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(1) The Town and Country Planning Department established under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1945 (Cap 84) and in existence immediately before the coming into force of this Act, shall continue to be in existence until otherwise dissolved in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) The President shall not later than sixty days after the coming into force of this Act constitute the Board of the Authority and issue an Executive Instrument that the Town and Country Planning Department referred to under subsection (1) has ceased to exist from the date of the Executive Instrument.

(4) A property owned by the Town and Country Planning Department shall, upon the coming into force of this Act, be deemed to be the property of the Authority.

(5) A disposal, net accrual, income or royalty received from the property shall be lodged into the Fund for the exclusive use of the Authority.

(6) A planning authority that has an application for permit pending before it before the commencement of this Act shall process the application within six months after the commencement of this Act.

(7) Where the District Spatial Planning Committee is unable to process a pending application because the applicant is unable to satisfy a condition or supply relevant information, the application shall lapse at the end of the sixth months.

(8) An application which has lapsed may be processed only if an application for renewal is submitted and the applicable fee is paid.

(9) An applicant whose application lapses may submit a fresh application.

(10) The following actions required to be taken in connection with this Act shall be taken after the commencement of this Act, within the time specified:

(a) the establishment of Regional Spatial Planning Committee by the Regional Coordinating Council in consultation with the Minister responsible for Local Government under section 26, within one hundred and twenty days after the constitution of the Board of the Authority;

(b) the inauguration of the District Spatial Planning Committee and the Technical Sub-Committee by the Regional Minister under sections 37 (2) and 39 (1), within ninety days;

(c) the establishment of a permanent Public Data Room by each District Assembly under section 47 (1), within sixty days; and

(d) the publication of register of approved or adopted zoning or local plans already in effect in districts by each Regional Coordinating Council after consultation with the Regional Spatial Committee and District Assemblies in the region under section 91 (1), within twenty-four months.

(11) Except as otherwise determined by the Authority, where before the commencement of this Act,

(a) a District Assembly had adopted a zoning scheme which was prepared in a accordance with the Towns Act, 1951 (Cap 86); or

(b) a zoning scheme had been approved by the head office of the Town and Country Planning Department in accordance with the Town and Country Planning Ordinance, 1945 (Cap. 84) the zoning scheme shall continue to be the applicable zoning scheme for a period of five years after the commencement of this Act.

(12) Except as otherwise directed by the Authority in writing, an approved zoning scheme or local plan under subsection (1) is the zoning scheme for the purpose of this Act including the determination of land use rights.

(13) A town which exists before the commencement of this Act shall continue to be a town within the meaning and scope of this Act.