MHHS · Municipal Government Act
Part 15 — .1 or a bylaw or resolution under Part 17, after a proposed bylaw or resolution that is required to be advertised under this or another enactment has been advertised, the electors may submit a petition for a vote of the electors to determine whe
233 Council's duty on receiving certain petition
section does not apply to a petition under section 232 requesting an
amendment or repeal of a bylaw that council was required to pass
as a result of a vote of the electors.
(2) A petition under section 232 requesting an amendment or
repeal of a bylaw or resolution is not sufficient unless it is filed
with the chief administrative officer within 60 days after the day on
which that bylaw or resolution was passed or, where a bylaw under
section 226.1(1)(e) extends that period, within the extended period.
(3) Within 30 days after the day on which the chief administrative
officer declares a petition submitted under section 232 to be
sufficient, the council must give first reading to a bylaw dealing
with the subject-matter of the petition and any other related matters
the council considers necessary.
(4) If the bylaw is not required to be advertised under this or
another enactment, the council must
(a) within 30 days after the b ylaw receiving first reading pass
the bylaw, or
(b) fix a date that is within 9 0 days after the bylaw receives first
reading for a vote of the electors on the bylaw.
RSA 2000
Section 234 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT Chapter M-26
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(5) If the bylaw is required to be advertised under this or another
enactment, the council must
(a) ensure that the bylaw is advertised, or
(b) fix a date that is within 9 0 days after the bylaw receives first
reading for a vote of the electors on the bylaw.
(6) If the bylaw is advertised and a sufficient petition is not
received under section 231, the council must
(a) pass the bylaw within 30 da ys after the relevant time period
set out in section 231(3) or (4), or
(b) fix a date that is within 9 0 days after the relevant time
period set out in section 231(3) or (4) for a vote of the
electors on the bylaw.
(7) If the bylaw is advertised and a sufficient petition is received
under section 231, the council must either
(a) decide not to proceed with the proposed bylaw, or
(b) decide to proceed with the proposed bylaw and submit the
bylaw to a vote of the electors within 90 days after the chief
administrative officer declares the petition to be sufficient.
RSA 2000 cM-26 s233;2015 c8 s32