Town and Country Planning Act · s 9

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9.
Preparation of draft Master Plan
(1) The Planning Authority shall, within such period from the commencement of this Act as the Minister may specify, prepare and submit to the Minister a report of his survey under section 8 and at the same time

Town and Country Planning prepare and submit to the Minister for his approval a draft Master Plan complying with subsection (3).
(2) The report shall include an estimate of any changes likely to occur, during such period as the Minister may specify, in the matters mentioned in section 8(4) and different periods may be specified in relation to different matters.
(3) The draft Master Plan shall consist of a map and a written statement —
(a) formulating the policy and general proposals of the Planning
Authority in respect of the development and use of land in the planning area, including measures for the improvement of the physical living environment, communications and the management of traffic;
(b) stating the relationship of those proposals to general proposals for the development and use of land in the neighbouring areas that may be expected to affect that area; and
(c) containing diagrams, illustrations, descriptive matter and such matters as the Planning Authority thinks fit for the purpose of explaining or illustrating the proposals in the plan, or as may be prescribed, or as may in any particular case be specified in directions given by the Minister; and the diagrams, illustrations, and descriptive matter shall be treated as forming part of the plan.
(4) In formulating his policy and general proposals under subsection (3)(a), the Planning Authority shall have regard to —
(a) the results of his survey under section 8 and by any other information that he may obtain;
(b) current policies in respect of the social and economic planning and development and the environmental protection of the nation;
(c) the resources likely to be available for the carrying out of the proposals of the Master Plan; and
(d) such other matters as the Minister may direct him to take into account.

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(5) The general proposals of the Planning Authority under this section in respect of land, shall indicate any part of the planning area that he has selected for the commencement of comprehensive treatment during a prescribed period, in accordance with a District Plan and a Local Plan prepared for the selected area as a whole, by development, redevelopment, or improvement, or partly by one and partly by another method, of the whole or part of the area selected, and the nature of the treatment selected.
(6) 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.

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s 9Preparation of draft Master Plan

(1)

The Planning Authority shall, within such period from the commencement of this Act as the Minister may specify, prepare and submit to the Minister a report of his survey under section 8 and at the same time

Town and Country Planning prepare and submit to the Minister for his approval a draft Master Plan complying with subsection (3).

(2)

The report shall include an estimate of any changes likely to occur, during such period as the Minister may specify, in the matters mentioned in section 8(4) and different periods may be specified in relation to different matters.

(3)

The draft Master Plan shall consist of a map and a written statement —

(a)

formulating the policy and general proposals of the Planning

Authority in respect of the development and use of land in the planning area, including measures for the improvement of the physical living environment, communications and the management of traffic;

(b)

stating the relationship of those proposals to general proposals for the development and use of land in the neighbouring areas that may be expected to affect that area; and

(c)

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

(4)

In formulating his policy and general proposals under subsection (3)(a), the Planning Authority shall have regard to —

(a)

the results of his survey under section 8 and by any other information that he may obtain;

(b)

current policies in respect of the social and economic planning and development and the environmental protection of the nation;

(c)

the resources likely to be available for the carrying out of the proposals of the Master Plan; and

(d)

such other matters as the Minister may direct him to take into account.

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(5)

The general proposals of the Planning Authority under this section in respect of land, shall indicate any part of the planning area that he has selected for the commencement of comprehensive treatment during a prescribed period, in accordance with a District Plan and a Local Plan prepared for the selected area as a whole, by development, redevelopment, or improvement, or partly by one and partly by another method, of the whole or part of the area selected, and the nature of the treatment selected.

(6)

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.