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A-19.1 - Act respecting land use planning and development

Section 201
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201. For an affirmative decision to be made by the council, a majority of the votes cast must be cast in the affirmative, and the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who cast the affirmative votes must be equal to more than half of the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who voted.
However, where the warden is elected in accordance with section 210.29.2 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O-9), the decision is negative only if the majority of the votes cast are cast in the negative and the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who cast the negative votes equals more than one-half of the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who voted.
For the purposes of the first and second paragraphs, the sole representative of a municipality is awarded the entire population of the municipality; each representative of the same municipality is awarded an equal share of the population of that municipality.
This section applies subject to section 197.
1979, c. 51, s. 201; 1987, c. 102, s. 30; 1993, c. 65, s. 82; 1997, c. 93, s. 41; 1998, c. 31, s. 7; 2001, c. 25, s. 6.
201. For a decision to be made by the council, a majority of the votes cast must be cast in the affirmative, and the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who cast the affirmative votes must be equal to more than half of the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who voted.
For the purposes of the first paragraph, the sole representive of a municipality is awarded the entire population of the municipality; each representive of the same municipality is awarded an equal share of the population of that municipality.
1979, c. 51, s. 201; 1987, c. 102, s. 30; 1993, c. 65, s. 82; 1997, c. 93, s. 41; 1998, c. 31, s. 7.
201. The decisions of the council are made on the basis of a majority of votes cast representing a majority of the total population of the municipalities whose territories form part of the territory of the regional county municipality.
However, any decision in respect of which only certain council members are qualified to take part in the deliberations and in the vote is made on the basis of a majority of votes cast representing a majority of the total population of the municipalities represented by those members.
For the purposes of the first two paragraphs, the sole representive of a municipality is awarded the entire population of the municipality; each representive of the same municipality is awarded an equal share of the population of that municipality.
1979, c. 51, s. 201; 1987, c. 102, s. 30; 1993, c. 65, s. 82; 1997, c. 93, s. 41.
201. Unless otherwise provided and subject to the order constituting the regional county municipality, the decisions of the council are taken by the majority vote of the members present.
Where a provision of this Act or of any general law or special Act requires that the vote of the members of the council represent a proportion of the total population in the regional county municipality, each representative of any municipality on the council shall be awarded the percentage of the population in the municipality obtained by dividing the total population by the number of representatives in that municipality.
1979, c. 51, s. 201; 1987, c. 102, s. 30; 1993, c. 65, s. 82.
201. Unless otherwise provided and subject to the letters patent, the decisions of the council of the regional county municipality are taken by the majority vote of the members present.
Where a provision of this Act or of any general law or special Act requires that the vote of the members of the council represent a proportion of the total population in the regional county municipality, each representative of any municipality on the council shall be awarded the percentage of the population in the municipality obtained by dividing the total population by the number of representatives in that municipality.
1979, c. 51, s. 201; 1987, c. 102, s. 30.
201. Unless otherwise provided and subject to the right of veto granted by the letters patent, the decisions of the council of the regional county municipality are taken by the majority of votes of the members present.
1979, c. 51, s. 201.
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