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Formal Consolidation |  1998 RevEd
Rules
61.—(1)  The Minister may make rules generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act and for prescribing anything that is to be prescribed.
(2)  Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may by such rules provide for —
(a)the development of land;
(b)the control of density of buildings on land;
(c)the regulation of the height, design, appearance and siting of buildings;
(d)the control of means of access to land or buildings;
(e)the protection of ancient monuments and land and buildings of historic or architectural interest;
(f)the conservation of buildings, premises or land;
(g)the form and manner in which applications for planning permission, conservation permission or subdivision permission shall be made;
(h)the manner in which the competent authority shall deal with applications for planning permission, conservation permission and subdivision permission;
(i)the fees or charges to be paid for any matter or thing done by the competent authority or the Minister under this Act;
(j)the payment of a deposit by any person applying for planning permission, conservation permission or subdivision permission and the circumstances under which such deposit may be forfeited by the competent authority; and
(k)the manner in which appeals may be made and determined under this Act and the information to be supplied by the competent authority in connection therewith.
(3)  Rules relating to the making of applications and appeals, to the notification of decisions thereon and to the granting of written permissions may allow or require the application, appeal, notification or other information to be made and transmitted by such electronic means and in such manner as may be prescribed, and may provide for the manner in which they are to be authenticated or certified.
(4)  All rules made under this section shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 7 of 2017
Rules
61.—(1)  The Minister may make rules generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act and for prescribing anything that is to be prescribed.
(2)  Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may by such rules provide for —
(a)the development of land;
(b)the control of density of buildings on land;
(c)the regulation of the height, design, appearance and siting of buildings;
(d)the control of means of access to land or buildings;
(e)the protection of ancient monuments and land and buildings of historic or architectural interest;
(f)the conservation of buildings, premises or land;
(g)the form and manner in which applications for planning permission, conservation permission or subdivision permission shall be made;
(h)the manner in which the competent authority shall deal with applications for planning permission, conservation permission and subdivision permission;
(ha)the types of applications for planning permission or conservation permission that are not subject to the requirement under section 13(1A) to appoint a qualified person or for which a different type of qualified person may be appointed;
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(hb)the types of development or works within a conservation area that are not subject to the requirement under section 19A(1) to appoint a qualified person or for which a different type of qualified person may be appointed;
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(i)the fees or charges to be paid for any matter or thing done by the competent authority or the Minister under this Act;
(j)the payment of a deposit by any person applying for planning permission, conservation permission or subdivision permission and the circumstances under which such deposit may be forfeited by the competent authority;
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(k)the manner in which appeals may be made and determined under this Act and the information to be supplied by the competent authority in connection therewith;
(l)the requirements to be complied with for an application for planning permission, conservation permission or subdivision permission;
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(m)the types of applications for planning permission, conservation permission or subdivision permission which shall be accompanied by such declarations of an appropriate qualified person on such matters as may be specified by the competent authority in relation to the application;
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(n)the circumstances under which the competent authority may not accept a qualified person’s declaration required under this Act;
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(na)the circumstances under which an individual is deemed not to be a qualified person for the purposes of section 13 or 19A;
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(o)the duties, responsibilities and liabilities of a qualified person in relation to the declaration referred to in paragraph (m);
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(p)the circumstances under which a qualified person’s declaration may not be lodged with or submitted to the competent authority as being in satisfaction of any requirement or condition specified in any notification made under section 21(6); and
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(q)the duties, responsibilities and liabilities of a qualified person in relation to the declaration made by him and lodged with or submitted to the competent authority in satisfaction of any requirement or condition specified in any notification made under section 21(6).
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(3)  Rules relating to the making of applications and appeals, to the notification of decisions thereon and to the granting of written permissions may allow or require the application, appeal, notification or other information to be made and transmitted by such electronic means and in such manner as may be prescribed, and may provide for the manner in which they are to be authenticated or certified.
(3A)  The Minister may, in making any rules under this Act, provide that any contravention of any rule shall be an offence and may prescribe punishment by a fine not exceeding $20,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.
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(4)  All rules made under this Act shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
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