NIGERIAN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT

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NIGERIAN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT

CHAPTER N138 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, L.F.N. 2004

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I: Plan preparation and administration

A: Types and levels of Physical Development Plans

1.     Types of Plan     

2.     Responsibilities of the Federal Government

B: Administration

3.     Responsibilities of State Government.    

4.     Responsibilities of local government.

C. Execution

5.     Establishment of certain bodies.    

6.     Composition of the Commission.

7.     Functions of the Commission.       

8.     Composition of the Board.

9.     Functions of the Board.

10.    Composition of the Authority.

11.    Functions of Authority.

12.    1.     Power of delegation.

D: Procedures

13.    Appointment and functions of technical committee.  

14.    Procedures for preparation of National Physical Development Plans.

15.    Submission of objections to draft plan by members of the public to the Commission.       

16.    Commission to prepare summary of objections and comments.

17.    Scrutiny of comments and objections.   

18.    Submission of final draft plan for approval

19.    Approval of plan by the legislative body.

20.    Deposit of the Operative National Physical Development Plan.

21.    Review of the Operative National Physical Plan.       

22.    Adherence to provisions of Operative National Physical Development Plan.

23.    Annual reports.  

24.    Proceedings.

25.    Procedures of making regional, sub-regional plans, rural plans, etc.   

26.    Subject plans.

PART II: Development control

27.    Establishment and jurisdiction of Development Control Department.           

Powers and functions of the Development Control Department

28.    Approval of a Planning Authority before development.      

29.    Government agency to obtain approval of the Control Department.

30.    Application for a development permit.           

31.    Grounds for rejection of a development application. 

32.    Consideration of representation by a developer.

33.    Submission of detailed environmental impact statement.  

34.    Approval and rejection of a development permission.

35.    Enforcement of rights and duties attached to a development permit.  

36.    Conditions for grant of development permit to conform with condition of issue of certificate of occupancy.

37.    Alteration, amendment, etc., of conditions attached to grant of development.

38.    Appeals against alteration, amendment, etc., of conditions attached to grant of a development permit.

39.    Revocation of development permit by the Control Department. 

40.    Appeal against revocation of a development permit.

41.    Conditions for revoking a development permit.

42.    Compensation payable for revocation of a development permit.

43.    Non-payment of compensation for revocation.

44.    Time limit for payment of compensation.

45.    Dispute arising from compensation payable.   

46.    Enforcement.

47.    Service of enforcement notice.     

48.    Alteration, variation, etc., of a development.

49.    Re-location of a developer.  

50.    Form of an enforcement notice.

51.    Enforcing an order.     

52.    Developer liable for expenses incurred by a Control Department.

53.    Issuance of stop-work order for unauthorised development, etc.

54.    Stop-work order to take effect on service.

55.    Information to be contained in a stop-work order.   

56.    Reasonable time to be given to a developer to comply with a stop-work order.

57.    Effect of failure to serve enforcement notice within 21 days of service of a stop-work notice.      

58.    Extension of time within which to comply with a stop-work order.

59.    Penalty.    

60.    Contravention notice.

61.    Demolition.

62.    Control Department’s power to demolish a defective building.

63.    Cost of demolition to be paid by developer.            

PART III: Additional control in special cases

64.    Compiling a list of buildings of special architectural or historical interest, etc.               

65.    Conditions for including a building in the Development Control Department’s list.  

66.    Control Department to consult persons with special knowledge, etc.

67.    Deposit of list.    

68.    Publication in the Gazette.

69.    Demolition, alteration, etc., of a listed building.       

70.    Offences.

71.    Penalty.    

72.    Control permission to include appropriate provision for preservation and planting of trees.

73.    Control of outdoor advertisement. 

74.    Maintenance of waste land, etc.

PART IV: Acquisition of land and compensation

75.    Power to revoke acquired right of occupancy. 

76.    Compensation.

77.    Facilitation and execution of approved plan, etc.     

78.    Recovery of betterment from owners of  land or property increased in value.

PART V: Improvement areas – rehabilitation, renewal and upgrading

79.    Exercise of powers under this Part.

80.    Improvement areas.

81.    Consultation and co-operation in improvement areas.      

82.    Powers of the authority in an improvement area.

83.    Restriction on power to demolish.  

84.    Exercise of power of repair, demolition and renovation.

85.    Provision of alternative accommodation, etc.          

PART VI: Appeal

86.    Establishment of the Urban and Regional Planning Tribunal.       

87.    Composition of Tribunal.

88.    Tenure of office.

89.    Rules of procedure.

90.    Repeal and savings.    

91.    Interpretation.

92.    Citation.            

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NIGERIAN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT
[1992 No. 88.]

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[Commencement.] [15th December, 1992.]   

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