substituted lhcrcfor by the scheme. lle.l'ti11g of certain .l'/l/t11tory powers in the Authority The Authority may. at any time after the publication of a dcclar:nion. in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of section 10. that an area is a plan11ing area declare, hy notice in the /:'/m11y i State of' Nigcrio Crr;,ett1'. its intention of framing and carrying out a scheme with respect to such area or a part thereof or with respect to any street in such area and upon the scheme being approved the powers and duties exerc isable and devolving upon a Local Government Council or other authority or the Controller of Works Services in such area or p;irt 1hcrcol' by virtue of any writ1cn law or othcrwi'e 'hall be transferred to and be veMed in the Authority. '01wi1h,1anding anything co111ained in subsection ( I). the 1\111hori1y. if il con~idcrs 1ha1 the Local Clovcrn111cn1 Council. other authority or the Controller of \.Vorks Service' , Jmuld co111i1111c in the exercise of anv power' or duties transferred or vested in the Authority 11ndl'1 subsection ( I ) . 111ay. with the approval of the Co111111issioner, c;ill upon the Local GO\crnment Council. other authority or the Controller of \.\1ork~ Services. as the case may he. 10 cont inue such exercise accord i 11gl y. A Local Government Counci l or other authority shall, from time m time. furnish the Authority with such partieul;ir~ and infor111:11ion as the Authority for the due execution of the provisions of this Law may require relating lo the needs ol' any area and in particular. hut without derogating from the general ity of the foregoing power with regard to the provision of new street'> and open space'>, the "tdc11111g or alleralion of cxi~1 i11g slrccts and the prnhahlc direction and nalllre of the development or the area. I 1 I ! I i I I l 1'11w11 J\11d Cu11111ry l'lni111i11g l.uw (CAI'. 1.$5( 80. 81. 82. A111/iori1ies I/Ill)' require others lo execute pt1rt.1· of sd1e111es (1) (2) Provisions may be inserted in a scheme stating who is the responsible authority for executing each portion of the scheme und in what manner the cost of the sumc shull be met. Upon the approval of the scheme, the duty of carrying out the portions of the scheme as and when required hy the Authority shall devolve upon such responsible uuthoritics as aforesaid. (3) Provision may he made in any scheme for the cxcculion thereof. wholly or in part, by the owner or owners of lhc land or premises comprised in the scheme area. suhjccl to the control of the responsible authority or of the J\uthurity mid upon such terms and conditi<ms as muy he specified hy the Authority. (~fTmces If ;my person unluwfully: (a) obstructs or molests any member of the Aulhority or uny officer or servant of the Authority, or ;my person with whom the Chairman or appropriate officer of an Aulhorily has entered in a contract on behalf of the Authority i'n the performance or execution by such member, officer. servant or person as the case may be of his duty or of anything which he is empowered or