(1) The Chief Town Planner shall notify the regional development plan, as modified under section 15, iLl the Official Gazette, and also in one or more local newspapers, indicating therein the piace or places where copies of the same may be inspected and inviting comments in writing from the public on the regional development plan within such period as may be specified in such notification:
Provided that such period shall not be less than two months from the date on which the regional development plan is published in the Offica! Gazette.
(2) After the expiry of the period mentioned in sub-section (1), the Chief Town Planner shall submit the comments received from the public to the Board for its consideration.
(3) The Chief.Town Plannershall, if necessary, revise the regional development plan, in the light of any modifications suggested by the Board and submit them to the Government together with the comments received from the public on the regional development plan for approval.
Approval by 17. (1) The Government shall, within sixty days from the date of receipt, either the Govern- approve the regional development plan as submitted to it under section 16 or may ment. approve the regional development plan with such modifications as it may consider necessary, or may return the said pian to the Chief Town Planner with instructions either to modify the plan or to prepare a fresh regional development plan in ~ accordance with such directions as the Government may issue in this behalf.
i (2) Where a fresh regional development plan is required to be prepared under sub-section (1), the provisions of sections 15 and 16 shall, mutatis mutandis apply to the preparation and approval of such plan.
Publication of 18. The Chief Town Planner shall notify the regional developmentry plan, as the regional approved by the Government in the Offical Gazette and also in one or more local development newspapers, indicating therein the place or places where copies of the same may be plan. inspected.
Effectofthe reo' 19. On and from the .date of publication of the regional development plan under gional devol- sectionJ8 for an area, all development programmes undertaken withln'that area by opment plan. any Department of the Government or by public and private institutions or by any other person shall conform to the provisions of such regional development plan.
Revision of the 20. If the Government, at any time, after a regional development plan has been regionaldevef- published in the Offical Gazette under section 18, but at least once in five years opment plan. therefrom, is of the opinion that a revision of such regional development plan is necessary, it shal direct the Chief Town Planner to undertake the revision of the regional development plan and thereupon the foregoing provisions of this Act relating to the preparation and approval of the reqional deveopment plan shall, as far as may be, apply to the revision of a regionaldeve!oprnent. plan under this section.
12 Declaration of development area ancl constitution of Development Authority.
CHAPTER ~ IV DEVELPOPMENT AREAS AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITlES AND THEIR OBJECTS