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Fourth Session, 46th General Assembly

60 Elizabeth II, 2011

BILL 19

AN ACT TO AMEND THE URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING ACT, 2000

Received and Read the First Time...................................................................................................

Second Reading.................................................................................................................................

Committee............................................................................................................................................

Third Reading.....................................................................................................................................

Royal Assent......................................................................................................................................

HONOURABLE KEVIN O'BRIEN

Minister of Municipal Affairs

Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

  

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Bill would amend the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000 to

·         provide that costs respecting the amendment of a local, protected area or protected road plan shall be charged to the person requesting the amendment, and to provide for a waiver of those costs by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council;

·         add a provision to allow members of the appeal board to continue to be members until reappointed or replaced; and

·         confirm that the minister may delegate powers and duties under the Act to an employee of the department.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING ACT, 2000

Analysis


        1.   S.33.1 Added
Costs on amendment

        2.   S.41 Amdt.
Board structure

        3.   S.109 Amdt.
Delegation


Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

SNL2000 cU-8
as amended

        1. The Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000 is amended by adding immediately after section 33 the following:

Costs on amendment

   33.1 (1) Where, under the authority of section 25 a person requests an amendment to a plan made under this Part, the minister shall charge all costs associated with the amendment of the plan to the person requesting the amendment.

             (2)  Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may waive the costs required to be charged by the minister under that subsection.

 

        2. Section 41 of the Act is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following:

          (2.1)  Notwithstanding subsection (2), a member shall continue to be a member until he or she is reappointed or replaced.

 

        3. Subsection 109(1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Delegation

   109. (1) The minister may delegate his or her duties, powers and functions under this Act to an employee of the department.