NATIONAL PLANNING ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
Establishment of Commission

    3.    Establishment of Commission

    4.    Objectives of Commission

    5.    Functions of Commission

PART III
Advisory Council for the National Planning Commission

    6.    Advisory Council

    7.    Functions and duties of Advisory Council

    8.    Tenure of office

    9.    Disqualification, removal and suspension of member

    10.    Vacation of office

    11.    Filling of vacancy

    12.    Committees of Advisory Council

    13.    Co-opted members

    14.    Remuneration and allowances

    15.    Meetings and proceedings of Advisory Council

PART IV
Commissioner General and Staff of Commission

    16.    Appointment of Commissioner General

    17.    Duties of Commissioner General

    18.    Powers of Commissioner General

    19.    Staff of Commission

PART V
National Vision, National Development Plan, etc.

    20.    National Vision

    21.    National development plan

    22.    Reviews

    23.    Collaboration

    24.    Thematic working groups

    25.    Responsibilities of accounting officers

    26.    Planning functions of district and urban development committees

    27.    Appraisal of projects and programmes

PART VI
Miscellaneous

    28.    Annual report

    29.    Offences and penalties

    30.    Regulations

    31.    Savings and transitional provisions

Act 5, 2024,
S.I. 32, 2024.

An Act to make provision for national planning through the development of national visions and national development plans; to establish the National Planning Commission; to provide for its powers and functions; and to provide for matters incidental or connected therewith.

[Date of Commencement: 11th March, 2024]

PART I
Preliminary

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Planning Act.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"Advisory Council" means the National Planning Commission Advisory Council established under section 6;

"Commission" means the National Planning Commission established under section 3;

"Commissioner General" means the Commissioner General appointed under section 16;

"long term development plan" means a plan implemented in a period of more than five years but is not a national vision;

"macro-economic outline" means a framework that outlines the broad economic situation that must be taken into account when developing the national development plan, including the broad policy environment and strategy for the plan, describing the country’s development prospects in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) growth;

"medium term development plan" means a plan implemented in a period of two to five years;

"member" means a member of the National Planning Commission Advisory Council appointed under section 6;

"national development plan" means a national development plan developed and implemented under section 21;

"national vision" means a framework that defines a national development agenda over an extended period, as may be specified in that framework;

"planning period" means the national development planning period in section 21; and

"short term development plan" means a plan implemented in a period of up to 12 months.