General development orders

(1) The Central Authority may by an order, in this Part referred to as a “general development order”, permit building operations to proceed, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order, on any land in respect of which the provisions of a scheme prohibit or restrict building operations pending the coming into operation of a general development (2) A general development order may be made with respect to the whole, or some part only, of the land which is subject to the prohibitions or restrictions, and orders may be made from time to time so long as any part of that land remains so subject. (3) A general development order may be revoked or varied by a subsequent general development order made by the Central Authority, but so long and in so far as it continues to be operative shall be deemed to form part of the scheme to which it relates. 58 (4) All general development orders made by the Central Authority shall be submitted to the Minister for approval and shall on being approved be published in the Gazette and shall have full force and effect as from the date of such publication.