629. Any deficit accumulated on 30 June 1980 by an existing school board or by the Conseil scolaire de l’Île de Montréal or resulting from a court judgment or an arbitration award in respect of a cause of action existing before 30 June 1980 shall be made up by means of a special tax or a loan repaid by means of a special annual tax in accordance with the conditions determined by the Minister. Where required by the Minister, the special tax shall be levied and collected in the territory of the existing school board that incurred the deficit.
Notwithstanding section 348, the tax contemplated in the first paragraph does not require the approval of the electors.
If the special tax is collected on the same roll as the general tax, the roll must indicate the amount of each tax.