Cap. 552 Art. 45Publication of the draft Spatial Strategy or its reviews.

(1) When the draft of the Spatial Strategy or a review thereof has been prepared in consultation with the Minister, the

Executive Council shall publish the strategy together with a statement of the representations it has received during the preceding public consultation exercise and the responses it has made to those representations that were received within the consultation period specified in article 44(6).

(2) The Executive Council shall invite representations on the draft of the Spatial Strategy to be submitted to it within a specified period of not less than six weeks.

(3) The draft of the Spatial Strategy, or any review thereof, a position statement by the Executive Council recommending changes to the said draft together with all representations made to the Executive Council and the responses the Executive Council has made to those representations that were received within the consultation period specified in sub-article (2) shall, as soon as practicable, after the expiry of the period specified in sub-article (2)(a), be referred to the Minister.

(2) The Minister shall then cause the draft of the Spatial Strategy, or as revised by the Cabinet, to be laid before the House of Representatives together with a motion for a resolution that the Spatial Strategy be approved by the House of Representatives, with such amendments, if any, as may be specified in the resolution.

(3) When notice of the motion referred to in sub-article (2) of this article is given by the Minister, that motion, the draft of the Spatial Strategy as laid before the House and the representations received within the consultation period specified in sub-article 2(a) of article 45, shall be referred to the Standing Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Development Planning for its effective scrutiny. The Standing Committee shall discuss the said motion, the draft of the Spatial Strategy and the representations received within the consultation period specified in sub-article (2) of article 45, not later than one month after they have been referred to the Standing Committee, and shall report thereon to the House not later than one month from when it has discussed the motion, the draft of the Spatial Strategy and the representations above mentioned:

Provided that where the said Standing Committee fails to report to the House within the said period above mentioned, the House may pass on to discuss the motion and the draft of the Spatial Strategy.

(4) The Spatial Strategy, and any review thereof as approved by the House of Representatives shall have effect as from such date as may be specified for that purpose by the Minister by order in the Gazette.

(5) All representations, made to the Executive Council and the responses the Executive Council has made to those representations that were received within the consultation period specified in sub-article (2) of article 45 shall be published by the Executive Council following the date the Spatial Strategy or review thereof comes into effect as specified in sub-article (3).

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