Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Act

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Plan preparation and administration

A: Types and levels of Physical Development Plans

SECTION

1.   Types of plans.

2.   Responsibilities of the Federal Government.

B: Administration

1. Responsibilities of  State Government.
2. Responsibilities of  local government.

C: Execution

1. Establishment of certain bodies.
2. Composition of the Commission.
3. Functions of the Commission.
4. Composition of the Board.
5. Functions of the Board.
6. Composition of the Authority.
7. Functions of Authority.
8. Power of delegation.

D: Procedures

1. Procedures for preparation of  National Physical Development  Plans.
2. Appointment and functions of technical committee.
3. Submission of objections to draft plan by members of the public to the Commission.
4. Commission to prepare summary of objections and comments.
5. Scrutiny of comments and objections.
6. Submission of final draft plan for approval.
7. Approval of plan by the legislative body.
8. Deposit of the Operative National Physical Development Plan.
9. Review of the Operative National Physical Plan.
10. Adherence to provisions of Operative National Physical Development Plan.
11. Annual reports.
12. Proceedings.
13. Procedures of making regional, sub-regional plans, rural plans, etc.
14. Subject plans.

PART II

Development control

SECTION

27. Establishment and jurisdiction of Development Control Department.

Powers and functions of the Development Control Department

1. Approval of a Planning Authority before development.
2. Government agency to obtain approval of the Control Department.
3. Application for a development permit.
4. Grounds for rejection of a development application.
5. Consideration of representation by a developer.
6. Submission of detailed environmental impact statement.
7. Approval and rejection of a development permission.
8. Enforcement of rights and duties attached to a development permit.
9. Conditions for grant of development permit to conform with condition of issue of certificate of occupancy.
10. Alteration, amendment, etc., of conditions attached to grant of development.
11. Appeals against alteration, amendment, etc., of conditions attached to grant of a development permit.
12. Revocation of development permit by the Control Department.
13. Appeal against revocation of a development permit.
14. Conditions for revoking a development permit.
15. Compensation payable for revocation of a development permit.
16. Non-payment of compensation for revocation.
17. Time limit for payment of compensation.
18. Dispute arising from compensation payable.
19. Enforcement.
20. Service of enforcement notice.
21. Alteration, variation, etc., of a development.
22. Re-location of a developer.
23. Form of an enforcement notice.
24. Enforcing an order.
25. Developer liable for expenses incurred by a Control Department.
26. Issuance of stop-work order for unauthorised development, etc.
27. Stop-work order to take effect on service.
28. Information to be contained in a stop-work order.
29. Reasonable time to be given to a developer to comply with a stop-work order.
30. Effect of failure to serve enforcement notice within 21 days of service of a stop-work notice.
31. Extension of time within which to comply with a stop-work order.
32. Penalty.
33. Contravention notice.
34. Demolition.
35. Control Department’s power to demolish a defective building.
36. Cost of demolition to be paid by developer.

PART III

Additional control in special cases