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Municipal Government Act (amended) and Halifax Regional Municipality Charter (amended)

BILL NO. 62

(as passed)

3rd Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
65 Elizabeth II, 2016



Government Bill



Municipal Government Act (amended)
and
Halifax Regional Municipality Charter (amended)

CHAPTER 25 OF THE ACTS OF 2016



The Honourable Zach Churchill
Minister of Municipal Affairs



First Reading: November 3, 2016 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)

Second Reading: November 4, 2016

Third Reading: November 9, 2016

Royal Assent: November 10, 2016

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 65 of Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998, the Municipal Government Act, as amended by Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2001, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2003, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2004, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2005 and Chapters 27 and 63 of the Acts of 2012, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (aca) the following clause:

(acb) providing for, financing and installing equipment, including containers, on private property for the purposes of the supply, use, storage or conservation of water;

2 Subsection 81A(1) of Chapter 18 is repealed and the following subsection substituted:

(1) The council may make by-laws imposing, fixing and providing methods of enforcing payment of charges for the financing and installation of any of the following on private property with the consent of the property owner:

(a) equipment installed pursuant to an expenditure under clause 65(aca);

(b) equipment installed pursuant to an expenditure under clause 65(acb).

3 Subsection 79(1) of Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2008, the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, as amended by Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2010, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (ada) the following clause:

(adb) providing for, financing and installing equipment, including containers, on private property for the purposes of the supply, use, storage or conservation of water;

4 Subsection 104A(1) of Chapter 39 is repealed and the following subsection substituted:

(1) The Council may make by-laws imposing, fixing and providing methods of enforcing payment of charges for the financing and installation of any of the following on private property with the consent of the property owner:

(a) equipment installed pursuant to an expenditure under clause 79(1)(ada);

(b) equipment installed pursuant to an expenditure under clause 79(1)(adb).

 


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