Development Planning Act (Cap. 552), article 33

33. (1) The Minister shall, in consultation with the Executive Council, by regulations under this article provide that members of the public or such categories of persons as may be prescribed s hall be entitled to request from such Government departments, authorities, public corporations or other persons as may be prescribed, such information that they may have in their posses sion and relating to development planning. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may prescribe: (a) the nature of the information that may be requested; (b) the circumstances in which such information may be requested; (c) the circumstances in which such information may be withheld by the requested entity and the publication of the reasons for which such information is withheld; (d) the fees that may be charged in respect of the granting of any such information; and (e) the time-frame within which such information is to be supplied. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-article (1), the Authority shall keep and make available for public inspection a t such reasonable times as it may determine, a register or regist ers: (a) of all applications for development permission received by it containing the name of the applicant and details of the proposal, including documents and detailed plans; (b) of all decisions including documents and detailed plans made on such applications; and (c) Repealed by Act XXI.2022 .3. Provided that for the purposes of this sub-article the application report and any plans concerning applications which relate to national security, defence, banks, prisons, the airpo rt and other institutions or premises whose security it is desirable t o safeguard as the Authority may establish shall not be made accessible to the public: Provided further that for the purposes of this article, in the case of a file held by the Authority, any person shall have acc ess to that part of the file containing the following information: (i) the application report of all applications and any planning report regarding such applications; DEVELOPMENT PLANNING [CAP. 552. 19 (ii) all decisions relating to development permissions issued by the Authority together with the relative plans and documents including the reasons for the grant of such permissions or refusal; (iii) all environmental impact statements, environmental planning statements and traffic impact statements; and (iv) all alternative site assessments and cost-benefit analysis. (3) The Authority shall ensure that detailed information is made available to the public concerning access to appeal procedures before the Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, including information on the rights of any person to institute appeal proceedings and shall give information on legal time limits and on mandatory fees payable in respect of such proceedings including through publication on the electronic website of the Authority. Service of notices, etc., under this Act.