176. Sections 304 to 312 of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (chapter E-2.2) apply to members of the council of commissioners in the same manner as they apply to the members of the council of a municipality. For the purposes of those sections, the council of commissioners is deemed to be a municipal council and the school board is deemed to be a municipality.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, section 304 of the said Act does not apply to any member of a council of commissioners having a direct or indirect interest in any undertaking or contract causing his personal interest to conflict with that of the school board if he discloses his interest in writing to the council of which he is a member, including the interest referred to in section 305 of the said Act, and if he abstains from taking part in the debate and in any decision respecting the matter related to his interest.