NLR 83/01 - Town of Burin Order, 2001 under the Municipalities Act, 1999
Verify source ↗ AI-assisted research summary: This Order creates the Town of Burin, sets its boundaries, transfers Port au Bras assets and liabilities, and sets election and repeal timing.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 83/01 Town of Burin Order, 2001 under the Municipalities Act, 1999 (O.C. 2001-459) (Filed December 3, 2001 ) Under the authority of section 3 of the Municipalities Act, 1999, the Lieutenant Governor in Council makes the following Order. Dated at St. Johns , November 29, 2001 . Deborah E. Fry Clerk of the Executive Council ORDER Analysis 1. Short title 2. Boundaries 3. Assets and liabilities assumed 4. Election deferred 5. General election 6. Repeal 7. Effective date Schedule Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Town of Burin Order , 2001. Back to Top Boundaries 2. The communities, settlements and lands situated within the boundaries set out in the Schedule are amalgamated, annexed and established to be the Town of Burin . Back to Top Assets and liabilities assumed 3. All assets and liabilities of the Town of Port au Bras shall be assumed by the Town of Burin as established in this Order. Back to Top Election deferred 4. The General Elections scheduled for September 25, 2001 for the Town of Burin as established by Consolidated Newfoundland Regulation 95/96 and the Town of Port au Bras as established by Consolidated Newfoundland Regulation 345/96 are deferred. Back to Top General election 5. (1) Notwithstanding section 4, the General Election for the Town of Burin as established in this Order shall take place on September 25, 2001 . (2) A council elected under subsection (1) (a) shall consist of 7 persons (i) 6 councillors elected at large, and (ii) a mayor to be elected in a separate mayoralty election; and (b) shall have control and management of the Town of Burin under the Municipalities Act, 1999. (3) The election of the council under subsection (1) shall have effect upon the coming into force of this Order. Back to Top Repeal 6. The Town of Burin Order , Consolidated Newfoundland Regulation 95/96 and the Town of Port au Bras Order , Consolidated Newfoundland Regulation 345/96 are repealed. Back to Top Effective date 7. This Order shall come into force on January 1, 2002 . Back to Top Schedule Beginning at a point on the high water mark of Burin Inlet, that point being the mouth of a small brook having NAD 83 MTM co-ordinates north 5,217,501.2 metres and east 364,966.2 metres; Then north 31 ° west 1,150 metres, more or less, to a point; Then north 50 ° west 1,550 metres, more or less, to a point; Then north 88 ° east 4,400 metres, more or less, to a point; Then south 31 ° 40' east 5,493 metres, more or less, to a point; Then south 76 ° 3' east 2,000 metres, more or less, to a point at the mouth of a small brook on the high water mark of the northwestern extremity of Western Head, that point having NAD 83 MTM co-ordinates north 5,214,479.1 metres and east 372,411 metres; Then following the sinuosities of the shoreline passing Western Head, Port au Bras, Little Burin Harbour, Neck Point, Longcove Point, to a point at the mouth of the river flowing from Salt Pond; Then crossing the mouth of that river and continuing along the shoreline to the point of beginning. All bearings refer to grid north and as with distances given are subject to approximation as delineated on the 1:2500 mapping. ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer