BILL NO. 28

(as introduced)

1st Session, 65th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
3 Charles III, 2025

 

Private Member's Public Bill

 

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Charter Act

 

The Honourable Derek Mombourquette
Sydney–Membertou

First Reading: February 21, 2025

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

 

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

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;

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

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

5 Upon agreement with the Cape Breton Regional Municipality of their Memorandum of Understanding, this charter shall be enacted within 6 months.

 

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