This Act lays down the discipline of local governance in New Brunswick; clarifies legal status, purposes and powers of local governments, including issuing of licenses. Chapter 3 concerns incorporation and adjustments, dissolution and first election. Chapter 4 concerns composition of council, power and duties of mayors and councilors. Chapter 5 vacancies and elections. Chapter 6 council meetings. Chapter 7 officers and employs. Chapter 8 conflict of interest. Chapter 10 concerns services provided in a rural community or regional municipality; among services the Act identifies land-use planning services including the enforcement of zoning regulations, rural plan regulations and rural plan by-laws made or adopted under the Community Planning Act. Under Chapter 11 local governments that provide water and wastewater disposal services or operates a utility for either of those purposes may establish a commission to provide those services or operate those utilities on its behalf; shall annually submit to the Minister the budget; charge the users; etc. Local governments may also provide gas and electricity. Chapter 12 states that local government on its own initiative, if the council considers it to be necessary or beneficial to part of the local government, or after being petitioned by at least two-thirds of the owners whose real property would benefit from the local improvement may make a by-law proposing a local improvement. Local improvement is a capital work that the council considers to be of greater benefit to an area of the local government than to the local government as a whole and for which the costs, in whole or in part, are charged against the real properties that receive the benefit. Other provisions concerns hazards and reporting system, enforcement and inspection, offences and penalties.
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