REPUBLIC OF BULGARIANATIONAL ASSEMBLYTERRITORIAL, URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACTPromulgated State Gazette No. 29/10.04.1973Amended SG Nos. 32/1973; 87/1974; 3 & 102/1977; 36/1979; 3/1980; 45/1984; 19/1985; 36/1986; 14/1988; 31 & 321990; 15/1991 & 63/1995Chapter OneGENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1(Amended - SG Nos. 102/1977 & 63/1995) The territory of the country, the municipalities and the settlements shall be developed in accordance with this Act in order to create the most favourable living, working and recreational conditions for the people which correspond to the material and spiritual requirements of society.Article 2(Amended - SG No. 102/1977). For the purpose of this Act 'settlements' shall mean towns and villages, as well as industrial, recreational and tourist complexes and other built-up areas within the construction boundaries established by the general and detailed urban development plans. In the absence of a general or detailed urban development plan, t...