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A-19.1 - Act respecting land use planning and development
Section 166
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166. (Repealed).
166. The Government may, by letters patent, establish regional county municipalities and, for that purpose, modify the territory of the county municipalities or erect territories as regional county municipalities.
The regional county municipality succeeds to the rights and obligations of any county corporation mentioned in the letters patent.
The Government may amend letters patent issued under this section.
Notwithstanding the third paragraph, the Government may amend the letters patent of a regional county municipality with respect to an element referred to in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 168 or in paragraph 3 of section 169, only if the resolution of the council requesting an amendment with respect to that element has been adopted by the affirmative vote of a number of members representing not less than 75 % of the population of the regional county municipality.
166. The Government may, by letters patent, establish regional county municipalities and, for that purpose, modify the territory of the county municipalities or erect territories as regional county municipalities.
The regional county municipality succeeds to the rights and obligations of any county corporation mentioned in the letters patent.
The Government may amend letters patent issued under this section.
