BILL NO. 123
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
59 Elizabeth II, 2010
Municipal Government Act (amended)
and
Halifax Regional Municipality Charter (amended)
The Honourable Ramona Jennex
Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
First Reading: December 1, 2010
Second Reading: December 9, 2010
Third Reading: December 10, 2010 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)
Explanatory Notes
Clause 1 amends the definition of dangerous and unsightly premises in the Municipal Government Act to include certain buildings and structures whether or not they have structural deficiencies .
Clause 2 authorizes a municipality to make by-laws respecting the maintenance and sightliness of property.
Clause 3 amends the definition of dangerous and unsightly premises in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act to include certain buildings and structures whether or not they have structural deficiencies .
Clause 4 authorizes the Halifax Regional Municipality to make by-laws respecting the maintenance and sightliness of property.
An Act to Amend Chapter 18
of the Acts of 1998,
the Municipal Government Act,
and Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2008,
the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Section 3 of Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998, the Municipal Government Act, as amended by Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2000, Chapters 35 and 6 of the Acts of 2001, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2003, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2006 and Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2008, is further amended by
(a) striking out the comma in the fourteenth line of clause (r) and substituting "or";
(b) adding "with or without structural deficiencies" immediately after "structure" in the fourteenth line of clause (r);
(c) striking out "or" at the end of subclause (r)(x);
(d) striking out the semicolon at the end of subclause (r)(xi) and substituting ", or"; and
(e) adding immediately after subclause (r)(xi) the following subclause:
2 Subsection 172(1) of Chapter 18, as amended by Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2004, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (ja) the following clause:
3 Section 3 of Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2008, the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, as amended by Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2010, is further amended by
(a) striking out the comma in the eleventh line of clause (q) and substituting "or";
(b) adding "with or without structural deficiencies" immediately after "structure" in the eleventh line of clause (q);
(c) striking out "or" at the end of subclause (q)(x);
(d) striking out the semicolon at the end of subclause (q)(xi) and substituting ", or"; and
(e) adding immediately after subclause (q)(xi) the following subclause:
4 Subsection 188(1) of Chapter 39 is amended by adding immediately after clause (k) the following clause:
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