10 (1) This section applies with respect to official plan amendments required by subsections 9 (1) and (2) and zoning by-law amendments required by subsection 9 (5).  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (1). Minister as approval authority (2) The Minister is the approval authority.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (2). Delegation (3) The Minister may, by order, delegate to the relevant upper-tier municipality his or her powers and duties as approval authority with respect to official plan amendments required by subsection 9 (2), and in that case subsections (4) to (12) do not apply to those amendments.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (3). Planning Act (4) The Planning Act, except subsections 17 (2) to (8), (19), (24) to (30) and (33) to (50), applies to official plan amendments to which this section applies.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (4). Same (5) The Planning Act, except subsections 34 (10.1) to (11.1), (14.1), (14.2), (19) to (26) and (30) to (34), applies to zoning by-law amendments to which this section applies.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (5). Record to be sent to Minister (6) In the case of a zoning by-law amendment to which this section applies, the clerk of the municipality shall prepare and send to the Minister, not later than 15 days after the day the amendment was passed, a record that includes, (a)  a copy of the zoning by-law amendment, certified by the clerk of the municipality; (b)  a sworn declaration, by an employee of the municipality, that notice was given as required by subsection 34 (18) of the Planning Act; (c)  the original or a true copy of all written submissions and material in support of submissions received in respect of the zoning by-law amendment before it was passed; and (d)  any other information or material that the Minister requires.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (6). Minister may confer (7) The Minister may confer with any person or public body that the Minister considers may have an interest in the proposed amendment.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (7). Steps (8) The Minister may, (a)  take one or more of the steps set out in subsection (9); or (b)  appoint a hearing officer to conduct a hearing and make written recommendations with respect to the proposed amendment, in which case section 13 applies.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (8). Same (9) The steps referred to in clause (8) (a) are: 1.  Approval of all or part of the proposed amendment. 2.  Modification of all or part of the amendment and approval of the amendment or part as modified. 3.  Refusal to approve all or part of the amendment.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (9). Minister’s decision (10) The Minister’s decision under clause (8) (a), or under subsection 13 (6), if a hearing officer is appointed, is final and not subject to appeal.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (10). Deemed coming into force (11) A zoning by-law amendment that the Minister approves under this section shall be deemed to have come into force on the day it was passed.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (11). Copies of decision (12) The Minister shall send a copy of the decision referred to in subsection (10) to, (a)  the clerk of each municipality or the secretary-treasurer of each municipal planning authority, as the case may be, that has jurisdiction in the area to which the amendment would apply; (b)  each party to the hearing, if a hearing was held; (c)  each person or public body that filed a written request to be notified of the decision; and (d)  any other persons or public bodies that the Minister determines.  2001, c. 31, s. 10 (12).