PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 213

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 213

213 .         Minister’s action under s. 212, effect of

        (1)         When the Minister exercises powers conferred under section 212 and prepares or causes to be prepared and published in the Gazette —

            (a)         an amendment to a local planning scheme; or

            (b)         a local planning scheme, incorporating, if necessary, any modifications to, or conditions on, the scheme; or

            (c)         a consolidated local planning scheme; or

            (d)         the repeal of a local planning scheme,

                that amendment, scheme, scheme as modified or with conditions, consolidation or repeal, as the case may be, has effect as if it were made, published and adopted by the local government and approved by the Minister and the local government is to implement it accordingly.

        (2)         A reference in this or any other Act to —

            (a)         an amendment to a local planning scheme is to be read and construed as including a reference to an amendment to a local planning scheme prepared or caused to be prepared by the Minister under section 212; and

            (b)         a local planning scheme is to be read and construed as including a reference to a local planning scheme prepared or caused to be prepared by the Minister in accordance with section 212.