(1) There is established by this Act in each District Assembly, a Technical Sub-Committee of the District Spatial Planning Committee.
(2) A Technical Sub-Committee consists of
(a) the head of the Physical Planning Department of the district who shall be the secretary of the Committee;
(b) the District Development Planning Officer;
(c) the head of the Works Department;
(d) the head of the Roads Unit of the District Assembly;
(e) the district head of the Disaster Prevention Department of the District Assembly;
(f) one representative of the Lands Commission in the District;
(g) one representative of the regional head of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(h) the District Fire Officer;
(i) the head of the District Health Department; and
(j) Two co-opted members at least, one of whom is the chairperson of a sub-metro or urban council as appropriate.
(3) A representative from any of the utility agencies or other relevant agencies may be co-opted, if required.
(4) The chairperson of a Technical Sub-Committee shall be elected by the members of the Technical Sub-Committee from their number at the first meeting of the Technical Sub-Committee.
(5) The chairperson of the Technical Sub-Committee shall serve for a period of two years and is eligible for re-election.
(6) In the absence of the chairperson at a meeting of the Technical Sub-Committee, the members present and forming a quorum shall elect one of their number to chair that meeting.
(7) Where any of the members of the Technical Sub-Committee as specified in subsection (2) is not available, the District Spatial Planning Committee shall, in consultation with the Regional Spatial Planning Committee, co-opt a person from another district within the Region to fill the vacancy until a substantive person is appointed within the district.
(8) The Technical Sub-Committee shall report to the District Spatial Planning Committee.