Public Health Bill Passes Both Houses, Streamlining Construction Approvals
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What happened
The Public Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2026 passed the House of Representatives on September 11, 2026, and the Senate on September 15, 2026. The legislation repeals section 35A of the Public Health Ordinance, Chapter 12 No. 4, and revokes bye-law 6 of the Public Health (Streets and Buildings) Bye-Laws in Schedule IV to the Ordinance. The bill's passage removes the County Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) as a separate, routine approval point within the construction permitting process.
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Why it matters
The proposed reforms aim to address significant bureaucratic delays in development applications. The Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development stated that, since 2020, 7,277 development applications had been referred to the CMOH, with average wait times of 67 to 93 days for non-residential projects.
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Who's involved
- house of representativesLegislative body that passed the bill on September 11, 2026.
- senateLegislative body that passed the bill on September 15, 2026.
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