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
234 Petitions respecting public vote bylaws
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 public vote bylaw has no effect unless one year has
passed from the date that the public vote bylaw was passed.
(3) If a council receives a sufficient petition under section 232
requesting an amendment or repeal of a public vote bylaw and only
one to 3 years have passed from the date that the public vote bylaw
was passed, the council must, within 30 days after the day on
which the chief administrative officer declares the petition to be
sufficient,
(a) give first reading to a byl aw dealing with the subject-matter
of the petition and any other related matters the council
considers necessary, and
(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
(4) If council receives a sufficient petition under section 232
requesting an amendment or repeal of a public vote bylaw and
more than 3 years but less than 10 years have passed from the date
that the public vote bylaw was passed,
(a) the amendment or repeal mus t be treated as a bylaw that is
required to be advertised, and
(b) section 233(3), (5), (6) and (7) apply.
(5) If council receives a sufficient petition under section 232
requesting an amendment or repeal of a public vote bylaw and 10
or more years have passed from the date that the public vote bylaw
was passed, section 233(3) to (7) apply.
1994 cM-26.1 s234;1995 c24 s31