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Withdrawal and Delegation of Minister's Authority - Regional Municipality of Niagara and Various Local Municipalities

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O. Reg. 485/99: WITHDRAWAL AND DELEGATION OF MINISTER'S AUTHORITY - REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA AND VARIOUS LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES"

O. Reg. 485/99: WITHDRAWAL AND DELEGATION OF MINISTER'S AUTHORITY - REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA AND VARIOUS LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, Under: Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13

Planning Act
Loi sur l’aménagement du territoire

ONTARIO REGULATION 485/99

WITHDRAWAL AND DELEGATION OF MINISTER’S AUTHORITY — REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA AND VARIOUS LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

Consolidation Period: From October 15, 1999 to the e-Laws currency date.

No amendments.

This Regulation is made in English only.

1. In this Regulation,

“Minister’s authority” means the Minister’s authority to give approval under section 51 of the Act, as it existed immediately before March 28, 1995, continued by section 74.1 of the Act with respect to,

(a) applications for approval of plans of subdivision whose file numbers are set out in Schedules 1 to 3, and

(b) applications for approval or exemption of condominium descriptions under section 50 of the Condominium Act whose file numbers are set out in Schedule 4. O. Reg. 485/99, s. 1.

2. The delegation of the Minister’s authority to the council of The Regional Municipality of Niagara under Ontario Regulations 475/83 and 476/83 is withdrawn. O. Reg. 485/99, s. 2.

3. (1) The Minister’s authority with respect to the applications whose file numbers are listed in Schedule 1 is delegated to the council of the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. O. Reg. 485/99, s. 3 (1).

(2) The Minister’s authority with respect to the applications whose file numbers are listed in Schedule 2 is delegated to the council of the Town of Grimsby. O. Reg. 485/99, s. 3 (2).

(3) The Minister’s authority with respect to the applications whose file numbers are listed in Schedule 3 is delegated to the council of the City of Niagara Falls. O. Reg. 485/99, s. 3 (3).

(4) The Minister’s authority with respect to the applications whose file numbers are listed in Schedule 4 is delegated to the council of the City of Niagara Falls. O. Reg. 485/99, s. 3 (4).

4. (1) If any of the Minister’s authority delegated to a council is in turn subdelegated by the council to a committee of council or an appointed officer under subsection 5 (1) of the Act, the council shall forward to the Minister a certified copy of the delegating by-law within 15 days of its passing. O. Reg. 485/99, s. 4 (1).

(2) The delegation of authority set out in this Regulation is not terminated by reason only that subsection (1) is not complied with. O. Reg. 485/99, s. 4 (2).

5. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 485/99, s. 5.

SCHEDULE 1
TOWN OF NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE

Subdivisions

26T-87008

26T-89021

26T-94004

26T-95005

O. Reg. 485/99, Sched. 1.

SCHEDULE 2
TOWN OF GRIMSBY

Subdivisions

26T-86039

26T-88014

26T-89029

26T-94002

26T-95012

O. Reg. 485/99, Sched. 2.

SCHEDULE 3
CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS

Subdivisions

26T-87010

26T-89022

26T-89038

26T-90003

26T-92003

26T-92015

26T-93008

26T-93011

26T-94001

26T-94009

O. Reg. 485/99, Sched. 3.

SCHEDULE 4
CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS

Condominiums

26CD-88008

26CD-91003

26CD-92001

O. Reg. 485/99, Sched. 4.