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17.
Preparation of draft Local Plan
(1) The Planning Authority, in the course of preparing a draft Master
Plan or a draft District Plan or before the Minister approves or rejects a draft
Master Plan or a draft District Plan, may, if he thinks it desirable, prepare a draft Local Plan for any part of the local area.
(2) Where the Master Plan or the District Plan has come into effect, the Planning Authority shall consider, and thereafter keep under review, the desirability of preparing and, if he considers it desirable and he has not

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already done so, shall prepare a draft Local Plan for any part or for the whole of the local area.
(3) A draft Local Plan shall consist of maps and written statements and shall —
(a) formulate, in such details as the Planning Authority thinks fit, amongst other things, his proposals for −
(i) the development of;
(ii) the use of land in;
(iii) the protection and improvement of the physical environment of;
(iv) the preservation of the natural topography of;
(v) the improvement of the landscape of;
(vi) the preservation and planting of trees in;
(vii) the making up of open spaces in;
(viii) the preservation and enhancement of character and appearance of buildings in;
(ix) the designation of conservation area in;
(x) the improvement of communications in;
(xi) the improvement of infrastructure in;
(xii) the management of traffic in; or
(xiii) the land readjustment scheme in, the area of the plans;
(b) contain diagrams, illustrations, descriptive matter and such other matters as the Planning Authority thinks fit for the purpose of explaining or illustrating the proposals in the plans, or as may be prescribed, or as may in any particular case be specified in directions given by Minister; and the diagrams, illustrations, descriptive matter shall be treated as forming part of the plan.
(4) If an area is indicated as an action area in the Master Plan or the
District Plan, the Planning Authority shall, if he has not already done so,

Town and Country Planning after the Master Plan or the District Plan comes into effect, prepare a draft
Local Plan for that area.
(5) Without prejudice to subsections (1) to (3), the Planning Authority shall, if the Minister gives him a direction in respect of a part of an area for which a draft Master Plan or a draft District Plan has been, or is in the course of being, prepared, as soon as practicable prepare for that part a draft Local
Plan of such nature as may be specified in the direction.
(6) Directions under subsection (5) may be given by the Minister either before or after the draft Master Plan or the draft District Plan comes into effect.
(7) In formulating his proposals in a draft Local Plan, the Planning
Authority shall secure that the proposals conform generally to the Master
Plan or the District Plan as it stands for the time being, whether or not it has come into effect, and shall have regard to any information and other considerations that appear to him to be relevant, or that may be prescribed, or that the Minister may in any particular case direct him to take into account.
(8) When the Minister approves a proposal for the development and use of land under this Act, such approved proposal shall have effect and prevail over any special conditions which may be entered in the Register under section 9(5) of the Land Code (Chapter 40) in respect of any title issued under section 3 or 6 of the Code.
(9) For the purposes of subsection (4), “action area” means the area selected for the commencement of comprehensive treatment under section 9(5) or 13(5).

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s 17Preparation of draft Local Plan

(1)

The Planning Authority, in the course of preparing a draft Master

Plan or a draft District Plan or before the Minister approves or rejects a draft

Master Plan or a draft District Plan, may, if he thinks it desirable, prepare a draft Local Plan for any part of the local area.

(2)

Where the Master Plan or the District Plan has come into effect, the Planning Authority shall consider, and thereafter keep under review, the desirability of preparing and, if he considers it desirable and he has not

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already done so, shall prepare a draft Local Plan for any part or for the whole of the local area.

(3)

A draft Local Plan shall consist of maps and written statements and shall —

(a)

formulate, in such details as the Planning Authority thinks fit, amongst other things, his proposals for −

(i)

the development of;

(ii)

the use of land in;

(iii)

the protection and improvement of the physical environment of;

(iv)

the preservation of the natural topography of;

(v)

the improvement of the landscape of;

(vi)

the preservation and planting of trees in;

(vii)

the making up of open spaces in;

(viii)

the preservation and enhancement of character and appearance of buildings in;

(ix)

the designation of conservation area in;

(x)

the improvement of communications in;

(xi)

the improvement of infrastructure in;

(xii)

the management of traffic in; or

(xiii)

the land readjustment scheme in, the area of the plans;

(b)

contain diagrams, illustrations, descriptive matter and such other matters as the Planning Authority thinks fit for the purpose of explaining or illustrating the proposals in the plans, or as may be prescribed, or as may in any particular case be specified in directions given by Minister; and the diagrams, illustrations, descriptive matter shall be treated as forming part of the plan.

(4)

If an area is indicated as an action area in the Master Plan or the

District Plan, the Planning Authority shall, if he has not already done so,

Town and Country Planning after the Master Plan or the District Plan comes into effect, prepare a draft

Local Plan for that area.

(5)

Without prejudice to subsections (1) to (3), the Planning Authority shall, if the Minister gives him a direction in respect of a part of an area for which a draft Master Plan or a draft District Plan has been, or is in the course of being, prepared, as soon as practicable prepare for that part a draft Local

Plan of such nature as may be specified in the direction.

(6)

Directions under subsection (5) may be given by the Minister either before or after the draft Master Plan or the draft District Plan comes into effect.

(7)

In formulating his proposals in a draft Local Plan, the Planning

Authority shall secure that the proposals conform generally to the Master

Plan or the District Plan as it stands for the time being, whether or not it has come into effect, and shall have regard to any information and other considerations that appear to him to be relevant, or that may be prescribed, or that the Minister may in any particular case direct him to take into account.

(8)

When the Minister approves a proposal for the development and use of land under this Act, such approved proposal shall have effect and prevail over any special conditions which may be entered in the Register under section 9(5) of the Land Code (Chapter 40) in respect of any title issued under section 3 or 6 of the Code.

(9)

For the purposes of subsection (4), “action area” means the area selected for the commencement of comprehensive treatment under section 9(5) or 13(5).