Second Session, 45th General Assembly

54 Elizabeth II, 2005

BILL 15

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CITY OF CORNER BROOK ACT, THE CITY OF MOUNT PEARL ACT, THE MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1999 AND THE ST. JOHN'S ASSESSMENT ACT

Received and Read the First Time

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

HONOURABLE JACK BYRNE

Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Bill is to amend the City of Corner Brook Act , the City of Mount Pearl Act , the Municipalities Act, 1999 and the St. John's Assessment Act to allow the minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs to establish limits on the water and sewage taxes that may be assessed against properties on which there are schools, hospitals and Crown owned buildings.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CITY OF CORNER BROOK ACT, THE CITY OF MOUNT PEARL ACT, THE MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1999 AND THE ST. JOHN'S ASSESSMENT ACT

Analysis

CITY OF CORNER BROOK ACT

1. S.155.1 Added

Regulation re: water and sewer tax

CITY OF MOUNT PEARL ACT

2. S.154.1 Added

Regulation re: water and sewer tax

MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1999

3. S.131 Amdt.

Method of taxation

ST. JOHN'S ASSESSMENT ACT

4. S.22.1 Added

Regulation re: water tax

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

CITY OF CORNER BROOK ACT

RSNL1990 cC-15 as amended

1. The City of Corner Brook Act is amended by adding immediately after

section 155 the following:

Regulation re: water and sewer tax

155.1 Notwithstanding sections 154 and 155, the minister may make regulations to establish a water and sewage tax rate applicable to and a maximum allowable amount of water and sewage tax payable by the owner of real property located inside or outside the city that is connected to the water system or sewage system of the city or to both where that real property is the location of a

(

a) school operated under the Schools Act, 1997 ;

(

b) scheduled hospital as defined in the Hospitals Act ; and

(

c) building owned by the Crown,

and a tax rate imposed in accordance with this

section shall be considered to have been imposed, with the necessary changes, under sections 154 and 155.

CITY OF MOUNT PEARL ACT

RSNL1990 cC-16 as amended

2. The City of Mount Pearl Act is amended by adding immediately after

section 154 the following:

Regulation re: water and sewer tax

154.1 Notwithstanding sections 153 and 154, the minister may make regulations to establish a water and sewage tax rate applicable to and a maximum allowable amount of water and sewage tax payable by the owner of real property located inside or outside the city that is connected to the water system or sewage system of the city or to both where that real property is the location of a

(

a) school operated under the Schools Act, 1997 ;

(

b) scheduled hospital as defined in the Hospitals Act ; and

(

c) building owned by the Crown,

and a tax rate imposed in accordance with this

section shall be considered to have been imposed, with the necessary changes, under sections 153 and 154.

MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1999

SNL1999 cM-24

as amended

Section 131 of the Municipalities Act, 1999 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (7) the following:

(8) Notwithstanding

section 130 and subsections (1), (2) and (7), the minister may make regulations to establish a water and sewage tax rate applicable to and a maximum allowable amount of water and sewage tax payable by the owner of real property located inside or outside a municipality that is connected to the water system or sewage system of that municipality or to both where that real property is the location of a

(

a) school operated under the Schools Act, 1997 ;

(

b) scheduled hospital as defined in the Hospitals Act ; and

(

c) building owned by the Crown,

and a tax rate imposed in accordance with this subsection shall be considered to have been imposed, with the necessary changes, under sections 130 and subsections (1), (2) and (7).

ST. JOHN'S ASSESSMENT ACT

RSNL1990 cS-1

as amended

4. The St. John's Assessment Act is amended by adding immediately after

section 22 the following:

Regulation re: water tax

22.1 Notwithstanding

section 22, the minister may make regulations to establish a water tax rate applicable to and a maximum allowable amount of water tax payable by the owner of real property located inside or outside the city that is connected to the water system of the city where that real property is the location of a

(

a) school operated under the Schools Act, 1997 ;

(

b) scheduled hospital as defined in the Hospitals Act ; and

(

c) building owned by the Crown,

and a tax rate imposed in accordance with this

section shall be considered to have been imposed, with the necessary changes, under

section 22.

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