METROPOLITAN REGION TOWN PLANNING SCHEME ACT 1959

This legislation has been repealed.

METROPOLITAN REGION TOWN PLANNING SCHEME ACT 1959

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Construction
            
   5.      Application
            
   6.      Interpretation

   PART II -- Miscellaneous  

   23.     Constitution of District Planning Committees
            
   24.     Functions of District Planning Committees
            
   26.     General provision of Scheme

   PART III -- Metropolitan Region Scheme  

   30.     Metropolitan Region Scheme
            
   31.     Procedure for submission and approval of plan
            
   32.     Scheme to be submitted to Parliament
            
   32A.    Power of amendment restricted
            
   33.     Scheme may be amended
            
   33AA.   Referrals to Swan Valley Planning Committee before public submissions
            
   33AB.   Referrals to Swan Valley Planning Committee after public submissions
            
   33A.    Procedure for amendments not constituting substantial alteration to Scheme
            
   33B.    Pending amendment of Scheme
            
   33C.    Validation
            
   33D.    Consolidation of Scheme
            
   33E.    Reference of proposed amendments to Scheme to Environmental Protection Authority
            
   33F.    Prerequisite to submission of proposed amendments to Scheme to Minister for consent to public submissions being sought
            
   33G.    Role of Commission in relation to environmental submissions
            
   33H.    Prerequisite for final approval by Minister of proposed amendment to Scheme

   PART IV -- Local Government Town Planning Schemes  

   34.     No town planning schemes or local laws to be made unless consistent with Scheme
            
   35.     Local governments to make town planning schemes consistent with Metropolitan Region Scheme
            
   35A.    Effect of amendment of the Scheme on local government town planning scheme

   PART IVA -- Planning control areas  

   35B.    Effect of Part IVA
            
   35C.    Declaration of planning control areas
            
   35D.    No development in planning control areas without prior approval
            
   35E.    Applications for approval of development in planning control areas
            
   35F.    Appeals

   PART V -- Compensation, betterment, acquisition  

   36.     Application of sections 11 and 12 of Town Planning Act to Scheme
            
   36A.    Compensation in relation to planning control areas
            
   36AA.   Effect of payment of compensation
            
   36B.    Board of Valuers
            
   36C.    Valuations by the Board
            
   37.     Commission is responsible authority
            
   37A.    Power of Commission to acquire certain land

   PART VI -- Finance  

   38.     The Metropolitan Region Improvement Fund

   PART VII -- Administration, penalties  

   41.     Owners’ liability to pay Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax
            
   41AA.   How tax collections are dealt with
            
   41A.    Land of Commission not subject to rates etc.
            
   42.     Offences and penalties
            
   43.     Power to Commission to direct removal, etc. of development contrary to Scheme
            
   43A.    Injunction
            
   43B.    Powers of Minister to ensure that environmental conditions are met
            
   44.     Power of Governor to make regulations
            
   45.     Crown bound
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