(1)The Mayor may at any time prepare and publish—
(a)alterations of the spatial development strategy, or
(b)a new spatial development strategy to replace it.
(2)If the Secretary of State so directs, the Mayor shall, within such time as the Secretary of State may specify in the direction, prepare and publish—
(a)such alterations of the spatial development strategy as the Secretary of State directs; or
(b)a new spatial development strategy to replace it.
(3)This Part (other than section 334(1) above) shall apply in relation to the preparation and publication of—
(a)alterations of the spatial development strategy, or
(b)a new spatial development strategy to replace it,
as it applies in relation to the preparation and publication of the spatial development strategy (and shall apply in relation to the altered or new spatial development strategy as it applies in relation to the spatial development strategy).
(4)In this Act, references to the spatial development strategy include, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to—
(a)the spatial development strategy as altered; or
(b)a new spatial development strategy which replaces a previous spatial development strategy.