31.5. A person to whom the first paragraph of section 31.4 applies who ceases to be a member of the council of the new municipality and who is entitled to receive an allowance mentioned in section 31 in respect of the period of time during which the person was a member of the council of the new municipality, may also receive all or part of the allowance payable under section 31 in respect of the period of time during which the person was a member of the council of the former municipality, up to the maximum amount of the allowance prescribed by section 31 in respect of the remuneration the person received from the new municipality.
Where the maximum amount provided for in the first paragraph is less than the amount of the allowance the person would have been entitled to receive in respect of any period of time during which the person was a member of the council of the former municipality, the person may elect instead to receive the amount of that allowance.