287. If, on 1 April in any year, the total amount allocated to the operating budget of an institution has not been communicated to the institution by the board of directors under the second paragraph of section 285 or by the agency under the first paragraph of section 286, as the case may be, one-quarter of the budget for the preceding fiscal year shall be renewed at the beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year and shall remain in force until it is replaced by the total amount allocated to the budget for the fiscal year concerned.
1991, c. 42, s. 287; 2005, c. 32, s. 227.