Metropolitan Region Development Authority ordinarily not to provide for matters falling within obligatory and discretionary duties of local authority except for integrated development of the Metropolitan Region

Nothing contained in this Act shall empower the Metropolitan Region Development Authority to exercise day to day control which includes building approvals and building enforcement in any Metropolitan Region for any of the matters which are to be provided for or are to be exercised by the local authority concerned, except where any such matters are required to be provided by the Metropolitan Region Development Authority for the purpose of integrated development of the Metropolitan Region.