Provided that the said period of thirty days shall not begin to run until the site has been approved under section 390.

REFERENCE TO COUNCIL WERE SECRETARY DELAYS GRANT OR REFUSAL OF APPROVAL OR PERMISSION REFERENCE TO COUNCIL WERE SECRETARY DELAYS GRANT OR REFUSAL OF APPROVAL OR PERMISSION.—

1. (1) Where, within the period specified in section 390 or section 391, as the case may be, the Secretary has neither given nor refused his approval of a building site, or his permission to execute any work, as the case may be, the Council shall be bound, on the written request of the applicant, to determine whether such approval or permission should be given or not.
2. (2) Where the Council does not, within one month from the date of receipt of such written request, determine whether such approval or permission should be given or not, such approval or permission shall be deemed to have been given, and the applicant may proceed to execute the work, but not so as to contravene any of the provisions of this Act or any rules or bye-laws made thereunder.