Section 39. Restrictions on use and development after declaration or making of Development Scheme

(1) No development of any land shall be undertaken or carried out in the area included in a development scheme, except with the permission of the Regional Development Authority granted in the manner prescribed by the regulations. (2) On or after the date on which a declaration of intention to make a Development Scheme is published in the Official Gazette under Section 20, no person shall within the area included in the Development Scheme, institute or change the use of any land or building or carry out any development, unless such person has applied for and obtained the permission of the Regional Development Authority in the manner prescribed by the regulations.