Civic survey and master plan

(1) The Town Planner shall, as soon as may be, carry out a civic survey of, and prepare a master plan for, the development area. (2) The master plan shall— (a) define the various Zones into which the development area may be divided for purposes of development and indicate the manner in which the land in each zone is proposed to be used (whether by the carrying out thereon of development or otherwise) and the stages by which any such development shall be carried out; and (b) serve as a basic pattern of frame-work within which development plans for various zones may be prepared. (3) The master plan may provide for any other matter which is necessary for the general development of the Union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.