(1) A District Planning Authority shall

(a) initiate and prepare district development plans and settlement structure plans in the manner prescribed by the Commission,

(b) ensure that the district development plans and the settlement structure plans are prepared with the full participation of the local community;

(i) development planning matters in the district that include studies on economic, social, spatial, environmental, sectoral and human settlement issues and policies; and

(ii) the mobilization of human and physical resources for development in the district;

(d) initiate and co-ordinate the process to plan, programme, budget and implement a district development plan, programme or project;

(e) integrate and ensure that sector and spatial policies, plans, programmes and projects of the district are compatible with each other and with national development objectives issued by the Commission;

(f) synthesize the policy proposals on development planning in the district into a comprehensive framework for the economic, social and spatial development of the district including human settlements and ensure that the policy proposals and projects are in conformity with the principles

of sound environmental management;

(g) monitor and evaluate the development policies, programmes and projects in the district; and

(h) provide the Commission with the data and information that the Commission may require.

(2) Despite subsection (1) (a), the planning authority of a District Assembly shall prepare a settlement structure plan in accordance with the provisions of any enactment on planning relevant to the preparation of the settlement structure plan.

(3) The Heads of Departments of a District Assembly and the Heads of other sectors shall collectively prepare a draft Strategic District Development Plan to form the basis of a District Development Plan.

(4) The Commission shall issue guidelines and manuals for the operation of District Planning Coordinating Units.