16. Every municipality constituted under section 13 is a legal person established in the public interest formed by the inhabitants and ratepayers in its territory.
Its name shall contain the words “Village nordique” and a toponym.
The municipality may also be designated under an Inuit name and an English name. Other than the toponym, the Inuit name shall contain the words “Tarqrami Nunalik” and in the English name, the words “Northern Village”.
A municipality may also be designated in French under a name containing the words “Municipalité du village nordique” and the toponym forming part of its name. An equivalent name in Inuktitut or in English is also authorized.
1978, c. 87, s. 16; 1983, c. 57, s. 138; 1996, c. 2, s. 1029.