(1) As soon as may be, the Designated Planning Agency shall, but not later than six months after its designation or within such time, as the State Government may, from time to time, extend, prepare a present land use map in the form, to be prescribed indicating the present use of every piece of land in the planning area.]
(2) After the preparation of the present land use map and register under sub-section (1), the Designated Planning Agency shall publish a public notice of the preparation of the map and register and of the place or places where copies of the same may be inspected, inviting objections in writing from any person with respect to the map and register within thirty days of the publication of such notice.
(3) After the expiry of the period mentioned in sub-section (2), the Designated Planning Agency, after allowing a reasonable opportunity of being heard to all the persons, who have filed the objections and after considering all the objections filed and after making such modifications in the map or register or both as it considers proper, adopt the map and register.
(4) As soon as may be after the adoption of the map and the register under sub-section (3), the Designated Planning Agency shall publish a public notice of the publication of map and register and the place or places where the copies of the same may be inspected and shall submit copies of the map and register to the State Government.
(5) A copy of public notice published under sub-section (4) shall also be published in the Official Gazette and the publication of the public notice in the Official Gazette in respect of the map and register shall be conclusive evidence that the map and register have been duly prepared and adopted.