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MHHS Minimum Housing and Health Standards

MHHS · Municipal Government Act

Part 1 — Purposes, Powers and Capacity of Municipalities

6 Natural person powers

Current to 2026-05-14 · Official PDF

A municipality has natural person powers, except to the extent
that they are limited by this or any other enactment.
1994 cM-26.1 s6

RSA 2000
May, 2026
notice of proposed, 116(1)(b),
120, 121
principles, standards and criteria,
120.1
reports, 120.1, 123-124
utilities agreements continuance,
127.1
annual budgets
adoption of, 248.1
definition of, 241(a.02)
annual financial statements. See
financial statements
Appeal, Court of. See Court of
Appeal
appeals procedure bylaws, 8(1)(d)
application of Act
conflicts and inconsistencies, 2(2),
10, 13
approvals. See licences, permits or
approvals
Aquatera Utilities Inc. Regulation,
603.1(3.1)
aqueducts
assessment and taxation, 298(1)(e),
351(1)(a)
Aqueduct Utilities Corporation
Regulation, 603.1(3.1)
ARB. See assessment review boards
(ARB)
Arbitration Act
amalgamation compensation, 111(c)
annexation compensation, 127(1)(a)
intermunicipal collaboration
agreements, 708.35(6)-(9)
public works affecting land
compensation, 534(9)
arbitration for intermunicipal
collaboration, 708.34-708.52.
See also intermunicipal
collaboration, arbitration
area redevelopment plans, 634-638,
647
acquisition of land, 635(a)(iv)
ALSA regional plans, 618.3
bylaws for planning, requirements,
692
community revitalization levy (See
community revitalization levy)
consistency of plans, 618.3(2), 638
contents of plans, 634, 635
definition of redevelopment area,
616(x)
effect of plans, 637
establishment, 634(1)(b)
expropriation for, 14(2)(b)
listing and publishing of policies,
638.2
notice and public participation, 636,
692(1)-(2)
parks and recreation, 635(a)(iv)
preparation of plans, 636
purposes, 634(1)(a)
redevelopment levy, 647, 649
bylaw contents, 647(1), 649
continuance, 647(3)
designated officer role, 634(1)(d)
development classes, 647(5)
provision for, 634(1)(c)-(d)
purposes, 647(2)
regulations, 694(4)
schools, 647(2), 647(6)
subdivision approval agreement,
655(b)(iv)
times imposed, 647(4)
schools, 635(a)(iv), 647(2), 647(6)
statutory plans generally (See

statutory plans)
area structure plans, 633, 636-638
ALSA regional plans, 618.3
bylaw establishing, 633(1)
bylaws for planning, requirements,
692
consistency of plans, 618.3(2), 638
contents of plans, 633(2)
effect of plans, 637
listing and publishing of policies,
638.2
notice, 636
preparation, 636
public participation, 636
statutory plans generally (See
statutory plans)
subdivision approvals, 653(4.1)
armed forces base
municipal authority definition
includes, 602.01(1)(g)