176.1(1)The rural districts prescribed by regulation are established for the purposes of this Act.

176.1(2)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, in a regulation establishing a rural district, prescribe the name of the rural district, outline its territorial limits and divide it into wards.

176.1(3)On the recommendation of the Minister, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, by regulation, change the territorial limits of an established rural district and change the name of an established rural district.