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(1) An approved zoning scheme shall be used to determine the user rights for a part of or the whole of a parcel of land within the district.

(2) A zoning scheme shall not deviate from the National Spatial Development Framework, Regional Spatial Development Framework and District Spatial Development Framework.

(3) A District Assembly or the Regional Coordinating Council shall publish a notice of the zoning scheme in the Gazette.

(4) The notice shall state the time and place where the public may view the zoning scheme but the District Assembly shall ensure that the scheme is available for viewing at the Public Data Room during working hours.

(5) Where an approved zoning scheme exists, a District Assembly or responsible entity shall enforce it and any person may lodge a complaint under this Act to the Regional Coordinating Council or the Authority or bring an application in the courts, to compel the District Assembly or the responsible entity to enforce the approved zoning scheme.