1974 Ed.]

Town Planning

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(2) The Board may recommend to the Governor in Council the resumption of any land interfering with its plans for the lay-out of any area; and resumption to avoid such interference shall be deemed to be resumption for a public purpose within the meaning of the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance.

(3) Except in the case of resumption under the said Ordinance no compensation shall be paid to the proprietor or any person inter- ested in any holding by reason of the fact that it lies within or is affected by any zone or district set apart under subsection (1)(b).

5. Any draft plan, prepared under the direction of the Board, which the Board deems suitable for publication, shall be exhibited by the Board for public inspection at reasonable hours for a period of 2 months. During such period the Board shall advertise once a week in a local newspaper and shall notify in each issue of the Gazette the place and hours at which such plan may be inspected. The Board shall supply a copy of such plan to any person on payment of such fee as the Board may determine.

(Amended, 26 of 1956, s. 2, and 59 of 1969, s. 3)

6. (1) Any person affected by the draft plan so exhibited may within the said period of 2 months send to the Board a written statement of his objections to anything appearing in the draft plan.

(2) Such written statement shall set out—

(a) the nature of and reasons for the objection;

(b) if the objection would be removed by an alteration of the

draft plan, any alteration proposed.

(3) Upon receipt of a written statement of objection under subsection (1), the Board may give preliminary consideration to an objection in the absence of the objector and may propose amendments to the draft plan to meet the objection.

(4) If the Board proposes an amendment to the draft plan pursuant to subsection (3), it shall give notice in writing of the amendment proposed to the objector by registered post and may invite the objector to withdraw his objection on the condition that the amendment is made as proposed.

(5) An objector may notify the Board in writing within 14 days after service of notice under subsection (4) that his objection is withdrawn on the condition that the amendment is made as proposed but if no such notification is received the objection shall continue in force.

(6) Where-

(a) the Board does not propose amendments under sub-

section (3); or

(Cap. 124.)

Exhibition of draft plans.

Consideration of objections.

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