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(1) The procedure for public consultation conducted by a District Assembly for the purposes of this Act shall be in accordance with this section.

(2) The District Assembly shall make the draft spatial development framework, structure plan and local plan available for public consultation for a period of not less than four weeks.

(3) In furtherance of subsection (2), the District Assembly shall

(a) make the plan available at the Public Data Room;

(b) publish the consultation procedure in a newspaper of national circulation;

(c) inform the public by posting of notices at the premises of the District Assembly and by publication on the official website of the District Assembly or by any other means, where and how opinions, objections and submissions may be lodged;

(d) invite designated stakeholders to submit opinions and objections;

(e) Arrange public meetings and hearings; arrange for poster sessions in public institutions; and receive and record opinions and objections as part of the adoption procedure.

(4) The District Assembly shall make available to the public for a period of not less than four weeks the decision of the Assembly to adopt the plan.

(5) In furtherance of subsection (4), the District Assembly shall

(a) make available at the Public Data Room the notice of the decision to adopt the plan and publish the decision in a newspaper of national circulation and in the Gazette-,

(b) provide a statement on

(i) how and the extent to which submissions from the public have been taken into consideration in the adoption of the plans; and

(ii) the degree to which the Strategic Environmental Assessment report has been taken into consideration during the adoption of the plan; and

(c) provide the details of

(i) how the significant environmental impacts of the plan will be monitored during the planning period; and

(ii) How and to which Authority a complaint against the decision to adopt the plan may be made including the details of the deadline for submitting a complaint.

(6) The Authority may issue further guidelines in respect of public consultation.

(7) In addition to the methods for public notification specified under this section, a District Assembly may employ other methods of giving notice to the public including announcements at places that are appropriate for the purpose of giving notice.