47.3. For the purposes of this division, the following are partner bodies:(1) for the purposes of the amendment of a metropolitan plan, every regional county municipality all or part of whose territory is situated within the territory of the metropolitan community and, except with respect to a negative ministerial opinion under section 53.7, every regional county municipality whose territory is contiguous to that of the metropolitan community;
(2) for the purposes of the amendment of an RCM plan, every municipality whose territory is situated within the territory of the regional county municipality and, except with respect to a negative ministerial opinion under section 53.7, every regional county municipality whose territory is contiguous to that of the regional county municipality; and
(3) in addition to those referred to in paragraph 2, for the purposes of an RCM plan applicable to part of the territory of a metropolitan community, the metropolitan community.