CPA · Municipal Government Act
Part 4 — Formation, Fundamental Changes and Dissolution Division 1 General Criteria
130 Viability review
(a) undertake a viability review, and
(b) after completing the viability review, hold a vote of the
electors of the municipality on the proposed dissolution.
(2) The Minister may undertake a viability review in respect of a
municipality if
(a) the Minister receives a re quest for a viability review from
the council of the municipality,
(b) the Minister receives a sufficient petition requesting a
viability review from electors of the municipality numbering
at least 30% of the municipality's population or, in the case
of a summer village, a sufficient petition requesting the
review from a number of the electors of the summer village
equal to at least 50% of the number of summer village
residences in the summer village, or
(c) the Minister believes a viability review is warranted.
RSA 2000
(3) A viability review must be conducted in a manner determined
by the Minister.
(4) If the Minister receives a request in accordance with subsection
(2)(a) or a sufficient petition in accordance with subsection (2)(b)
and in the Minister's opinion a process other than a viability review
is more appropriate, the Minister may require that that process be
undertaken instead of undertaking a viability review.
RSA 2000 cM-26 s130;2013 c9 s2;2016 c24 s14