20. Not later than 120 days before the end of an agreement, all the municipalities party to it that wish to renew it may apply to the Government by resolution of each of them, setting out the reasons for the application, to bring into the agreement(1) a municipality not listed in Schedule I, where the number of persons residing in the territory of that municipality who are using the public transport service is such that it would be equitable to include the municipality in the agreement;
(2) another municipality if they are of the opinion that its inclusion is required in the interests of improved public transport service or lower operating costs.
The municipalities shall transmit the resolutions within 15 days of passage to the municipality they wish brought into the agreement. The latter municipality may apply to the Government, by a resolution setting out the reasons for the application, not to be brought into the agreement. It shall then transmit the resolution, within 15 days of passage, to the municipalities party to the agreement.
Not later than 120 days before the end of an agreement, a municipality party to it may, by by-law, apply to the Government to be left out of it on its renewal. It shall transmit the by-law within 15 days of passage to the other municipalities party to the agreement, and accompany the application to the Government with proof that the by-law has been so transmitted.