Section 16: Decision to prepare a development plan

16. Decision to prepare a development plan (1) A local authority shall prepare such local plan as may be deemed necessary for the sustainable planning and development of an area within its jurisdiction. (2) The Minister may prepare, or cause to be prepared, an action area plan or subject plan— (a) on the advice of the Commission; or (b) where the Minister deems it necessary for the sustainable planning, environmental, economic and social development of Mauritius. (3) (a) A planning authority may delegate, or contract out, the preparation of any development plan to a person in the public or private sector, having appropriate qualifications, knowledge, skills and capability in the field of town and country planning and associated disciplines. (b) Any person referred to in paragraph (a)— (i) shall exercise the powers delegated to him or specified in the contract in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the terms of the delegation or, as the case may be, the contract; (ii) shall prepare the development plan in accordance with the provisions of this Act. P11 – 15 [Issue 1] Planning and Development Act (4) A planning authority, which has delegated or contracted out the preparation of a development plan under subsection (3), shall remain responsible for the carrying out of its functions under this Act. (S. 16 not in operation.)