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According to the current Development Planning Act, Article 94 is divided into two sub-articles. Sub-article (1) provides that, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, for the purposes of carrying out their functions under the Act, the Executive Council and such officer, employee, committee, or any other person as may be authorised by the Executive […]

Article 85 of the current Development Act is worded as follows: “(1) The Minister may, acting in accordance with the provisions of article 84, make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act and may in particular by such regulations appoint the Authority or any person or body to be the […]

Article 84 of the current Development Planning Act is structured into three distinct sub-articles, which provide as follows: “(1) Regulations under this Act shall be made by the Minister after consultation with the Authority, and except for regulations under article 85(2)(a), (b) and (m) and in the cases referred to in sub-article (2) hereof, shall […]

Under the current Development Planning Act, planning permissions may be revoked if the conditions of Article 80 are met. This disposition states: “80. (1) The Planning Board shall have the power, within the validity period of the relevant permission, to correct any error or omission, either on its own initiative or upon a request made […]

Bill 143 also proposes the introduction of a new Article 72(11) which states: “(11) The Minister may, by regulations, establish rules governing the period of validity of development permits, including provisions for varying such periods, provided that any variation shall have the effect of extending the validity of a permit or reinstating the validity of […]

Article 72(5) of the current Development Planning Act states the following: “Any permission still in force shall automatically pass on to the new owners of the development.” Bill No. 143 seeks to modify the said Article 72(5) as follows: “Any permission that remains in force shall attach to the site to which it relates and […]