Acts and Regulations

2012, c.37 - Regional Service Delivery Act

Full text
Regulations
37The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) describing and identifying a region, including prescribing local governments and a rural district for a region;
(b) describing and identifying a Commission;
(c) Repealed: 2021, c.44, s.6
(d) if a change in a region affects an existing Commission or requires the establishment of another Commission, respecting the amalgamation, dissolution or establishment of a Commission and making any adjustments of assets and liabilities of Commissions that they agree on, or, in default of agreement, that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council deems equitable;
(d.1) prescribing Commissions that are mandated to develop a plan for integrating and coordinating services to address homelessness, poverty and mental health;
(d.11) prescribing any other matter for the purposes of paragraph 3.2(1)(f);
(d.2) respecting a regional strategy of a Commission for the purposes of subsection 3.2(2), including, without limitation,
(i) providing for its form and content,
(ii) providing for an implementation plan,
(iii) providing for performance targets, and
(iv) providing for an accountability framework;
(d.21) respecting the schedule for updating the regional strategy, for the purposes of subsection 3.2(4);
(d.3) prescribing other activities for the purposes of paragraph 3.3(d);
(d.31) respecting the identification of infrastructure for the purposes of subsection 3.4(1), including, without limitation,
(i) providing for its form and content, and
(ii) establishing criteria to be considered;
(d.4) prescribing the terms and conditions of an assessment or a determination made under subsection 3.4(2);
(d.41) governing the management of sport, recreational and cultural infrastructure that is the subject of a determination made under subsection 3.4(2) and the agreements and contracts that result from that determination;
(d.5) respecting, for the purposes of subsection 19(1), the manner and procedure for determining the apportionment of costs of a service provided by or through a Commission among its members or other persons receiving the service, including common services, which may vary according to the category of service;
(d.6) respecting, for the purposes of subsection 19(2), the manner and procedure for determining the apportionment of costs attributable to regional sport, recreational and cultural infrastructure;
(d.7) respecting the manner and procedure for determining the apportionment of costs incurred by a Commission in relation to fulfilling its mandate among the members of a Commission and other persons;
(d.8) prescribing services provided by or through a Commission that are required to meet service delivery standards;
(d.9) establishing service delivery standards for a service referred to in paragraph (d.8);
(e) respecting agreements that a Commission may enter into for the purpose of this Act, including the sharing of the cost and other matters related to the construction, ownership or operation of a generation facility and the use or sale of the electricity generated;
(f) respecting the financing in relation to the undertakings of a Commission;
(g) respecting additional functions and duties for Commissions;
(h) Repealed: 2021, c.44, s.6
(i) Repealed: 2021, c.44, s.6
(j) respecting alternates for members of a Board;
(k) respecting meetings of a Board, including prescribing the quorum for a meeting;
(l) respecting voting procedures and requirements for Boards, including the weighting of votes for proportional representation and the manner in which decisions may be made by Boards;
(m) prescribing the circumstances in which a Commission may perform a function or duty outside its region;
(n) respecting the powers and duties of a Chief Executive Officer;
(o) Repealed: 2021, c.44, s.6
(p) with respect to the common service of solid waste disposal,
(i) limiting the circumstances in which a Commission may accept solid waste from outside the region;
(ii) respecting the types of waste for which Commissions are responsible;
(q) Repealed: 2021, c.44, s.6
(r) Repealed: 2021, c.44, s.6
(s) respecting the contents of an agreement referred to in subsection 25(3) or (4);
(t) Repealed: 2021, c.44, s.6
(u) respecting the financial management of Commissions, including borrowing by a Commission;
(v) respecting the preparation, adoption and submission of operational and capital budgets with respect to each service provided by a Commission;
(w) respecting the establishment and management of reserve funds for a service provided by a Commission, and the purposes and amounts of those funds;
(x) respecting the preparation and submission of annual reports by a Commission;
(x.1) prescribing information required to be included in an annual report of a Commission, including information on any service delivery standards established under paragraph (d.9);
(y) prescribing conflict of interest rules for a Commission;
(z) prescribing, in respect of offences under the regulations, categories of offences for the purposes of Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act;
(aa) respecting notice requirements from a Commission to its members;
(bb) defining any word or expression used in but not defined in this Act for the purposes of this Act, the regulations or both;
(cc) prescribing anything required to be prescribed by this Act;
(dd) respecting any other matter that may be necessary for the proper administration of this Act and the management and conduct of the affairs of a Commission.
2017, c.20, s.161; 2021, c.44, s.6; 2022, c.56, s.1
Regulations
37The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) describing a region and identifying its boundaries;
(b) describing and identifying a Commission;
(c) respecting amendments of the boundaries of a region, amalgamating or dissolving an existing region or establishing a new region;
(d) if the establishment, amalgamation or dissolution of a region affects an existing Commission or requires the establishment of another Commission, respecting the amalgamation, dissolution or establishment of a Commission and making any adjustments of assets and liabilities of Commissions as they agree upon, or, in default of agreement, as the Lieutenant-Governor in Council deems equitable;
(e) respecting agreements that a Commission may enter into for the purpose of this Act, including the sharing of the cost and other matters related to the construction, ownership or operation of a generation facility and the use or sale of the electricity generated;
(f) respecting the financing in relation to the undertakings of a Commission;
(g) respecting additional functions and duties for Commissions;
(h) respecting how at large representatives referred to in paragraph 9(2)(b) and subsection 10(1) are chosen, including prescribing any formula for the purpose of choosing those members of a Board;
(i) prescribing the terms of office of the at large representatives referred to in paragraph 9(2)(b) and subsection 10(1);
(j) prescribing who may be an alternate for a member of a Board;
(k) respecting meetings of a Board, including prescribing the quorum for a meeting;
(l) respecting voting procedures and requirements for Boards, including the weighting of votes for proportional representation and the manner in which decisions may be made by Boards;
(m) prescribing the circumstances in which a Commission may perform a function or duty outside its region;
(n) respecting the powers and duties of an Executive Director;
(o) respecting the manner and procedure for determining the apportionment of costs of a service provided by a Commission among its members or other persons receiving the service;
(p) with respect to the common service of solid waste disposal,
(i) limiting the circumstances in which a Commission may accept solid waste from outside the region;
(ii) respecting the types of waste for which Commissions are responsible;
(q) prescribing the date for which a regional plan must be completed by a Commission and prescribing the period during which a regional plan must be reviewed;
(r) prescribing eligibility criteria for a planner;
(s) respecting the criteria, process and conditions under which a member that is a local government being provided a land use planning service by a Commission may provide its own land use planning service, including prescribing any notice and time requirements;
(t) respecting the conditions under which a member that is a local government not being provided a land use planning service by a Commission may have the service provided by the Commission, including prescribing any notice and time requirements;
(u) respecting the financial management of Commissions, including borrowing by a Commission;
(v) respecting the preparation, adoption and submission of operational and capital budgets with respect to each service provided by a Commission;
(w) respecting the establishment and management of reserve funds for a service provided by a Commission, and the purposes and amounts of those funds;
(x) respecting the preparation and submission of annual reports by a Commission;
(y) prescribing conflict of interest rules for a Commission;
(z) prescribing, in respect of offences under the regulations, categories of offences for the purposes of Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act;
(aa) respecting notice requirements from a Commission to its members;
(bb) defining any word or expression used in but not defined in this Act for the purposes of this Act, the regulations or both;
(cc) prescribing anything required to be prescribed by this Act;
(dd) respecting any other matter that may be necessary for the proper administration of this Act and the management and conduct of the affairs of a Commission.
2017, c.20, s.161
Regulations
37The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) describing a region and identifying its boundaries;
(b) describing and identifying a Commission;
(c) respecting amendments of the boundaries of a region, amalgamating or dissolving an existing region or establishing a new region;
(d) if the establishment, amalgamation or dissolution of a region affects an existing Commission or requires the establishment of another Commission, respecting the amalgamation, dissolution or establishment of a Commission and making any adjustments of assets and liabilities of Commissions as they agree upon, or, in default of agreement, as the Lieutenant-Governor in Council deems equitable;
(e) respecting agreements that a Commission may enter into for the purpose of this Act, including the sharing of the cost and other matters related to the construction, ownership or operation of a generation facility and the use or sale of the electricity generated;
(f) respecting the financing in relation to the undertakings of a Commission;
(g) respecting additional functions and duties for Commissions;
(h) respecting how at large representatives referred to in paragraph 9(2)(b) and subsection 10(1) are chosen, including prescribing any formula for the purpose of choosing those members of a Board;
(i) prescribing the terms of office of the at large representatives referred to in paragraph 9(2)(b) and subsection 10(1);
(j) prescribing who may be an alternate for a member of a Board;
(k) respecting meetings of a Board, including prescribing the quorum for a meeting;
(l) respecting voting procedures and requirements for Boards, including the weighting of votes for proportional representation and the manner in which decisions may be made by Boards;
(m) prescribing the circumstances in which a Commission may perform a function or duty outside its region;
(n) respecting the powers and duties of an Executive Director;
(o) respecting the manner and procedure for determining the apportionment of costs of a service provided by a Commission among its members or other persons receiving the service;
