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(l) Where, by virhre of the foregoing provisions of this Act, a development plan is to be prepared- (a) Ifwithin the period prescribed or within such period which the State Government / State Urban and Country Planning Board has extended, no development plan has been prepared. oR, (b) if at any time the state Government/ State Urtran and Country Plarming Board is satished that the Local Planning Authority is not taking steps necessary to prepare such a dev€lopment plan within that period, the State Government/ State Urban and Country Planning Board may direct the Director of Town Planning/ ChiefTown Planner, ofTown Planning, to prepare the developmentplan by itself or by hiring Professionals/Experts/ Consultants in the field as per rules. (2) After prcparation ofthe dwelopment plarl tre Director of Town Planning/ Chief fbwn Planner of Town Planning shalt submit the dwelopment plau to the State Govemment/ Stat€ Urban and Counfy Planning Board and the State GovemmsoV State Urban and Country Pla.ning Board shall follow the procedure and exercise the powers of the Local Planning Authority under secti ons-22,23 ,24 and25 .

(3) Any expenses incurred under this section in connection with the preparation of the Development Plan for the Planning area ofLocal Planning Authority, shall be paid by the Local Planning Authoriry from their own fund, resources available to Local Planning Authodty. CIIAPTER-VI Procedure lor Approval and Preparation of Develop- ment Plan. 22. (t) As soon as may be, after the Development Plan has been submitted to the State Govemmeny State Urban and Country Planning Board, but not later than the tirrle prescribed by the rules, the State Government/ State Urban and Country Planning Board may direct the concern Local Planning Authority to make such modifications in the development plan as the State Goverunent/ State Urban and Country Planning Board thinks fit and thereupon the Local Planning Authority shall make these mbdifications. Consent of the State Govem- menV State Urban and Country Plaruring Board to the publica- tion ofnotice of preparation of Development Plan (2) 23. (l) The State Govemment/ State Urban ard Country Plarning Board shall, after the modifications, ifany, have been made, give its consent to the publica- tion ofa public notice under section 23 (l), ofthe preparation ofthe Development Plan to the Con- cem Local Planaing Authority. As soon as may be, after the Local Planning Authority had received the consent of the State GovernmenV State Urban and Country Planning Board to the publicatio[ ofthe notice undersection (2), the Local Planning Authority shall publish the public notice ir the Official Gazette and in a local newspaper, of the preparation of the Development Plan and the place or places where copies of the same may be inspectcd. irrviting objections in writing from any person ... .1' '-',rec: to the Development PIan within such p.ricias may be specified in the notice: Public notice of the preparation of the Devel- opmentPlan.

Approval by the State Govemment/ State Urban and Country Planning Board. 3.1 Provided that such period shall not be less than 2 months from the date the notice is pub- lished in the Official Cazene (2) After the expiry ofthe period mentioned in sub- section (1), the Local Planning Authority shall appoint a Committee consistrng ofthe ofiicers from District Administration, Department of Urban Development and Town Planning and not less than two ofits other memlrcIs, to consider the objections filed under sub-section 23 (1) and report on them within such time as the Local Planning Authority may hx in this behalf. (3) The Committee so appointed shall have powe. to co-opt any other person. such co-option being subject to the provision ofsection-13. (4) Such Committee shall allow a reasonable opportunity of being heard, to any person, including representatives of Government Departments or Local Authorities, who has frled aay objection, and u'ho has made a request for being so heard. (5) As soon as may be, after the receipt of the Report from the Comminee, but not later than th€ time prescribed by the rules, the Local Planning Authority shall consider the report of the Committee and may make such amendments in the I)evelopment Plan as it considers proper, ald shall submit the Der.elopment Plan with or without modifications together with the report of the Committee to the State Urban and