71Planning authority may enter into agreements

### 71 Planning authority may enter into agreements > > (1)  [*\[Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2015, s. 36, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS36@EN) *\[Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 104 of 1995, s. 35 and Sched. 1 \]*A planning authority may enter into an agreement with an owner of land in the area covered by a planning scheme. > > > (2)  A planning authority may enter into the agreement on its own behalf or jointly with any other person. > > > (3)  A planning authority may enter into an agreement under [subsection (1)](#GS71@Gs1@EN) with a person in anticipation of that person becoming the owner of the land. > > > (4)  The planning authority is not entitled to apply to have the agreement referred to in [subsection (3)](#GS71@Gs3@EN) registered under [section 78](#GS78@EN) until the person becomes the owner of the land but the agreement is binding on the parties. > > > (5)  An agreement is binding on the parties to the agreement on the day on which it is executed.