required lo do by virtue or in consequence of this Law or any rcgulution or scheme made thereunder; or (b) removes uny mark set up for the purpose of indicating any level or direction necessary for the cxcculion of works authorized by this Law or any rcgulalinn made or scheme sanctioned thereunder; or (c) removes any notice fixed by the Authority on any premises. he shall be liable on conviction to a fine of Twelve Thousand Five I lundred Naira or to imprisonment for six months or to both such fine and imprisonment. Any person who: (a) acts in contravention of any regulation made under 1hc provisions of lhis Law; or .J.. ... -.-r•a------------- I • · :!87 1 Sd1l'IU1: 11 1:1) ~IOI{\' ""\I j, I H CM,.'1,'Uh.' IM"1iun uf 11. c:,·11~·1 .11 o lh.'th.'l''· ( ', mll.1\t:llli11n ufr.:i:ulatu11h , j i ·i u ' ' :i . ! . · I ' i ii\ i 1 I l I · t i . I I j .u I I llh'll IP I•\- p.11d h\ 1lhn,k1 li 11 h.11 ·'-· .111,nl h~ I ll\ 11 Hl 'lll.11!Plhl•\ •I (1 111111 •'II X.l 8-1. ( h) t l J (2) T1111111 /\11d Co1111try l'/n1111i11i.: l.11w (CAI'. 1-tS( heing. leg.all y hound to comply with any lawfu l order or \\'ith the rcqu1,i tio11 contained in any notice 'ervcd under· this I .:rw or any regulation madc thcrcunclcr rcl'u,cs or neglect\ to comply therewith. ' hall he deemed guilty Of :Ill offence and li:rh(e. Oil conviction. lO a fi11e of T welve Thousand 1:ivc I luralred Naira or to impri>onment for six month> or to hoth >uch fine and imprisonment. If 011 :recount or any acl or omission. any person ha' hcen convicted or an offence against this Law or :my rcgul:r1io11 made thereunder and. hy rea>on or the ' ame :rcl or omi"ion or the ,aid pen.on. damage ha> occurred to any property ol the /\uthority. compcn>atio11 sha ll he paid h) rhc ':rid per,on for the ':rid d:1111agc. not\\ ith,t amling an) pu11ishr11crll to whiclr IH.: rn:ry h:r ve he<.:n >en1enn:d for tlrL' ~aid offence. In the event of di,pute. the amount or compcnsat io11 payable by the said person shall be dctcn ninc:d by the Coun hcfore which h..: was convicted of the said ulTencc. 0) II" the amount of an y eompensa1io11 due under thb 'ection h..: not paid. thc ':nne shall he recovered unde r a warra11t rrom the 'aid Coull a' if ii \\Cf'e a fine i111litwd hy till' Cmrrt on tire person liab le rherefor. ( I ) R1•r.:11lat ;,,,,,, The Co111111i,,i1111cr may make rq:ulation> with rc·s pect to: (a) the dclen11i11atitlll a11d adjU,llllerll' nf the limit' of ploh 111 L''tatL'' 11 rth111 pl a11 11 i11g area~: lh) the i't1nhcra11cc or tire provisirn l' and p11rpt"''' tll 'cheme' or or all) particular ,che me: anti (l.") an~ other mailer which u11der this l.aw i> requi red or pen11i11cd Ill he pr<.:~crihed. RcgLLl:tt io11' made under '11h>ect mn ( I) may he either ge1;eral or ' pecific or refer to om· or more schemes. and upon puhhc:Ltion in the· f."ht1ll) i ~talc or Nig.L'l i:t (iatellc shall have the s:n11c force and effect as if they had hecn enacted herein. '/'1111'11 /\11d Co1111tt)' l'la1111i11g L111v ICAP. 1451 85. / J\uthority may m<ike regula1ion~ with reg:ird 10: (a) the imposi lion. levy or collection or the planning rate. (b ) lhc CXe11tpt iOJl or Certain land or premises or classes o(' land or premises l'rom the planning rate. and (l') 1hc datc 11p111111l11lit the planning rate ~hall become d11c. l'IRS'I SCll l:DUl.E SCOPE 1\ND CONTENTS 01' SCI IEi'vtloS 'I hl' llll'nlion of panicular 111a11cr' in 1hi' Schedule 'hall 11111 be held In prcjudil'l' 111 al lcc·1 lhl' ~·l·nc r.rli1y nl any uthcr mailer . I . , .I. I' i\ lff 1.- !(()1\l)S Prcn 1dm~ hu lh~ IL',t:l\,ttnm u l 1.md h11 1otuh. lh~ um,ll\11. .. 11011 ,11 Ill'\\ 10.1d,. 11111H ll\c111cn1 o r cx1,, 1111g 111.llb . ,·,1.1hl1>hmcn1 of public r ighh ot \\a) . 1110' 1<hni: lnr 1hc Lfo,ing 111 dl\cr, ion of cxi~lirt!! road' and publil' and pri"llc r rghh o t way. Rc,1111.1111!! .1ml ..:01111nlli11!! lhc l:o11>11 uc1ion nf new rnacb and 1hc ahcr.111on ol c \l,trn!! 11>.uh \\hc1hc1 h) 1hc Au1hur ii) OJ m •nc" FIRS t' SCI IEDU LJ ;., ·011111111,·tl I. Rcgulati11g 1hc line. wicl1h. level. •on,1ruc1ion and gcnc1.rl di111l:1hi1>n' .111d 1.'.har:u.;tcl' or I tl:lCb w lH.;ll1cr llC\V tl l' C~ l~ting. 5. hn11hlin~ 1hc /\uthm i ty IP r~q11i1t.• .m t'" lll'I 111 l.md ~'' .1 nmd11u111 ''' h1' dcvdopin~ '1ich land in arty manner: (a ) 10 " ''l'J\c land t111 ' ud1 """'' "' lhl! /\u1huri1y m.1y 1hink nccc"·" >· (h) In l:olllnh11ll' In lhc· '""I of the l:011't1uc1ion o l ne" 1<1ad' tll lhc imp1mcn1cn1 ol c\i,1111g ro;1d> h) the J\u1hori1y. (1. l'l'll\'iding l\>1 .1111! !!cncrally rq;ulaling 1hc co11s1n11:1iun 111 cxc..:u1ion whl:lhc1 h~ 1!11: 1\111ho11t) or h) O\\ nc1' of\101~' lnl'idcn1.ll 101hc 111.1~in!! 01 lmp10\l:men1111 .my road indudi11g lhc c1cc1in11 o t 'hchcr,, Jl""'" '"" lll w.11,, pl.1111111~ 111 protcc1i11!! o f gra". lrcc' and , 111 ub' 011 01 adJo in111g 'uc h road. I. l'i\RT 11-ll Ull.DINGS Al I) OTllER STRUCTURES Rcgula1ing ancl comrolling. eilhcr generally or i11 pa11inrlar area' . all 01 a11~ 11! 1he following ma11er>: (al the 'i1c. he ight. 'pacing ancl building line o f building': l h ) 1hc ohjccl\ which may he aflixccl to building': lcl 1hc !11ca1io11 ot lnrilcling" 1hc cx1cn1 of y:rnb. garden\ ancl canrl.1gc ol building': (cl) 1hc purpmc' for :rnd lhc manner i11 which building> may be ll>cd 01 occupied i11ducling. i11 1hc ca'c o f dwclling-houw,. 1hc telling 1hcrcol in !1-cparntc tc 11c11u.: nt~ : and ; :' 2873 Jki-:ul.1ll1•1h h~ a11 1\u1h1111l> /I :!871 ll'I Town /\11d C1111111ry 1'/a1111i11g I.ow (CAI'. l .t5f lhc p111l11hi1inn 111' huilding opcra1io11s on any land m 1cf11l.11111~ ,uch \ljh.:1,llllHh, Rc,crvmg or allrn.:;11 ing an) p:u1iculJr l,md or all land in an) p.1r11rnlJ1 :nc.1 fCH huilding' or a 'pccilicd das' nr da"c'. nr pmhihi1ing 111 1c,11 il'1im:. c11hc1 Jll'llllallcnlly 01 lcmpmaril)'. lhc mal.illg ol :Ill) huihlin~' 111 :Ill) pa111c11l.1r d:"' 111 da"c' of huild1llg' 011 any 'pccilkd land. l{cwl\ ing"' .1llm:;i11ng :111) p.1111rnl:11 land 01 .Iii land in <111) p.n11rnl.11 .11c.1 fi11 1hc pUIJll"e ol •111) 1mhl\l1 i.11 01 1rade puqx"e or I'm any 'pccilicd 111Hlcllak1ng. I i111i1ing 1hc number of building or lhe number nf building' ul a 'PCl'l l1cd "'"" which 111.1) be i:orhlruc1cd. creeled or made on. in or under any arl'.I ·' l'rnviding f111 1hc 1cmoval. dc111oli1ion 01 al1er:11ion of building' nr \\Ori.' \\hkh .1re i11cn1hi,1c111 \\ ilh or Oh\lrllCI lhC opcralion of a scheme. 