(1) Despite anything contained in the provisions of this Act, at any time before a physical plan for the area has been approved by the House of Assembly, the Minister may make an order to be published in the Gazette declaring any area to be a zoned area and reserving it for specific purposes.
(2) Where an area has been declared a zoned area under subsection (1), the Head of the Physical Planning and Development Division shall not approve any application for the development of land in that area which is inconsistent with the purposes for which the area is reserved.
(3) Where any land within an area zoned in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) depreciates in value as a result of such zoning, adequate compensation shall be paid to the owners of that land.