Section 3: Objects of Act

3. Objects of Act The objects of this Act are— (a) to provide, in relation to land development, for— (i) the promotion and coordination of the orderly and economic use and development of land; (ii) the proper management, development and conservation of natural and man-made resources for the purposes of promoting the social and economic welfare of the community and a better environment; (iii) use of land for public purposes; and (iv) ecologically sustainable development; (b) to provide for the appropriate sharing of responsibility for planning and development between the different levels of Government; (c) to establish appropriate institutions, structures and processes to achieve effective planning and development; (d) to facilitate inter-agency co-operation in planning and development; (e) to encourage appropriate private sector participation in planning and development; (f) to safeguard the immediate and long-term public interest in the processes and effects of planning and development.