R-19 - Act to promote the regrouping of municipalities

Section 21 Disposition versions

1977-12-31

21. (1)  On a report by the Commission that it is necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of a municipality that the first general election be held earlier than the date fixed in the letters patent and that the municipality be subject to the control of the Commission, the Government may order that such first general election be held at the earlier date it fixes and that the municipality be subject to the control of the Commission.

(2)  The order in council provided for in subsection 1 shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec through the offices of the Minister. From the date of such publication, the municipality concerned becomes subject to the control of the Commission and the provisions of Division VIII of the Act respecting the Commission municipale (chapter C-35) applicable to municipalities apply mutatis mutandis to that municipality.

(3)  All proceedings of the council of the municipality concerned between the date of the order in council provided for in subsection 1 and the date of publication provided for in subsection 2 require the approval of the Commission.

1971, c. 53, s. 21; 1972, c. 47, s. 2.