(1) Where, by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this Act, a Development Plan is to be prepared –
(a) if within the period prescribed or within such period which the Government has extended no Development Plan has been prepared; or
(b) if at any time the Government is satisfied that the Planning Authority is not taking steps necessary to prepare such a Development Plan within that period, the Government may direct the Senior Town Planner to prepare the Development Plan.
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(2) After preparation of the Development Plan, the Senior Town Planner shall submit the Development Plan to the Board and the Board shall forward the Development Plan to the Planning Authority who shall follow the procedure laid down in the Act as if the Development Plan was prepared by the Planning Authority itself.
(3) Any expenses incurred under this section in connection with the preparation of the Development Plan for the Planning Area of a Planning Authority shall be borne by the Planning Authority.
CHAPTER – VI DETAILED DEVELOPMENT PLANS Declaration of intention to make or adopt a Detailed Development Plan
24. A Planning Authority may, by resolution, decide ---
(i) to prepare a Development Plan to be called Detailed Development Plan in respect of any land within the Planning Area;
(ii) to adopt with or without modification even a Detailed Development Plan proposed by Co-operative Societies or any of the owners of any such land.
Notification of Resolution to make or adopt Detailed Development Plan
25. The resolution under section 24 shall be published by the Planning Authority in the prescribed manner and such notification shall indicate the boundaries of the area of the Detailed Development Plan and specify the time and place where a plan of the area may be inspected.
Preparation and submission of the Detailed Development Plan
26. As soon as may be after a notification has been published under section 25 and not later than twenty-four months from the date of notification, the Planning Authority shall prepare in the manner prescribed and submit a Detailed Development Plan to the Board and the Government.
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27. Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 24 and 26, the Government may, in respect of any land, after making such enquiry as they deem necessary, by notification in the Official Gazette require a Planning Authority to prepare and submit to the Board and to them a Detailed Development Plan.
Contents of Detailed Development Plan