Road Development Authority Act 1981 · As enacted · Part II · Declaration of Road Development Areas, and Powers, Duties and Functions of the Authority
Section 8
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Deciara-tion of areas as Road-Develop-ent eas by Order of the Minister and effect of such rders,
The Minister may, if he is opinion, having taken into consideration the requirernents of local and national planning, that it is expedient to regulate and control road development in any area, by Order published in the Gazette declare such area to be a Road Development Area (here-inafter referred to as a “ development area”).
An Order under subsection (1) declaring an area as a development area shall define that area by setting out the metes and bounds of such area.
Upon the declaration of a development area, no road development work shall be executed, or caused to be executed, by any Government agency or any other person except with the prior written approval of the Authority.