Section 16B

For the purposes of subsection (1), the Committee shall determine whether it is the State Director or the local planning authority who shall have the responsibility of preparing a plan for the special area.

For the purposes of subsection (2), the plan for a special area shall be prepared in the same manner as the preparation of a local plan, but there shall be incorporated in such plan detailed guidance for its implementation and management, and the plan shall have the effect of a local plan.