The Object of the Bill is to regulate the power of the Minister responsible for works in the making of planning schemes and the grant of building permits, thus reducing the possibility of corruption. The Bill also provides for the repeal of the Building Development Areas Act, 1983 which provided for the physical development of the island without any reference to any rational framework or guideline for development, and provides instead for the making of a survey upon which shall be based a structure plan for Malta which shall include a national planning policy in respect of the development and other use of land. The Bill also provides for the establishment of Preservation and Conservation Areas, and the issue of Enforcement Orders and an increase in penalties so that compliance with the law is further ensured. The Bill provides for a greater degree of public participation in the formulation of the policy for the physical development of Malta. The provisions of the Act are intended to remain in force only until more organic legislation for the physical development of the islands is enacted.