51. If, immediately before the reorganization of the city whose territory corresponds to the urban agglomeration, an urban agglomeration power is exercised by a municipal body under an agreement entered into by the city, the agreement is maintained as if all the related municipalities were party to it, and the acts performed by the central municipality under the agreement are deemed to be performed in the exercise of the urban agglomeration power.
For the purposes of the first paragraph and of section 52, “municipal body” has the meaning assigned by section 307 of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (chapter E‐2.2), and also means a local municipality.