Acts and Regulations

M-22 - Municipalities Act

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By-laws of municipality
11(1)In addition to any other powers given by this Act, a municipality may make by-laws for the following purposes:
(a) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(b) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(c) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(d) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(d.1) notwithstanding paragraph 7(3)(b), prescribing fees to be charged for the use of recreational or sports facilities provided by the municipality;
(d.2) notwithstanding paragraph 7(3)(b), prescribing fees to be charged for the participation in recreational or sports programs provided by the municipality;
(e) regulating and licensing the owners and operators of taxi cabs within the municipality, fixing a schedule of minimum fees, maximum fees or minimum and maximum fees to be charged by them and prescribing a schedule of licence fees to be paid by them;
(e.1) permitting or prohibiting the operation of retail businesses on the weekly day of rest, provided that the weekly day of rest is not also a prescribed day of rest under the Days of Rest Act, and establishing hours during which retail businesses may operate on the weekly day of rest;
(f) regulating and licensing transient traders;
(g) prohibiting or regulating the sale by retail and the possession and discharge within the municipality of spring guns, air pistols and air rifles; defining the meaning of the words “spring guns”, “air pistols” and “air rifles” as used in the by-law; licensing persons to sell the same at retail to any person upon such terms and conditions as such by-law may prescribe; requiring every person owning or possessing spring guns, air rifles or air pistols to register the same and to obtain a permit therefor; authorizing the seizure and disposal of spring guns, air rifles and air pistols had or kept in contravention of such by-law;
(h) regulating and licensing exhibitions of natural or artificial curiosity, circuses, outdoor musical concerts and other shows or exhibitions for hire or profit, and for granting or refusing to issue any such licence or to issue any such licence on any condition as in the discretion of the council may be necessary;
(i) regulating and licensing billiard rooms and pool rooms, bowling alleys, dance halls, and other places of amusement;
(j) regulating and licensing the erection and use of bill boards or advertising boards and for fixing the fees to be paid in relation thereto;
(j.1) prohibiting the use of overhanging signs and prescribing the time within which an overhanging sign is to be removed;
(j.2) requiring commercial signs to be displayed in both official languages;
(k) regulating and licensing automatic vending machines, problem punch boards or other automatic machines, instruments, contrivances, devices or games;
(l) regulating or prohibiting within the municipality or any defined area thereof the making of noise likely to cause a public nuisance or otherwise disturb inhabitants;
(l.01) Repealed: 2004, c.S-9.5, s.16
(l.1) subject to the Real Property Tax Act, providing for the collection of the tax imposed by the municipality under paragraph 5(2)(a) of the Real Property Tax Act and the penalties with respect to such tax, where the municipality has notified the Minister of Finance under subsection 6(2) of the Real Property Tax Act.
(m) Repealed: 1985, c.A-7.11, s.41
Special meeting of council
11(2)Except by unanimous consent of all the members present, a council shall not at a special meeting consider any business except that specified in the notice of the meeting.
1966, c.20, s.12; 1968, c.41, s.2; 1972, c.49, s.3; 1976, c.40, s.2; 1981, c.52, s.1.2; 1985, c.A-7.11, s.41; 1989, c.27, s.1; 1996, c.46, s.25; 1997, c.38, s.1; 2003, c.27, s.8; 2004, c.S-9.5, s.16; 2004, c.24, s.3; 2013, c.38, s.3
By-laws of municipality
11(1)In addition to any other powers given by this Act, a municipality may make by-laws for the following purposes:
(a) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(b) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(c) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(d) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(d.1) notwithstanding paragraph 7(3)(b), prescribing fees to be charged for the use of recreational or sports facilities provided by the municipality;
(d.2) notwithstanding paragraph 7(3)(b), prescribing fees to be charged for the participation in recreational or sports programs provided by the municipality;
(e) regulating and licensing the owners and operators of taxi cabs within the municipality, fixing a schedule of minimum fees, maximum fees or minimum and maximum fees to be charged by them and prescribing a schedule of licence fees to be paid by them;
(e.1) permitting or prohibiting the operation of retail businesses on the weekly day of rest, provided that the weekly day of rest is not also a prescribed day of rest under the Days of Rest Act, and establishing hours during which retail businesses may operate on the weekly day of rest;
(f) regulating and licensing transient traders;
(g) prohibiting or regulating the sale by retail and the possession and discharge within the municipality of spring guns, air pistols and air rifles; defining the meaning of the words “spring guns”, “air pistols” and “air rifles” as used in the by-law; licensing persons to sell the same at retail to any person upon such terms and conditions as such by-law may prescribe; requiring every person owning or possessing spring guns, air rifles or air pistols to register the same and to obtain a permit therefor; authorizing the seizure and disposal of spring guns, air rifles and air pistols had or kept in contravention of such by-law;
(h) regulating and licensing exhibitions of natural or artificial curiosity, circuses, outdoor musical concerts and other shows or exhibitions for hire or profit, and for granting or refusing to issue any such licence or to issue any such licence on any condition as in the discretion of the council may be necessary;
(i) regulating and licensing billiard rooms and pool rooms, bowling alleys, dance halls, and other places of amusement;
(j) regulating and licensing the erection and use of bill boards or advertising boards and for fixing the fees to be paid in relation thereto;
(j.1) prohibiting the use of overhanging signs and prescribing the time within which an overhanging sign is to be removed;
(j.2) requiring commercial signs to be displayed in both official languages;
(k) regulating and licensing automatic vending machines, problem punch boards or other automatic machines, instruments, contrivances, devices or games;
(l) regulating or prohibiting within the municipality or any defined area thereof the making of noise likely to cause a public nuisance or otherwise disturb inhabitants;
(l.01) Repealed: 2004, c.S-9.5, s.16
(l.1) subject to the Real Property Tax Act, providing for the collection of the tax imposed by the municipality under paragraph 5(2)(a) of the Real Property Tax Act and the penalties with respect to such tax, where the municipality has notified the Minister of Finance under subsection 6(2) of the Real Property Tax Act.
