Town and Country Planning Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Development Plans
16. Amendment of District Plan
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
At any time after the District Plan comes into effect, the Planning
District Plan
“District Plan” means a land use plan for each of the administrative districts;
Authority may submit to the Minister and shall, if so directed by the
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for town and country planning;
Minister, submit to him within a period specified in the direction, proposals for amendment to the District Plan as appear to the Planning Authority to be expedient or as the Minister may direct and the proposals may relate to the whole or to part of the planning area.
Planning Authority
“Planning Authority”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means the person or persons appointed under section 6(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision;
The Planning Authority shall, with the proposals submitted by him under this section, submit a report of the results of his review of the relevant matters under section 8 together with any other information on which the proposals are based; and sections 14 and 15 apply, with the necessary modifications, in relation to the proposals as they apply in relation to the
District Plan.
In the event of any conflict between provisions of the District
Plan, the most recently approved provision shall prevail.
Terms defined in s 2
District Plan
Defined · s 2“District Plan” means a land use plan for each of the administrative districts;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister responsible for town and country planning;
planning area
Defined · s 2“planning area” means any area designated by the Planning Authority under section 8(1);
Planning Authority
Defined · s 2“Planning Authority”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means the person or persons appointed under section 6(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision;
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