Section 20

Declaration of Metropolitan Area.—Any notification under clause (c) of Article 243 P of the Constitution of India to specify an area to be a Metropolitan Area, shall define the limits of such area and such limits shall be as decided by the Government in consultation with the State Town and Country Planning Committee: Provided that the District Planning Committee shall not have jurisdiction over the Metropolitan Area in respect of the matters relating to powers and functions of metropolitan planning committee as specified in section 22. 5 [21. Metropolitan Planning Committee and the Spatial Perspective Plan for the Metropolitan Area.—The Metropolitan Planning Committee, if any, constituted by the Government under section 54 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994), shall prepare or get prepared a Spatial Perspective Plan for the Metropolitan Area, which shall be the spatial component of the draft Development Plan for the Metropolitan Area envisaged under section 54 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994) and exercise such other functions assigned to it under this Act.] 22. Powers and functions of Metropolitan Planning Committee in respect of spatial planning.—(1) The Metropolitan Planning Committee, for the purposes of this Act, shall formulate development goals, objectives, policies and priorities in matters relating to planning, development and use of rural and urban land in the Metropolitan Area and shall have due regard to the overall objectives and priorities set by the Government and the

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20. Declaration of Metropolitan Area.—Any notification under clause (c) of Article 243 P of the Constitution of India to specify an area to be a Metropolitan Area, shall define the limits of such area and such limits shall be as decided by the Government in consultation with the State Town and Country Planning Committee: Provided that the District Planning Committee shall not have jurisdiction over the Metropolitan Area in respect of the matters relating to powers and functions of metropolitan planning committee as specified in section 22. 5 [21. Metropolitan Planning Committee and the Spatial Perspective Plan for the Metropolitan Area.—The Metropolitan Planning Committee, if any, constituted by the Government under section 54 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994), shall prepare or get prepared a Spatial Perspective Plan for the Metropolitan Area, which shall be the spatial component of the draft Development Plan for the Metropolitan Area envisaged under section 54 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994) and exercise such other functions assigned to it under this Act.] 22. Powers and functions of Metropolitan Planning Committee in respect of spatial planning.—(1) The Metropolitan Planning Committee, for the purposes of this Act, shall formulate development goals, objectives, policies and priorities in matters relating to planning, development and use of rural and urban land in the Metropolitan Area and shall have due regard to the overall objectives and priorities set by the Government and the