(p) with respect to the common service of solid waste disposal,
(i) limiting the circumstances in which a Commission may accept solid waste from outside the region;
(ii) respecting the types of waste for which Commissions are responsible;
(q) prescribing the date for which a regional plan must be completed by a Commission and prescribing the period during which a regional plan must be reviewed;
(r) prescribing eligibility criteria for a planner;
(s) respecting the criteria, process and conditions under which a member that is a municipality or a rural community being provided a land use planning service by a Commission may provide its own land use planning service, including prescribing any notice and time requirements;
(t) respecting the conditions under which a member that is a municipality or a rural community not being provided a land use planning service by a Commission may have the service provided by the Commission, including prescribing any notice and time requirements;
(u) respecting the financial management of Commissions, including borrowing by a Commission;
(v) respecting the preparation, adoption and submission of operational and capital budgets with respect to each service provided by a Commission;
(w) respecting the establishment and management of reserve funds for a service provided by a Commission, and the purposes and amounts of those funds;
(x) respecting the preparation and submission of annual reports by a Commission;
(y) prescribing conflict of interest rules for a Commission;
(z) prescribing, in respect of offences under the regulations, categories of offences for the purposes of Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act;
(aa) respecting notice requirements from a Commission to its members;
(bb) defining any word or expression used in but not defined in this Act for the purposes of this Act, the regulations or both;
(cc) prescribing anything required to be prescribed by this Act;
(dd) respecting any other matter that may be necessary for the proper administration of this Act and the management and conduct of the affairs of a Commission.
Regulations
37The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) describing a region and identifying its boundaries;
(b) describing and identifying a Commission;
(c) respecting amendments of the boundaries of a region, amalgamating or dissolving an existing region or establishing a new region;
(d) if the establishment, amalgamation or dissolution of a region affects an existing Commission or requires the establishment of another Commission, respecting the amalgamation, dissolution or establishment of a Commission and making any adjustments of assets and liabilities of Commissions as they agree upon, or, in default of agreement, as the Lieutenant-Governor in Council deems equitable;
(e) respecting agreements that a Commission may enter into for the purpose of this Act, including the sharing of the cost and other matters related to the construction, ownership or operation of a generation facility and the use or sale of the electricity generated;
(f) respecting the financing in relation to the undertakings of a Commission;
(g) respecting additional functions and duties for Commissions;
(h) respecting how at large representatives referred to in paragraph 9(2)(b) and subsection 10(1) are chosen, including prescribing any formula for the purpose of choosing those members of a Board;
(i) prescribing the terms of office of the at large representatives referred to in paragraph 9(2)(b) and subsection 10(1);
(j) prescribing who may be an alternate for a member of a Board;
(k) respecting meetings of a Board, including prescribing the quorum for a meeting;
(l) respecting voting procedures and requirements for Boards, including the weighting of votes for proportional representation and the manner in which decisions may be made by Boards;
(m) prescribing the circumstances in which a Commission may perform a function or duty outside its region;
(n) respecting the powers and duties of an Executive Director;
(o) respecting the manner and procedure for determining the apportionment of costs of a service provided by a Commission among its members or other persons receiving the service;
(p) with respect to the common service of solid waste disposal,
(i) limiting the circumstances in which a Commission may accept solid waste from outside the region;
(ii) respecting the types of waste for which Commissions are responsible;
(q) prescribing the date for which a regional plan must be completed by a Commission and prescribing the period during which a regional plan must be reviewed;
(r) prescribing eligibility criteria for a planner;
(s) respecting the criteria, process and conditions under which a member that is a municipality or a rural community being provided a land use planning service by a Commission may provide its own land use planning service, including prescribing any notice and time requirements;
(t) respecting the conditions under which a member that is a municipality or a rural community not being provided a land use planning service by a Commission may have the service provided by the Commission, including prescribing any notice and time requirements;
(u) respecting the financial management of Commissions, including borrowing by a Commission;
(v) respecting the preparation, adoption and submission of operational and capital budgets with respect to each service provided by a Commission;
(w) respecting the establishment and management of reserve funds for a service provided by a Commission, and the purposes and amounts of those funds;
(x) respecting the preparation and submission of annual reports by a Commission;
(y) prescribing conflict of interest rules for a Commission;
(z) prescribing, in respect of offences under the regulations, categories of offences for the purposes of Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act;
(aa) respecting notice requirements from a Commission to its members;
(bb) defining any word or expression used in but not defined in this Act for the purposes of this Act, the regulations or both;
(cc) prescribing anything required to be prescribed by this Act;
(dd) respecting any other matter that may be necessary for the proper administration of this Act and the management and conduct of the affairs of a Commission.