2. Population: In this Regulation, the population of a municipality is the figure registered at the last census recognized as valid by an Order of the Government and published in the Gazette officielle du Québec in conformity with section 29 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O-9) and the provisions of the charters of all towns and city municipalities.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. Q-2, r. 14, s. 2; S.Q., 1988, c. 19, s. 274.