BILL NO. 44

(as introduced)

1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
70 Elizabeth II, 2021

 

Private Member's Bill

 

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Charter Act

 

The Honourable Derek Mombourquette
Sydney–Membertou

First Reading: October 22, 2021

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

 

An Act to Provide for
the Development of a Charter for
Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 This Act may be cited as the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Charter Act.

2 The purpose of this Act is to recognize the demographic and economic challenges facing the Municipality by providing the Municipality with a charter similar to the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.

3 In this Act,

(a) "charter" means an Act to govern a municipality largely in place of the Municipal Government Act;

(b) "Minister" means the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing;

(c) "Municipality" means Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

4 The Minister shall work with the Municipality to develop an appropriate charter for the Municipality.

5 Within two years of this Act coming into force, the Minister shall introduce a bill creating a charter for the Municipality.

 

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