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NEWFOUNDLAND AND

LABRADOR

REGULATION 15/25

Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs Notice

under the

Executive Council Act

(O.C. 2021-044)

(Filed February 3, 2025)

Under the authority of

section 5 of the Executive Council Act , the Lieutenant-Governor in Council gives the following Notice.

Dated at St. Johns, January 31, 2025.

Krista Quinlan

Clerk of the Executive Council

NOTICE

Analysis

Short title

Definitions

Departmental structure

Registrar General

Powers and duties of the minister

Administration of Acts

Repeal

Schedule A

Schedule B

Schedule C

Short title

This Notice may be cited as the Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs Notice .

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Definitions

In this Notice

(a)

"department" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, the Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs; and

(b)

"minister" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, the Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs.

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Departmental structure

(1)The department was created by Order in Council 2021-044.

(2) The department is presided over by the minister.

(3) The department consists of one branch, as follows:

(

a) Municipal Affairs.

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Registrar General

(1)The minister is appointed the Registrar General under subsection 4(2) of the Executive Council Act .

(2) The minister has the powers, duties and functions of the Registrar General under subsection 4(3) of the Executive Council Act.

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Powers and duties of the minister

The powers, functions and duties of the minister include the supervision, control and direction of all matters relating to

(

a) municipal affairs, with the exception of

municipal infrastructure; and

(

b) provincial affairs,

which are not, or in so far as they are not, the responsibility of another minister, agency, body, corporation, board, organization or person.

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Administration of Acts

(1)The minister has sole responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in

Schedule A and of all orders and regulations passed or made under those Acts, including those powers, functions or duties necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of those Acts.

(2) The minister and the minister of the departments indicated in Schedules B and C share responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in Schedules B and C and of the orders and regulations passed or made under those Acts, including those powers, functions or duties necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of those Acts.

(3) The minister has primary responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in

Schedule B and secondary responsibility for the administration of the Act set out in

Schedule C.

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Repeal

The Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment

Notice , Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 97/19, is repealed.

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Schedule A

Assessment Act, 2006

Avian Emblem Act

City of Corner Brook

Act

City of Mount

Pearl

Act

City of St. Johns

Act

City of St. John's

Municipal Taxation Act

Coat of Arms Act

Commemoration Day Act

Crown Corporations Local Taxation Act

Evacuated Communities Act, 2016

Floral Emblem Act

Mineral Emblem Act

Municipal Affairs Act

Municipal Authorities Amendment Act, 1991

Municipal Conduct Act

Municipal Elections Act

Provincial Anthem Act

Provincial Flag Act

Regional Service Boards Act, 2012

Remembrance Day Act

St. John

Centennial Foundation Act

St. John

s Municipal Council Parks Act

Standard Time Act

Towns and Local Service Districts Act

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Schedule B

Building Standards Act (with Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador)

Taxation of Utilities and Cable Television Companies Act (with Finance)

Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000 (with Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador)

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Schedule C

Family Homes Expropriation Act (with Transportation and Infrastructure)

Housing Act (with Minister of Housing)

Housing Association Loans Act (with Minister of Housing)

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