479. The Minister may, during or after the verification or investigation, order all or part of the powers and functions of a school service centre or of the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal to be suspended for a period not exceeding six months and appoint an administrator to exercise the functions and powers of the school service centre’s board of directors or of the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal that have been suspended.
The administrator may, subject to the rights of third persons in good faith, annul any decision made by the school service centre or by the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal under the powers which have been suspended.
The administrator may not be prosecuted for acts performed in good faith in the exercise of his functions.
The administrator shall, before the date set for the expiration of his term of office and of any extension, submit to the Minister, within the time limit determined by the Minister, a report of his findings, together with his recommendations. The report must contain any information required by the Minister.
After examining the administrator’s report, the Minister may extend the period provided for in the first paragraph for one or more periods not exceeding 120 days.
1988, c. 84, s. 479; 1990, c. 78, s. 54; 2002, c. 75, s. 31; 2016, c. 262016, c. 26, s. 561; 2020, c. 1, ss. 163 and 312; 2022, c. 172022, c. 17, s. 921.