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In Section 6A (Part IIA) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172), requires the setting up of a Regional Planning Committee (RPC) for a region in an area consisting of two or more States.

One of the main task and functions of this Committee is to prepare a comprehensive Regional Plan to guide and manage the development of a region as stated in Sub-Section 6A(5b), Act 172.

REGIONAL PLANNING IN THE HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS

There are two stages of Regional Planning in the Hierarchical System of National Development Plans, which are; a Regional Plan for the National Economic Corridor Region and a Regional Plan for a Conurbation/City Region. The main focus in a National Economic Corridor Region is to enhance economic development opportunities for states experiencing slow development growth and to raise the living standards and quality of life of the rural population. The Regional Plan for a Conurbations/City Region focuses mainly on coordination of urban services provision and the accomplishment of uniform guidelines and standards for effective and efficient urban environment.

PART II A

REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE

Regional planning committee

6 A . (1) The Council may from time to time, after consultation with the State Authorities concerned, establish a regional planning committee for a region which consist of an situated in two or more States.

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(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the Minister shall cause the fact of the establishment of a regional planning committee to be published in the Gazette together with the marking by which the boundary of the region for which the committee is established may be identified.

(3) The regional planning committee shall consist of -

a Chairman, who is appointed by the Prime Minister;
six persons representing the Federal Government, at least four of whom shall be public officers, appointed by the Minister;
not more than four persons representing the Government of each of the States within the region, appointed by the State Authority, one of whom shall be the State Director; and
the President of every local planning authority within the region if such authority is a local authority.

(4) There shall be a Secretary for the regional planning committee to be appointed by the Director General of Town and Country Planning.

(5) The functions of the regional planning committee shall be -

To advise and assist the State Planning Committees and the local planning authorities within the region pertaining to the development plans appropriate for the region, in accordance with the national policy;
To establish policies and to devise a comprehensive regional plan to guide and co-ordinate development of the region;
To plan and co-ordinate the provision of infrastructure and facilities for the region;
To establish uniform process and procedures to be used by the Federal Government and the State Government and local authorities concerned for the region;
To monitor the implementation of standards, guidelines and procedures in facilitating the development of the region; and
To conduct research required for the planning of the region.

(6) The regional planning committee shall furnish the Council or Committee with such returns, reports and information relating to its activities as the Council or Committee may from time to time require.

(7) The regional planning committee shall determine its own procedure.