6 (1) The Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk and the City of Nanticoke are dissolved on January 1, 2001.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (1). Rights and duties (2) On January 1, 2001, the town stands in the place of the divided municipalities with respect to matters that are within the town’s jurisdiction.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (2). Same (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), (a) the town has every power and duty of a divided municipality under any general or special Act, in respect of the part of the municipal area to which the power or duty applied on December 31, 2000; and (b) all the assets and liabilities of the divided municipalities on December 31, 2000 that are allocated to the town under section 34, including all rights, interests, approvals, status, registrations, entitlements and contractual benefits and obligations, become assets and liabilities of the town on January 1, 2001, without compensation.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (3). Exception, re debentures (4) The town and the Town of Norfolk jointly stand in the place of The Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk with respect to debentures issued by the regional municipality on which the principal remains unpaid on December 31, 2000.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (4). Same (5) The town and the Town of Norfolk are jointly and severally liable to make payments required under the debentures, including the payment of any related debt charges that are payable on or after January 1, 2001.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (5). Exception, landfill site (6) On January 1, 2001, the town and the Town of Norfolk become joint owners, without compensation, of the landfill site known as the Tom Howe landfill site that is owned by The Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk on December 31, 2000.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (6). Exception, emergency powers (7) Until the town council elected in the 2000 regular election is organized, each divided municipality continues to have the powers it possesses on December 31, 2000, for the purpose of dealing with emergencies in the municipal area.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (7). By-laws and resolutions (8) Every by-law or resolution of a divided municipality that is in force on December 31, 2000 in respect of a part of the municipal area shall be deemed to be a by-law or resolution of the town council on January 1, 2001 and remains in force, in respect of the part of the municipal area to which it applied on December 31, 2000, until it expires or is repealed or amended to provide otherwise.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (8). Official plans (9) Every official plan of a divided municipality that is in force on December 31, 2000 in respect of a part of the municipal area shall be deemed to be an official plan of the town on January 1, 2001 and remains in force, in respect of the part of the municipal area to which it applied on December 31, 2000, until it is revoked or amended to provide otherwise.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (9). Effect of this section (10) Nothing in this section authorizes the repeal or amendment of a by-law or resolution conferring rights, privileges, franchises, immunities or exemptions if the old municipality could not repeal or amend, as the case may be, the by-law or resolution.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (10). Employees of divided municipalities (11) A person who is an employee of a divided municipality on December 31, 2000 and who would, but for this Act, still be an employee of the divided municipality on January 1, 2001 is entitled to be an employee of the town, the Town of Norfolk or a local board of one of them on January 1, 2001.  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (11). Same (12) A person’s employment with a divided municipality shall be deemed not to have been terminated for any purpose by anything in subsection (11).  1999, c. 14, Sched. B, s. 6 (12). Local Boards