The MEC for local government in the province may, subject to any other law regulating provincial supervision of local government—
| (a) | monitor the process followed by a municipality in terms of section 29; |
| (c) | facilitate the co-ordination and alignment of— |
| (i) | integrated development plans of different municipalities, including those of a district municipality and the local municipalities within its area; and |
| (ii) | the integrated development plan of a municipality with the plans, strategies and programmes of national and provincial organs of state; |
| (d) | take any appropriate steps to resolve disputes or differences in connection with the planning, drafting, adoption or review of an integrated development plan between— |
| (i) | a municipality and the local community; and |
| (ii) | different municipalities. |
[Commencement date of section 31: 1 July 2001]
