Naturist Legacy and the law

Naturist Legacy Inc. and Naturist Legacy Park are subject to many provincial laws and regulations.

117(2) Every director and officer of a corporation shall comply with this Act and the regulations, the articles and by-laws, and any unanimous shareholder agreement.

117(3) Subject to subsection 140(5), no provision in a contract, the articles, the by-laws or a resolution relieves a director or officer from the duty to act in accordance with this Act or the regulations or relieves him from liability for a breach thereof.

This excerpt is from Manitoba's Corporations Act as it appeared on January 1, 2020. See also Manitoba's Corporations Regulation (PDF).

6(1) No person shall construct, install, site, locate, replace, expand or modify an onsite wastewater management system, pit privy, pail privy or vault privy in whole or in part, except in compliance with this regulation.

This excerpt is from Manitoba's Onsite Wastewater Management Systems Regulation (PDF) as it appeared on January 1, 2020.

1 In this regulation

"campground" means a tract or parcel of land accessible by road, on which persons are permitted to erect or park camping units, but does not include a mobile home park;
"camping unit" includes a tent, vehicle or trailer equipped with sleeping facilities....

This excerpt is from Manitoba's Campgrounds Regulation (PDF) as it appeared on January 1, 2020.

3 Every public water supplier and semi-public water supplier must comply with the drinking water quality standards specified in the regulations.

7(1) No person shall

(a) construct or begin construction of; or
(b) alter;

a public water system or a semi-public water system except under the authority of a permit to do so issued by the director in accordance with the regulations.

8(2) No person shall operate a semi-public water system unless the person holds a current operating licence for the water system issued by the director in accordance with the regulations.

These excerpts are from Manitoba's Drinking Water Safety Act as it appeared on January 1, 2020.

3(1) A person applying for a permit to construct or alter a water system must provide the following to the director:

(a) a completed application in a form satisfactory to the director;
(b) in the case of a public water system, unless otherwise specified by the director, a design brief, project specifications and a copy of the engineering design plans;
(c) in the case of a semi-public water system, if required by the director, a design brief and a copy of the engineering design plans or schematic drawings.

8 A person applying for an operating licence for a water system must provide, to the director, a completed application in a form satisfactory to the director.

14(1) Within 60 days before the expiry of an operating licence, the licence holder may apply for renewal of an operating licence, by providing, to the director, a completed application in a form satisfactory to the director.

These excerpts are from Manitoba's Drinking Water Safety Regulation (PDF) as it appeared on January 1, 2020.

3 No person shall construct or alter a swimming pool or other water recreational facility without first registering it with the regulating authority by completing and filing a registration form approved by the minister and by submitting the specifications and drawings required by that form.

4(2) No person shall construct a swimming pool or other water recreational facility that does not meet the requirements of this regulation or conform to the design and specifications submitted to the regulating authority under section 3.

5(3) No person shall operate a swimming pool or other water recreational facility unless they hold a valid and subsisting annual operating permit issued by a public health inspector under this section.

These excerpts are from Manitoba's Swimming Pools and Other Water Recreational Facilities Regulation (PDF) as it appeared on January 1, 2020.

2.14.2 An application for a development permit is required for the following:

(a) The erection or construction or placement of any building, structure or mobile home, except fences and ornamental light standards and those buildings less than 150 square feet in area....

This excerpt is from the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead's Zoning By-law No. 1688 as it appeared on January 1, 2020.

3.1 This by-law applies to the design, construction, erection, placement and occupancy of new buildings and the alteration, reconstruction, demolition, removal, relocation, occupancy and change in occupancy of existing buildings.

4.2.3.1 An Occupancy Permit is required from the authority having jurisdiction for:

(a) the occupancy of any new building or structure or portion thereof except a single-family dwelling, a two-family dwelling or a multi-family dwelling without shared exit facilities...

This excerpt is from the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead's Building By-law No. 2134-14 as it appeared on January 1, 2020.

This explainer was written by John Kundert.

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