Some Acts, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations called public regulations guide physical development of urban and rural areas. They serve as safeguard of development. The regulations dispersly exists within different Acts and Ordinances or within purposively framed law. In Bangladesh, many laws involve with physical development. Some of those not exclusively planning laws. Different types of statutes and enactments proposes to serve the needs of different issues. Different public authorities perform responsibilities as the enforcement authorities of those rules and regulations.

Planning law is the major tool for the urban and rural planning, implementation and control of development activities. Specific and individual statute or enactment preserves the role on such planning, implementation and control. All planning and development aspect guides using the prescribed regulatory arrangements and this guidance ensures effectiveness of the plans. Planning aspects prepared by the prescribed authority as the functions notified in the statute. Planning tasks involve with private sector or individual landowner also needs approval from the specific public authority according to the regulations prescribed through an enactment or statute. Again, development activities closely depends on the planning tasks. Planning work is the pee-requisite of a development work. The law notifies on the process and procedure of planning tasks and on the need of their enforcement authorities rather than the development activities.

A series of Minor Acts and authorities involve with physical planning, development and control. Every Minor Act carries with it a number of definite problems. Those problems identifies as the result of a large number of causes. Poor and outdated regulations generally generate those causes. As a result, the quality of living environment in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh continuously deteriorates.

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