578. The corporation to which another corporation that is a party to the agreement has delegated its jurisdiction has all the powers necessary for the carrying out of the agreement, including the power to carry out work on the territory of the other corporation and to acquire and possess property in that territory.
Where the corporation to which the jurisdiction is delegated is a regional county municipality, it shall have, for the purposes of the agreement, all the powers of a local corporation, city or town, as the case may be, except that of making by-laws or levying taxes.
A regional county municipality referred to in the second paragraph may, however, pass any by-law that may be passed by a local municipality, required for the acquisition, establishment or operation of a property or service or for the carrying out of work provided for in the agreement.
Where a contract must be awarded in accordance with articles 935 and 936, the population to be taken into consideration is the combined population of the municipalities that are parties to the agreement.
1979, c. 83, s. 2; 1987, c. 102, s. 42; 1994, c. 33, s. 31; 1995, c. 34, s. 37.