10. A corporation may accept the delegation of any power from the Government, a minister of the Government or any agency or body of the Government, where the law allows such a delegation, and exercise that power.
The council of the regional county municipality shall, if it wishes to accept such a delegation, adopt a resolution by which it expresses its intention to do so. Notwithstanding the letters patent of the regional county municipality, the resolution must be adopted by the majority vote of two-thirds of the members of the council or, in the case of a power which, under a legislative provision, may be exercised only by a regional county municipality, by the affirmative vote of a number of members representing not less than 75 % of the population of the regional county municipality. Copy of the resolution must be sent by registered mail to each corporation whose territory forms part of that of the regional county municipality, including cities and towns.
The council of the regional county municipality may, not less than 90 days after service of the resolution referred to in the second paragraph, accept the delegation. Notwithstanding the letters patent of the regional county municipality, the resolution by which the delegation is accepted must be adopted by the majority vote applicable under the second paragraph.
1980, c. 34, s. 1; 1987, c. 102, s. 40; 1989, c. 46, s. 14; 1991, c. 32, s. 169.