A proposed layout for the subdivision of State land or Communal Land for public, industrial, commercial, residential or similar purposes shall be referred to the
Director, who shall not approve the proposed layout until—
(a) in the case of State land, the local authority concerned;
(b) in the case of Communal Land, the Minister responsible for the administration of the Communal Land Act [Chapter 20:04] or the Secretary for his Ministry; has been consulted.