976. Before 1 March every year, the secretary-treasurer of the regional county municipality, with the approval of the council thereof, must apportion among all the local municipalities concerned the sums payable to the regional county municipality for the current fiscal year under either municipal orders or former apportionments in force. He must, before the same date, transmit a certified true copy of the apportionment to the office of each local municipality.
On sufficient proof that it is impossible to make the apportionment or to transmit copy thereof before 1 March, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Sports and Recreation may allow the apportionment or transmission to be made before such later date as he may fix.
Whenever a new sum of money is required by the regional county municipality after the period fixed by this article, a fresh apportionment must be made and transmitted in the same manner by the secretary-treasurer.
This article applies subject to any by-law adopted under section 205.1 of the Act respecting land use planning and development (chapter A-19.1).
M.C. 1916, a. 682; 1975, c. 82, s. 29; 1982, c. 63, s. 55; 1991, c. 32, s. 176; 1996, c. 2, s. 401; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2003, c. 19, s. 250.