10. Contents of the Regional Plan.—(1) The Regional Plan shall be a written statement and shall be
accompanied by such maps, diagrams, illustrations and descriptive matters, as the Board may deem
appropriate for the purpose of explaining or illustrating the proposals contained in the Regional Plan and
every such map, diagram, illustration and descriptive matter shall be deemed to be a part of the Regional
Plan.
(2) The Regional Plan shall indicate the manner in which the land in the National Capital Region shall
be used, whether by carrying out development thereon or by conservation or otherwise, and such other
matters as arc likely to have any important influence on the development of the National Capital Region
and every such Plan shall include the following elements needed to promote growth and balanced
development of the National Capital Region, namely:—
(a) the policy in relation to land-use and the allocation of land for different uses;
(b) the proposals for major urban settlement pattern;
(c) the proposals for providing suitable economic base for future growth;
(d) the proposals regarding transport and communications including railways and arterial roads
serving the National Capital Region;
(e) the proposals for the supply of drinking water and for drainage;
(f) indication of the areas which require immediate development as “priority areas”; and
(g) such other matters as may be included by the Board with the concurrence of the participating
States and the Union territory for the proper planning of the growth and balanced development of the
National Capital Region.
11. Surveys and studies.—For the preparation of the Regional Plan, the Board may cause such
surveys and studies, as it may consider necessary, to be made by such person or group of persons as it
may appoint in this behalf and may also associate such experts or consultants for carrying out studies in
relation to such specified matters as may be determined by the Board.
12. Procedure to be followed for the preparation of Regional Plan.—(1) Before preparing any
Regional Plan finally, the Board shall prepare, with the assistance of the Committee, a Regional Plan in
draft and publish it by making a copy thereof available for inspection and publishing a notice in such form
and in such manner as may be prescribed, inviting objections and suggestions from any person with
respect to the draft Regional Plan before such date as may be specified in the notice.
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(2) The Board shall also give reasonable opportunities to every local authority, within whose local
limits any land touched by the Regional Plan is situate, to make any representation with respect to the
draft Regional Plan.
(3) After considering all objections, suggestions and representations that may have been received by
the Board, the Board shall finally prepare the Regional Plan.
13. Date of coming into operation of the Regional Plan.—(1) Immediately after the Regional Plan
has been finally prepared, the Board shall publish, in such manner as may be prescribed, a notice stating
that the Regional Plan has been finally prepared by it and naming the places where a copy of the Regional
Plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours and upon the date of first publication of the aforesaid
notice, the Regional Plan shall come into operation.
(2) The publication of the Regional Plan, after previous publication, as required by section 12, shall
be conclusive proof that the Regional Plan has been duly prepared.
14. Modifications of the Regional Plan.—(1) The Board may, subject to the provisions of
sub-section (2), make such modifications in the Regional Plan as finally prepared by it, as it may think fit,
being modifications which, in its opinion, do not effect important alterations in the character of the
Regional Plan and which do not relate to the extent of land-uses or the standards of population density.
(2) Before making any modifications in the finally prepared Regional Plan, the Board shall publish a
notice, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, indicating therein the modifications which
are proposed to be made in the finally prepared Regional Plan, and inviting, objections and suggestions
from any person with respect to the proposed modifications before such date as may be specified in the
notice and shall consider all objections and suggestions that may be received by it on or before the date so
specified.
(3) Every modification made under this section shall be published in such manner as the Board may
specify and the modifications shall come into operation either on the date of such publication or on such
later date as the Board may fix.
(4) If any question arises whether the modifications proposed to be made are modifications which
effect important alterations in the character of the Regional Plan or whether they relate to the extent of
land-uses or the standards of population density, it shall be decided by the Board whose decision thereon
shall be final.
15. Review and revision of the Regional Plan.—(1) After every five years from the date of coming
into operation of the finally prepared Regional Plan, the Board shall review such Regional Plan in its
entirety and may, after such review, substitute it by a fresh Regional Plan or may make such
modifications or alterations therein as may be found by it to be necessary.
(2) Where it is proposed to substitute a fresh Regional Plan in place of the Regional Plan which was
previously finally prepared or where it is proposed to make any modifications or alterations in the finally
prepared Regional Plan, such fresh Plan or, as the case may be, modifications or alterations, shall be
published and dealt with in the same manner as if it were the Regional Plan referred to in sections 12
and 13 or as if they were the modifications or alterations in the Regional Plan made under section 14.