Submission of applications, etc., to the Central Authority after the material date

(1) From and after the date of the first publication in the Gazette of a resolution by the Central Authority to prepare or adopt a scheme, it shall be the duty of the local authority of the area to which the resolution relates, to submit all applications and proposals for development within that area to the Central Authority for its permission or prohibition, as the case may be. (2) The local authority referred to in subsection (1) of this section, shall notify the applicant of the decision of the Central Authority as soon as practicable after the receipt thereof. (3) Any development which the local authority itself proposes to carry out within such area shall not be commenced until the permission of the Central Authority has been obtained. (4) Any application for development received by a local authority under any other Act shall be deemed to be an application under this section.