31.4. A person who was a member of the council of the former municipality and who becomes a member of the council of the new municipality may not receive an allowance mentioned in section 30.1 or 31, in respect of any period of time during which the person was a member of the council of the former municipality, until the person ceases to be a member of the council of the new municipality.
Subject to section 31.5, the amount of the allowance provided for in section 31, the payment of which is deferred under the first paragraph, shall be established, in respect of any period of time during which the person was a member of the council of the former municipality, on the basis of the remuneration received from the former municipality.