147. On an application by an agency, the Minister may divide the territory of the agency and create new agencies. The application must include(1) the names of the new agencies;
(2) the designation of the persons who will represent the municipalities, the organizations certified under section 132 and the holders of a wood processing plant operating permit on the first boards of directors of the new agencies;
(3) the designation of the persons who will chair the boards of directors of the new agencies; and
(4) a plan for the allocation of the rights and obligations of the agency whose territory is divided.
The application must be accompanied by the by-laws that will govern the new agencies.
The Minister gives notice of the creation of the new agencies in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The agency whose territory was divided ceases to exist and its rights and obligations become rights and obligations of the new agencies in accordance with the allocation plan.