(m) Repealed: 1985, c.A-7.11, s.41
Special meeting of council
11(2)Except by unanimous consent of all the members present, a council shall not at a special meeting consider any business except that specified in the notice of the meeting.
1966, c.20, s.12; 1968, c.41, s.2; 1972, c.49, s.3; 1976, c.40, s.2; 1981, c.52, s.1.2; 1985, c.A-7.11, s.41; 1989, c.27, s.1; 1996, c.46, s.25; 1997, c.38, s.1; 2003, c.27, s.8; 2004, c.S-9.5, s.16; 2004, c.24, s.3; 2013, c.38, s.3
By-laws of municipality
11(1)In addition to any other powers given by this Act, a municipality may make by-laws for the following purposes:
(a) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(b) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(c) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(d) Repealed: 2003, c.27, s.8
(d.1) notwithstanding paragraph 7(3)(b), prescribing fees to be charged for the use of recreational or sports facilities provided by the municipality;
(d.2) notwithstanding paragraph 7(3)(b), prescribing fees to be charged for the participation in recreational or sports programs provided by the municipality;
(e) regulating and licensing the owners and operators of taxi cabs within the municipality, fixing a schedule of minimum fees, maximum fees or minimum and maximum fees to be charged by them and prescribing a schedule of licence fees to be paid by them;
(e.1) permitting or prohibiting the operation of retail businesses on the weekly day of rest, provided that the weekly day of rest is not also a prescribed day of rest under the Days of Rest Act, and establishing hours during which retail businesses may operate on the weekly day of rest;
(f) regulating and licensing transient traders;
(g) prohibiting or regulating the sale by retail and the possession and discharge within the municipality of spring guns, air pistols and air rifles; defining the meaning of the words “spring guns”, “air pistols” and “air rifles” as used in the by-law; licensing persons to sell the same at retail to any person upon such terms and conditions as such by-law may prescribe; requiring every person owning or possessing spring guns, air rifles or air pistols to register the same and to obtain a permit therefor; authorizing the seizure and disposal of spring guns, air rifles and air pistols had or kept in contravention of such by-law;
(h) regulating and licensing exhibitions of natural or artificial curiosity, circuses, outdoor musical concerts and other shows or exhibitions for hire or profit, and for granting or refusing to issue any such licence or to issue any such licence on any condition as in the discretion of the council may be necessary;
(i) regulating and licensing billiard rooms and pool rooms, bowling alleys, dance halls, and other places of amusement;
(j) regulating and licensing the erection and use of bill boards or advertising boards and for fixing the fees to be paid in relation thereto;
(j.1) prohibiting the use of overhanging signs and prescribing the time within which an overhanging sign is to be removed;
(k) regulating and licensing automatic vending machines, problem punch boards or other automatic machines, instruments, contrivances, devices or games;
(l) regulating or prohibiting within the municipality or any defined area thereof the making of noise likely to cause a public nuisance or otherwise disturb inhabitants;
(l.01) Repealed: 2004, c.S-9.5, s.16
(l.1) subject to the Real Property Tax Act, providing for the collection of the tax imposed by the municipality under paragraph 5(2)(a) of the Real Property Tax Act and the penalties with respect to such tax, where the municipality has notified the Minister of Finance under subsection 6(2) of the Real Property Tax Act.
(m) Repealed: 1985, c.A-7.11, s.41
Special meeting of council
11(2)Except by unanimous consent of all the members present, a council shall not at a special meeting consider any business except that specified in the notice of the meeting.
1966, c.20, s.12; 1968, c.41, s.2; 1972, c.49, s.3; 1976, c.40, s.2; 1981, c.52, s.1.2; 1985, c.A-7.11, s.41; 1989, c.27, s.1; 1996, c.46, s.25; 1997, c.38, s.1; 2003, c.27, s.8; 2004, c.S-9.5, s.16; 2004, c.24, s.3