536. Until the budget and, as the case may be, the by-laws and resolutions contemplated in section 534 are in force, the clerk of the municipal corporation or municipality may issue certificates of availability of funds as if, on 1 January 1980, one-half of the budget of the preceding fiscal period were adopted.
In the case of the cities of Montréal and Québec, for the purposes of the first paragraph, three-quarters of the budget of the preceding fiscal period are deemed to have been adopted on 1 January 1980.
In the case of a municipal corporation or municipality for which there was no budget during the municipal fiscal period begun in 1979, the Minister may establish the amount of funds which are deemed to be available.