hordruma/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
Public Notice of Authorization
9. (1) If a council is considering whether to establish a casino or charity casino in an eligible municipality or on an eligible reserve, the council must submit the authorized referendum question specified in section 10 to its electors or to the members of the band, as the case may be. O. Reg. 347/00, s. 9 (1). (2) The council of an eligible municipality must submit the referendum question to the electors in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and this Regulation. O. Reg. 347/00, s. 9 (2). (3) The council of an eligible municipality must submit the referendum question to the electors when the regular election is held under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and while the municipality is an eligible municipality, and not before or after that election. O. Reg. 347/00, s. 9 (3). (4) The council of a band on an eligible reserve must submit the referendum question to the members of the band in accordance with subsections 8.1 (3), (4) and (5) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and any regulations made under that Act that relate to rights and duties under those subsections and in accordance with this Regulation. O. Reg. 347/00, s. 9 (4). (5) The council of a band on an eligible reserve must submit the referendum question to the band members on the same dates as the regular election held under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and while the reserve is an eligible reserve, and not before or after that election. O. Reg. 347/00, s. 9 (5). (6) If the referendum question is to be submitted to the members of a band, (a) the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 shall be read as if the First Nation were a municipality; (b) references in that Act to the council of a municipality shall be read as references to the council of the band; (c) references in that Act to the passing of a by-law shall be read as references to the authorization adopted by the council of the band; (d) references in that Act to the submission of a question to electors shall be read as references to the submission of a question to the members of the band; and (e) references in that Act to the clerk of a municipality shall be read as references to an administrator appointed by the council of the band to exercise the powers and perform the duties of such a clerk under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. O. Reg. 347/00, s. 9 (6). (7) Where the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 requires that notice be given to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the council shall also give notice to the Chair of Management Board of Cabinet. O. Reg. 347/00, s. 9 (7).