39. For the purpose of applying sections 303 to 306 and 357 to 362 of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (chapter E-2.2) and the other provisions of that Act related to those sections to the Regional Government council members who are also members of the council of one of the enclosed municipalities, the Regional Government is considered to be a municipal body within the meaning of section 307 of that Act. Any other member of the council who has a direct or indirect interest in an enterprise causing the member’s personal interest to conflict with that of the Regional Government must, on pain of forfeiture of office, disclose the interest in writing to the council and abstain from participating in any discussion or decision involving the enterprise in which the member has an interest or in any part of a meeting of the council during which the interest is discussed.