24(1)If the Minister has made a recommendation under subsection 21(2) and the requirements of this Act and the regulations have been met, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, by regulation, amalgamate two or more local governments.
24(2)If the Minister has made a recommendation under subsection 21(2) and the requirements of this Act and the regulations have been met, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, by regulation, amalgamate two or more local governments and may annex contiguous areas to the resulting amalgamated local government.
24(3)Despite subsection (2), if more than one area is to be annexed to a local government, and those areas constitute a group, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, by regulation, annex the group to the local government if
(a)
the areas considered as a group are contiguous to each other, and
(b)
at least one area of the group is contiguous to the local government.
24(4)An area referred to in subsection (3) shall be deemed to be a contiguous area.
24(5)Subject to subsection (6), an amalgamation may be effected under this section if the council for each local government that would be affected by the amalgamation passes a resolution in favour of the amalgamation.
24(6)If the resolutions referred to in subsection (5) have not been passed by the local governments affected by an amalgamation, an Act of the Legislature is required to effect the amalgamation.
24(1)If the Minister has made a recommendation under subsection 21(2) and the requirements of this Act and the regulations have been met, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, by regulation, amalgamate two or more local governments.
24(2)If the Minister has made a recommendation under subsection 21(2) and the requirements of this Act and the regulations have been met, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, by regulation, amalgamate two or more local governments and may annex contiguous areas to the resulting amalgamated local government.
24(3)Despite subsection (2), if more than one area is to be annexed to a local government, and those areas constitute a group, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, by regulation, annex the group to the local government if
(a)
the areas considered as a group are contiguous to each other, and
(b)
at least one area of the group is contiguous to the local government.
24(4)An area referred to in subsection (3) shall be deemed to be a contiguous area.
24(5)Subject to subsection (6), an amalgamation may be effected under this section if the council for each local government that would be affected by the amalgamation passes a resolution in favour of the amalgamation.
24(6)If the resolutions referred to in subsection (5) have not been passed by the local governments affected by an amalgamation, an Act of the Legislature is required to effect the amalgamation.