Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act

Marginal note:By-laws respecting regional government

• 62.03 (1) The Council of the Cree Regional Authority may make by-laws respecting

  • (a) the regulation — for the protection of public health and safety — of buildings used for housing or for regional governance, including their construction, maintenance, repair and demolition;

  • (b) essential sanitation services — including water and sewer services, drainage and solid waste management — and health and hygiene in relation to those services and housing;

  • (c) the establishment, maintenance and operation of fire departments; and

  • (d) the protection of the environment, including natural resources, and the prevention of pollution.

• Marginal note:Minimum standards

  (2) Standards established in the by-laws in respect of a matter referred to in subsection (1) must be at least equivalent in their effect to any standards established by federal or provincial laws of general application in respect of the matter.