6. l'rm icling for 1he rcserva1ion of 'i1e' for places of rcligiou' wor,hip. 'chon" and public buildings and for places required for public scrviCl''· 7. l'nwiding for ,;111i1ary condition,. S 1'111\ 1cl111~ fot lhl' ll''l'l\'alttHl nl 'ill'' IPI lun1,111g \t"hl'lll~' ~- P1P\ 1d11t~ ln1 ,(u111 t:h.·:11.111n: m 'IH.'Cllu. .. ·d .lll'ol' I . ·' I . PA RT 111.-A~IENITll'S 1'1"'id1ng '"'1 1hc rc,crvalion of lands as open 'pace,. whclhcr p11hl1e 01 p11\:11e. and fo1 hu11:1I g1nund\. 1'1uvidi11g 101 1hc rc,cn.11io11 of vie"' and prn,pccl' and of 1hc a111eni1ic' of pl.1<.'c' .111d lcalrne' of na1ural hca111y or in1erc'1 Pao\ id111g hu the prc,cl\~ttiun nl ht11ld111p' ancl ohit'ch ,,1 :1111,IK'. ;111.'luh. 'l·tui.11. arl'hacological ur hi,1orieal i111crc,1. 11rovicling fnr the prc~i.: 1 vat ion 1u p1ulct.."l1<m of lorc,1~. \\uolh. tn.:c,, 'hrulh. pl.inh and 0111\Cr'i. 1'111l11h11111g. 1c,1ric1111g 01 con11olling. ci1he1 generally or in panicnla1 places. lhc C\hihi1111n. "hc1hc1 on lhc g1ound. on any building or any 1c111po1ar) c1cuH111. 11n .111v \Chide. b11:11. airLrall 111 01hc1 movahle ohjccl. whc1hc1 1111 l.11111 111 111 or 1111 \\;;1c1 1•r 111 1hc air. of all nr any panicula1 forms of a<l,Cl'll\cmc111 or 01hc1 p11hlic m•lin·, <• PH;\'l'.oti11~. 1t·rncdyiog or rl!rnnving 111jury to amcnitic' arbing from the 1uimn1' 01 neglcc1cd wmh1ion of .tn) huihling or knee. 01 h\ 1hc nhi<'t'lionahil' 01 11cglcc1cd comli1i11n of any land a11al'i1t'd 10 a h11ildi111• or ll'nn· 01 .1hu11111i: 1111" 111ad rn 'i111:lll' 111a1c,i<lc111ial :11c.1. I hl' p1 nh1h11111n. ll'!:'lllal11111 .11111 ntUrol nl llH . .' tll'pthl l \ll dl\P~";ll ol \\;t,ll' 111:11cnal' and 1cl\1,c. 'f'rlll'11 Anti ('111111try l'/a1111i111: / .nw ICAI'. 1451 PART IV.-J>lJllLIC UTILITY SERVICES I .1<1l11.11111g the co11,1ruc11u11 of 1H11k; in n:la1ion 10 ligh11ng. ""1c1 ,uppl;. 'c"c1.1gc. d1ainagc. 'ewagc cfi,pl1>al .1nd 1d"11>c di'i>'"al (lJ (lJhc1 public 11til11; \Cf\in:'. I' \I{ I \ I R \ '\\1'01{1 \,'\ IJ t'0/11/\IUNlC'i\ l'ION I .1 .. ll1t.1t111~ l11\.' C!\t,1hlhh1111.:1H. \.:\ll'l1\1un or imphl\cmcni ol "') 'tcm1ii of 11.llhJhH l "hc1hc1 I>) l.mtl. \\.llc1 OJ .111 . :?. /\lloca1ing !.ile' lur u'c in relation to 1ranspor1 and prO\ 1ding for the re;.cr,a1ion of hrnd for 1ha1 purpose. 3. l'rO\ iding for the c.~ 1ab li shmcn1. cx1cnsion and i111provemen1 of 1clcgrnphic. tclcphnnic or wirclc" cornmunica1ion. alluca1ing site' for u'e in relation 10 !.uch 1·111n1111111ica1io11 .1nd providing for the 1c,er\'11tion ""land for 11ta1 1rnrpo,e. 1'1\lff Vl.-/\ llSCU I.A ' t:OlJS I. Dc•l.11 ing llll' per""" b) \\'hom .111d the manner in "hid1 lhc '"'" of 1hc nc.111111n " ' \\(lJk' (\1hc1hcr 111 C(lJ1'1111c11on. demolition. 1cmm.1! or allcra1ionl 1111u11,ulrnf..'.'L' t1I 1hc 'i..:hc1111.." .11..: hl Ill.! borne. 2 Suhjcll 10 the I""' i'JOJh ol 1tm l.<m. clcdaring the mlli\'" In he 'cnctl tor lhl' ptorp11'c' ol the 'chcmc b) the i\111horil) and lhc pCl'Olh <•II \\hom. lhc m.1m1c1 in "hich and the limes al or within which '"eh 1101icc' arc In be 'crvcd. J. ~11h 1ccl lo 1h~ provi,inn; of 1hi; Law. declaring the manner in 11hich and the 11111c' .11 or'' i1hin which no1icl• f(1r 1hc purpose' of the 'chemc may be >cn·cd 011 1hc /\1111tori1y by olher per>11n,, •I. 1'1m iding 101 .1ncl 1cg11la1ing 1hc 111:1~111i: ot .1grccmcnh 101 1hc purp<"c nf .1 'rhcmc hy the 1\u1ho1i1> "ilh 11\ c" and other pc1>111h and hy '11d1 pcl\011' '' 11h one .tm.Hhl·r. 5. Dc.1h11g \\uh lht• 11,c m '"'fX'"'' of l.md acquired 1111der lhc prov1s1ons of chi; Law. 6. l'rohihuing 1hc ; ubdh i'ion of land u111il a plan sho" ing 1he subdivision and propo,cd accc"' 10 ihe land ha; been approved 1oge1her with an estate layou1 plan if called for by 1hc /\u1hori1y. 7. /\laking any provisions neccssnry for: (a) adjusting and altering the boundaries and areas of' any and;. rnads or righ1> of way: <b> effecting such exch:mgcs of l,md or cancclla1ion of c\i,1ing '"" divi,ion "'may be nccc":n) 01 co11vcnicn1 for the pu1po.>c> af111·c,;1id. 8. Pm' itl111~ lor .ind ri.:gut11111~ lhl' nm;,.1ni1.-1uu1 .• l11i:r.11ion. rrmo' .11 .111d U\C ut r.tih,,1~ '· p1pc-lanc,, tcll'~r.1ph .1mJ tckphonc lrnl·~. clcl·tric current tr.111,1111~~ion lane!\, dr.1111.1gl· or in 1)!.111011 dmnncb. ~1(·11al c<1hlc \\ ·'}, .uuJ their ancillouy Mruct11rc1; 9. 1'1c,c111111g 1hc pollution of ,ucams. \\Jlercour~c.,, ri'c''· \\Cll,. lagoon, and harbour.,. 287.S 11 !t '/'011111 And Co1111try l'la1111i11g /.n111 ICAP. 1451 I 0 Work' ,111cillar~ 10 or con<cquc111 on :i scheme. 11 . , ~ <llhcr m.111c1. nm hcrdnhcfore me111ioncd. nccc>,ary or im:idcnial 10 .1 'chcmc or ii' ;1d111ini,11a1ion SI'.('! >ND S('l ll:Dl 11 I· ORI Cil N/\TINCi SUMMONS In 1hc I ligh Coun o f t:honyi S1a1c nf Nigeria In lhL· il.l.111cr nl 1hc Town .111<1 ( '0111111 )' l'lanning I .;1w. I L'I .111 p.11 1ic' .111cnd al ... .. ... on 1hc ............. day of.. ....... .. . . .. .... . 'O . . .11 . .. ..... n' clock iu 1hc ........................ 110011 nn lhc hc.11 ing n l an applic:nion 011 1hc pan nl 1hc d1airman (or <llhcr apprnpr ia1c o l'lit'cr) ol lht.: ..... ....................................................... ................................................. l'la1111i11g Sl:CONJ) SCI ll ' DI JI l:-m11111111.-d \U1hn11t~ ln1 lhl' til'll.'l 1t1in.11inn nl 1h..: tPlln\\ i11c 111.llll'I' II .Ill) pl'r,nn lail' 10 compl) wi1h 1hc,c in,1ruc1iom .. 1hc Coun ma) o rdt·1 h1111 h> I'·" 1hc lChl' n l lhl' p11K'l'L'<flllg \ I),\ 11· 1) lhc ... d.I) n f ...... . ........ .. ..................... '.!0. .. .. .. lhi' ''11101100' wa' 1.1~cn ou1 hv lhl' t..'h.111111.in (1 11 othc1 app111p1111h .. · o ll1n.·1 ) 111 lhc ........... . .. ~ .............. l'l:11111111g 1\111ho1i1y. l o (/11\t'll lllllllt'.\ of t1fl /lllll l1 \ ll/11'lt'\h'd Ill l/llt'\ IUJll\ 1t1 Jw d1•nd1•t/)