ACT No. XXI of 2022 AN ACT to amend the Development Planning Act, Cap. 552.

I assent.

(L.S.)

GEORGE VELLA

President

20th December, 2022

ACT No. XXI of 2022

AN ACT to amend the Development Planning Act, Cap. 552.

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

The short title of this Act is the Development Planning

(Amendment) Act, 2022 and this Act shall be read and construed as

one with the Development Planning Act, hereinafter referred to as "the

principal Act".

Paragraph (d) of sub-article (2) of article 7 of the principal

Act shall be deleted.

Paragraph (c) of sub-article (2) of article 33 of the principal

Act shall be deleted.

Article 35 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows

(a) in sub-article (1) thereof, the words "the Building

Regulation Act" shall be deleted;

(b) in sub-article (2) thereof, the words "the Building

Regulation Act" shall be deleted;

(c) in sub-article (3) thereof, the words "the Building

Regulation Act" shall be deleted; and

(d)

sub-article (5) thereof shall be deleted.

Paragraph (o) of sub-article (1) of article 38 of the principal Amendment of

article 38 of the

Act shall be deleted.

principal Act.

Article 62 of the principal Act, including the heading "The Deletion of

article 62 of the

Building Regulations Committee" shall be deleted.

principal Act.

Article 64 of the principal Act shall be substituted by the Substitution of

article 64 of the

following new article

principal Act.

"64. The functions of the Planning Board are the issue of

any development permissions that may be required by or in

accordance with this Act under such conditions as it may,

without prejudice to any other provision of this Act or any other

law, deem necessary to balance out any concurrent interests on

the best use of land and sea.".

In sub-article (3) of article 65 of the principal Act, the words Amendment of

"another term of four years." shall be substituted by the words "further article

principal Act.

terms, each term being a period of four (4) years.".

Sub-article (4) of article 71 of the principal Act shall be Amendment of

article 71 of the

amended as follows

principal Act.

(a) the word "certify" shall be substituted by the word

"declare"; and

(b) sub-paragraph (i) thereof, the words "he has notified

the owner of his intention to apply by registered letter of which a

copy has been received by the Authority and that the owner has

granted his consent to such proposal" shall be substituted by the

words "he has notified the owner of his intention to apply by

registered letter of which a copy has been received by the

Authority and that the owner has granted his consent to submit an

application".

Sub-article (4) of article 77 of the principal Act shall be Amendment of

article 77 of the

deleted.

principal Act.

Article 86 of the principal Act, including the heading Deletion of

article 86 of the

"Registration of Contractors" shall be deleted.

principal Act.

Article 87 of the principal Act, including the title "Building Deletion of

article 87 of the

Regulations" shall be deleted.

principal Act.

Article 88 of the principal Act shall be deleted.

Deletion of

article 88 of the

principal Act.

Article 89 of the principal Act, including the heading Deletion of

"Miscellaneous Provisions in relation to Building Regulations" shall article

principal Act.

be deleted.

Article 90 of the principal Act shall be deleted.

Article 91 of the principal Act shall be deleted.

Article 92 of the principal Act, including the heading

"Building Control Regulations" shall be deleted.

In sub-article (1) of article 98 of the principal Act, the words

"on both" shall be substituted by the words "on the person responsible

for the acts mentioned in the notice or any combination thereof, ".

In sub-article (1) of article 99 of the principal Act, the words

"on both" shall be substituted by the words "on the person responsible

for the acts mentioned in the notice or any combination thereof,".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 70 of the 14th

December, 2022.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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