Provided that the draft Land Consolidation Scheme shall not be published unless the lands of persons, if any, other than that of the project proponent are vested on the Government.

Final Land Consolidation Scheme

1. (1) The Collector, shall, on expiry of thirty days from the date of publication of the draft Land Consolidation Scheme, send the draft Land Consolidation Scheme and objections and suggestions, if any received, together with his recommendation thereon to the competent authority.
2. (2) The competent authority shall, within two months from the date of receipt of the draft Land Consolidation Scheme, either approve or approve with such conditions, as it may deem fit, to be complied with by the Project proponent within a specified period.
3. (3) On approval of the draft Land Consolidation Scheme by the competent authority under sub-section (2), it becomes final and the final Land Consolidation Scheme shall be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and in two leading daily newspapers of the area, of which one shall be in Tamil: Provided that the competent authority may cancel or modify the final Land Consolidation Scheme wholly or partly, if any of the conditions has not been complied with by the Project proponent: