18.1. Every convention by which a municipality makes a financial commitment for a period exceeding three years must, to be binding on it, be previously authorized by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, except in the case of a convention requiring it to pay fees for professional services or a work contract.
1984, c. 38, s. 173; 1996, c. 2, s. 1105; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 196; 2008, c. 18, s. 114; 2009, c. 26, s. 109.