Provision of services by municipality
7(1)A municipality may provide any of the services contained in the First Schedule.
7(2)Subject to the
Police Act, a municipality shall provide the service of police protection.
7(3)Where a municipality carries out any of the powers or provides any of the services under this Act it
(b)
shall pay the costs of, and
(c)
subject to the
Motor Vehicle Act may make by-laws with respect to,
such powers and services.
7(4)Without restricting the generality of any powers given under this Act, a municipality in providing any service may
(a)
acquire land or an interest in land that is adjacent to the municipality and use the land to provide the service;
(b)
enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities or rural communities or with any person, including the Crown, whereby the cost and use of the service may be shared by the parties to the agreement;
(c)
enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities or rural communities or with any person, including the Crown, to provide for the joint acquisition, ownership, development, extension, management or operation of services that may be provided by municipalities under this Act; and
(d)
enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities or rural communities or with the owner of a sewerage or water works providing
(i)
for the disposal or treatment of sewage, and
(ii)
for payment of compensation for use of the sewerage or water works.
7(5)Subject to any other law regulating the distribution of natural gas in the Province, a municipality may enter into an agreement with a distributor of natural gas respecting the use of the property of the municipality and any other matter associated with the construction or operation of a natural gas distribution system.
7(6)A municipality may participate in an airport commission and may enter into an agreement for that purpose.
1966, c.20, s.7; 1972, c.49, s.2; 1973, c.60, s.1; 1978, c.41, s.1; 1982, c.43, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.18; 2005, c.7, s.49