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Regulations regarding utilization
Cap. 188, s. 19 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The Minister may, for the better utilization of land, make 10
(a) to demarcate areas, water catchment areas or watersheds and prohibiting the clearing of any vegetation within those areas;
(b) to provide for other measures as may be required to prevent soil erosion;
(c) restricting the construction of buildings within stipulated distances from the middle line of any road or street;
(d) to demarcate specific areas as special development areas and to stipulate the type of development that will be permitted within those areas;
(e) for the clearing of any forest or the felling of any trees; and
(f) to provide for all other things as may be necessary for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Part.
(2) The Minister may annex to the breach of any regulation made hereunder a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(3) Regulation made under this section shall be subject to negative resolution by the National Assembly.
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