Conformity to development plan

(1) After the development plan has come into operation, the use and development of land shall conform to the provisions of the development plan: Provided that the Director may, in his discretion, permit the continued use of any land, for such purpose for which it was being used at the time the development plan came into operation: Provided further that such permission shall not be granted for a period exceeding seven years from the date of the development plan coming into operation. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 172 of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (No. 20 of 1959), every permission for diversion of land granted under that section shall be subject to the provisions of this Act.