134. Where the council of the municipality affected by the annexation disapproves or fails to vote on the by-law, the by-law must be submitted for approval to the qualified voters of the territory concerned.
The Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (chapter E-2.2) applies for the purposes of the approval as if the by-law had been adopted by the council of the municipality affected by the annexation.
However, the duties of the clerk or secretary-treasurer provided for in section 133 and by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities shall be carried out by the person appointed for that purpose by the Minister of Municipal Affairs.
1988, c. 19, s. 134; 1993, c. 65, s. 38.