Town and Country Planning Act · s 23

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23.
Planning, subdivision, consolidation and conservation permission
(1) The areas set out in the Schedule are Development Control Areas.
(2) No person shall, without planning permission, carry out development of any land within the Development Control area.
(3) No person shall, without subdivision or consolidation permission, subdivide or consolidate any land within Brunei Darussalam.
(4) No person shall, without conservation permission, carry out any works within a conservation area.
(5) A planning permission or conservation permission may also, where it expressly so provides, contain subdivision or consolidation permission.
(6) Any person who contravenes subsection (2), (3) or (4) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —
(a) to a fine not exceeding $200,000; and
(b) in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $10,000 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction;
(7) Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (6) in respect of any works on or any development, subdivision or consolidation of land without having been served previously with an enforcement notice in respect of the works, development, subdivision or consolidation, the
Planning Authority may serve an order on the person directing him to remove from the land, within 14 days of the date of service of the order, all

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such property or materials used in connection with the offence as may be specified in the order.

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s 23Planning, subdivision, consolidation and conservation permission

(1)

The areas set out in the Schedule are Development Control Areas.

(2)

No person shall, without planning permission, carry out development of any land within the Development Control area.

(3)

No person shall, without subdivision or consolidation permission, subdivide or consolidate any land within Brunei Darussalam.

(4)

No person shall, without conservation permission, carry out any works within a conservation area.

(5)

A planning permission or conservation permission may also, where it expressly so provides, contain subdivision or consolidation permission.

(6)

Any person who contravenes subsection (2), (3) or (4) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $200,000; and

(b)

in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $10,000 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction;

(7)

Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (6) in respect of any works on or any development, subdivision or consolidation of land without having been served previously with an enforcement notice in respect of the works, development, subdivision or consolidation, the

Planning Authority may serve an order on the person directing him to remove from the land, within 14 days of the date of service of the order, all

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such property or materials used in connection with the offence as may be specified in the order.