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Third Session, 45th General Assembly

55 Elizabeth II, 2006

BILL 20

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1999

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

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

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

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

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

HONOURABLE JACK BYRNE

Minister of Municipal Affairs

Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill would amend the Municipalities Act, 1999 to provide that municipal councillors be given the full financial year plus a grace period of the first 31 days of the next financial year before their seats would be automatically vacated for tax arrears.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1999

Analysis


        1.   S.103.1 R&S
Notice of tax status

        2.   S.206 Amdt.
Vacancies


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

SNL1999 cM-24
as amended

        1. Section 103.1 of the Municipalities Act, 1999 is repealed and the following substituted:

Notice of tax status

103.1 The clerk shall, in writing, not more than 40 days and not fewer than 30 days before the end of the financial year, advise each councillor of the status of that councillor's tax account.

 

        2. Paragraph 206(1)(e) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

             (e)  he or she remains indebted to the council for outstanding taxes 31 days after the end of the financial year;