LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EGYPTIAN URBAN AREAS AND SHORTCOMINGS

Abstract

This study deals with the laws and legislations governing urbanization in terms of the definition of urbanization legislation, the relationship between the parties involved in planning, and the early laws that regulate urbanization beginning in 1883 with the establishment of administrative councils which are concerned with the maintenance of streets, squares and parks. (No. 52 of 1940) and amended to become part of the Urban Planning Law No. (3) of 1982, in addition to Law No. 51 of 1940 on the Regulation of Buildings and Law No. 53 of 1966 regarding the prohibition of the bulldozing of agricultural land and the Law (106 of 1976) and its amendments (Law No. 3 of 1982), which is the first law to establish the general policy and prepare the urban development plans at the level of the Republic and the general plans for the cities and villages, detailed plans and requirements. Which must be available when dividing the land and determine the body entrusted with the preparation of studies necessary for the development work, and then dealt with the unified construction law No. (119 of 2008), which defines areas of re-planning as areas subject to land use modification when preparing the general strategic plan for the city or village or outline, and procedures for the preparation and approval of the outline of the re-planning area and negotiation procedures with owners of real estate And the land within the area of modification of use, re-planning and the tasks of the committees of inventory and negotiation, and evaluation committees, and then dealt with the penalties imposed by the law for buildings that violate the provisions of the law and the infringement of agricultural land and the lack of executive and supervisory bodies supervising Z movement of urbanization.