4.       Declaring of planning areas

            The Minister may, from time to time, declare, by order published in the Gazette, areas of land in Botswana to be planning areas and the provisions of this Act shall apply to any planning area declared as aforesaid from such date or dates as shall be appointed by the Minister.

5.       Constitution of Town and Country Planning Board

            (1) There is hereby constituted the Town and Country Planning Board.

            (2) The constitution and procedure of the Board shall be in accordance with the First Schedule and the provisions of that Schedule shall have effect with respect to the Board.

            (3) The functions of the Board shall be-

     (a)     to determine (subject to the provisions of section 12) applications for permission to develop land submitted to it under section 10; and

     (b)     to advise the Minister on any matter within its knowledge or on which the Minister may seek its advice and, in particular, on the preparation or revision of development plans under Part III.