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Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2001

An Act amending the law on town and country planning and the control of development in Sierra Leone.

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Summary

The Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2001 amends the principal town and country planning law of Sierra Leone, which provides for the orderly planning and control of the development and use of land, including planning schemes and development permission.

As an amending statute it alters specified provisions of the principal planning legislation — for example concerning planning authorities, schemes, or the control of development — and must be read together with the principal law. It is part of the framework for physical planning and land-use control.

Main provisions

  • Amends specified provisions of the principal Town and Country Planning legislation.
  • Concerns the planning and control of development and land use.
  • Relates to planning authorities, schemes or development permission.
  • Takes effect as part of, and is read together with, the principal Act it amends.