320. The clerk or clerk-treasurer who ascertains that the term of a member of the council has ended by reason of his failure to attend sittings of the council, his disqualification, the nullity of his election or his ouster from office, shall notify in writing the Commission municipale du Québec as soon as possible.
The Commission shall, after inquiry, ascertain whether or not the term of office has ended. It shall transmit, at the same time, a copy of its decision to the municipality and to the member concerned.
The Commission may, even though it has not been notified as required by the first paragraph, act in accordance with the second paragraph.
Where the Commission ascertains that the term has ended pursuant to the second or third paragraph of section 318, it shall attach a notice reproducing sections 321 to 328 to the copy of its decision.
1987, c. 57, s. 320; 1999, c. 25, s. 28; 2021, c. 312021, c. 31, s. 1321.