Town and Country Planning Act · s 3

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3.
Meaning of “development”
(1) Subject to subsection (2), in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “development” means the carrying out of any building, engineering, mining, earthworks or other operations in, on, over or under land, or the making of any material change in the use of any building or land.

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(2) The following operations or uses of land are not deemed for the purposes of this Act to involve development of land —
(a) the carrying out of works for the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of a building which do not materially affect the external appearance and do not increase the floor area;
(b) the carrying out by the Government, a Municipal Board or a statutory authority of any works required for maintenance or improvement of a road where such works are on land within the road boundaries;
(c) the carrying out by the Government, a Municipal Board or a statutory authority of any works for the purpose of laying, inspecting, repairing, or renewing any sewers, mains, pipes, cables or other apparatus including the breaking open of any road or other land for that purpose;
(d) the use of any existing building or land within the cartilage of a dwelling-house for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment thereof;
(e) the use of any land and associated buildings for the purpose of agriculture or forestry;
(f) the general development orders as prescribed by the Planning
Authority; and
(g) any other class of development which the Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette.

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s 3Meaning of “development”

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “development” means the carrying out of any building, engineering, mining, earthworks or other operations in, on, over or under land, or the making of any material change in the use of any building or land.

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(2)

The following operations or uses of land are not deemed for the purposes of this Act to involve development of land —

(a)

the carrying out of works for the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of a building which do not materially affect the external appearance and do not increase the floor area;

(b)

the carrying out by the Government, a Municipal Board or a statutory authority of any works required for maintenance or improvement of a road where such works are on land within the road boundaries;

(c)

the carrying out by the Government, a Municipal Board or a statutory authority of any works for the purpose of laying, inspecting, repairing, or renewing any sewers, mains, pipes, cables or other apparatus including the breaking open of any road or other land for that purpose;

(d)

the use of any existing building or land within the cartilage of a dwelling-house for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment thereof;

(e)

the use of any land and associated buildings for the purpose of agriculture or forestry;

(f)

the general development orders as prescribed by the Planning

Authority; and

(g)

any other class of development which the Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette.