Planning (Master Plan) Rules

Except where the Minister is of the opinion that an objection or representation is of a frivolous nature, the Minister shall afford to any person whose objection or representation was received by him within the period specified under rule 4(a) and has not been withdrawn, an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person or persons appointed by the Minister for the purpose, or cause a public inquiry to be held in accordance with Part III.

The Minister, after considering —

Notwithstanding rule 4, the Minister, if satisfied that a proposal for an amendment to the Master Plan is not material in nature, may approve the proposal without any notice of the proposal being published.

Where any notice by advertisement required to be given under these Rules refers to the deposit of a certified copy of a proposal for an amendment to the Master Plan or of an approved amendment to the Master Plan, the competent authority shall arrange for such copy to be deposited for public inspection without charge during office hours of the period specified in the notice.

The Master Plan shall be available for public inspection without charge at the office of the competent authority during office hours.

The competent authority —

The copies referred to in paragraph (1) may be in such medium as the competent authority thinks fit.

The competent authority shall, before a hearing or public inquiry, publish a notice by advertisement of the day, time and place of the hearing or public inquiry and the name of the person or persons appointed by the Minister to preside thereat.

The competent authority shall, before the publication of the notice by advertisement under paragraph (1), send a certified copy thereof to those persons whose objections to or whose representations concerning the proposal for the amendment to the Master Plan are to be heard at the hearing or public inquiry and such other persons as the competent authority considers to have a special interest in the subject of the hearing or public inquiry.

The person or persons appointed by the Minister to preside at the hearing or public inquiry may —

Any person who —

Where there is any contradiction, discrepancy or inconsistency between particulars shown on maps comprised in the Master Plan relating to the same area, the map which is to a larger scale shall prevail.

Where there is any contradiction, discrepancy or inconsistency between a map comprised in the Master Plan and the written statement of the Master Plan, such written statement shall prevail.

Any proposal for an amendment to the Master Plan which has been submitted to the Minister under the revoked Planning (Master Plan) Rules (R 1, 1993 Ed.) but which has not yet been approved or disapproved by the Minister under rule 6 of those Rules on 1st June 1999 shall be deemed to have been submitted and shall be dealt with under the corresponding provisions of these Rules.

Any notice by advertisement which was published and any act or thing done or given under or pursuant to the revoked Planning (Master Plan) Rules and which remained valid immediately before 1st June 1999 shall be deemed to have been published, done or given under or pursuant to the corresponding provision of these Rules and shall continue to have effect accordingly.