428. The Government may, by order, divide, annex or amalgamate regional school boards.
Such division, annexation or amalgamation shall be effected following a resolution by each regional school board concerned.
Such a resolution shall not be valid until after thirty days have elapsed following its publication.
Notice thereof shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec in the manner provided in section 40, and the division, annexation or amalgamation cannot be granted until fifteen days after the last publication of such notice.
The division, annexation or amalgamation shall not take effect for election purposes until the 1st of June following publication of the order in the Gazette officielle du Québec and the 1st of July for all other purposes, unless the Government has fixed another date.
R. S. 1964, c. 235, s. 473.