(1) A District Planning Authority shall conduct a public hearing on any proposed district development plan and shall consider the views expressed at the hearing before the adoption of the proposed district development plan.

(2) A local community in a district authorised by the District Planning Authority to prepare a sub-district or local action plan under section 5 of this Act shall conduct a public hearing before the adoption of the proposed sub-district or local plan.

(3) The Commission shall by guidelines prescribe the manner in which the public hearing shall be conducted.