(1) As soon as may be, after the Planning Authority has received the consent of the Government to the publication of the public notice, the Planning Authority shall publish a public notice in the Official Gazette and in a local newspaper, of the preparation of the Development Plan and place or places where copies of the same may be inspected, invite objections in writing from any person with respect to the Development Plan within such period as may be specified in the notice;
Provided that such period shall not be less than two months from the date the notice is published in the Official Gazette.
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(2) After the expiry of the period mentioned in sub-section (1), the Planning Authority shall appoint a Committee consisting of the Senior Town Planner and not more than two of its other members to consider the objections filed under subsection (1) and report on them within such time as the Planning Authority may fix in this behalf.
(3) The Committee so appointed shall have power to co-opt any other person. The provisions of section 15 shall apply to the persons co-opted, by the Committee.
(4) Such Committee shall allow a reasonable opportunity of being heard to any person, including representatives of Government Departments or local authorities, who has filed any objection and who has made a request for being heard and submit a report to the Planning Authority on the case.
(5) As soon as may be after the receipt of the Report from the Committee, but not later than the time prescribed by the rules, the Planning Authority shall consider the report of the Committee and may make such amendments in the Development Plan as it considers proper, and shall submit the Development Plan with or without modification together with the report of the Committee to the Board and to the Government.
Approval by the Government
32. As soon as may be after the submission of the Development Plan, but not later than the time prescribed by the rules, the Government after consultation with the Board may, either approve the Development Plan or approve it with such modifications as it may consider necessary or return it to the Planning Authority to modify the Plan or to prepare a fresh plan in accordance with such directions as the Government may issue in this behalf.
Coming into operation of the Development Plan