Canada — Quebec Act or statute

Canada — Quebec legislation

Act respecting land use planning and development

The State must define policy directions for territorial planning and ensure its interventions support sustainable development. Municipal authorities must make land-use and development decisions in line with those policy…

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Jurisdiction: Canada — Quebec
Structure: 762 provisions
Dates: Source version 10 Jun 2026

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“The State must define policy directions for territorial planning and ensure its interventions support sustainable development. Municipal authorities must make land-use and development decisions in line with those policy directions, giving priority to the collective interest and considering territorial characteristics.”

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Section 165.4.19

Section 199

After the first warden is elected, the council of the regional county municipality must meet regularly at least once every two months.

Section 199

Section 228

A subdivision, cadastral operation, or lot parceling done contrary to certain land-use instruments may be annulled; the Attorney General or another interested person may ask the Superior Court to declare it null.

Section 228

Section 252

252. This Act applies notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any charter or special Act applicable to a municipality. 1979, c. 51, s. 252; 2000, c. 56, s. 99.

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Schedule

This schedule repeals specified provisions of chapter 51 of the statutes of 1979, with some exceptions, and ties each repeal to the coming into force of later updates to chapter A-19.1.

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Repeal 75Provision 67Amendment 17Offence 3

§ 165.4.19Section 165.4.19Provision

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165.4.19. A permit or certificate holder may, by agreement with the municipality, undertake to carry out any measure that is defined in the agreement to ensure the follow-up of the hog raising activities at the site for which a permit has been issued, or that is to be added to the conditions prescribed by the municipality in accordance with section 165.4.13 or is to apply instead of any of those conditions. The clerk or the clerk-treasurer of the municipality shall post at the office of the municipality and publish in a newspaper in the territory of the municipality a notice stating that any person may consult the agreement at the office of the municipality, or obtain a copy of it on payment of a fee. 2004, c. 20, s. 10; 2021, c. 31, s. 132.

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§ 166Section 166Repeal

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Section 166 is repealed.

166. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 166; 1987, c. 102, s. 23; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 167Section 167Repeal

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167. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 167; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 168Section 168Repeal

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Section 168 is repealed.

168. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 168; 1980, c. 34, s. 6; 1984, c. 27, s. 22; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 169Section 169Repeal

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Section 169 is repealed.

169. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 169; 1987, c. 102, s. 24; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 170Section 170Repeal

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Section 170 is repealed.

170. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 170; 1988, c. 19, s. 221; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 171Section 171Repeal

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Section 171 is repealed.

171. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 171; 1988, c. 19, s. 222; 1990, c. 85, s. 123; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 172Section 172Repeal

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Section 172 is repealed.

172. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 172; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 173Section 173Repeal

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Section 173 is repealed.

173. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 173; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 174Section 174Repeal

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Section 174 is repealed.

174. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 174; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 175Section 175Repeal

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Section 175 is repealed.

175. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 175; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 176Section 176Repeal

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Section 176 is repealed.

176. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 176; 1982, c. 2, s. 79; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 177Section 177Repeal

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Section 177 is repealed.

177. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 177; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 178Section 178Repeal

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Section 178 is repealed.

178. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 178; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 179Section 179Repeal

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Section 179 is repealed.

179. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 179; 1982, c. 63, s. 98; 1987, c. 57, s. 675; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 180Section 180Provision

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Section 180 is marked as replaced.

180. (Replaced). 1979, c. 51, s. 180; 1987, c. 57, s. 675.

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§ 181Section 181Repeal

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Section 181 is repealed.

181. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 181; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 182Section 182Repeal

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182. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 182; 1987, c. 57, s. 676; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 183Section 183Repeal

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Section 183 is repealed.

183. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 183; 1984, c. 27, s. 23; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 184Section 184Repeal

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Section 184 is repealed.

184. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 184; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 185Section 185Repeal

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Section 185 is repealed.

185. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 185; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 186Section 186Repeal

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Section 186 is repealed.

186. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 186; 1988, c. 19, s. 223; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 186.1Section 186.1Repeal

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Section 186.1 is repealed.

186.1. (Repealed). 1985, c. 27, s. 7; 1988, c. 19, s. 224; 1990, c. 47, s. 19; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 186.2Section 186.2Repeal

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Section 186.2 is repealed.

186.2. (Repealed). 1988, c. 19, s. 225; 1990, c. 47, s. 20; 1993, c. 65, s. 76.

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§ 187Section 187Repeal

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Section 187 is repealed.

187. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 187; 1982, c. 2, s. 80; 1982, c. 63, s. 99; 1989, c. 46, s. 12; 1993, c. 65, s. 78.

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§ 188Section 188Repeal

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Municipal representatives may participate in council deliberations and votes, but a municipality may withdraw only for functions not covered in the second paragraph, and may not withdraw for several listed matters.

188. Subject to any inconsistent legislative provision, the representatives of all the municipalities whose territories form part of that of a regional county municipality are qualified to participate in the deliberations and votes of the council. For the purposes of the exercise of a function provided for in Title XXV of the Municipal Code of Québec (chapter C-27.1) and subject to the third paragraph of article 4 of that Code, only the representatives of the municipalities governed by that Code are qualified to participate in the deliberations and votes of the council of the regional county municipality. A municipality may withdraw from deliberations on the exercise of a function not contemplated in the second paragraph. No municipality may withdraw from deliberations where they concern (1) the exercise of powers provided for in this Act; (2) the adoption of the budget of the regional county municipality; (3) any matter relating to the general administration of the regional county municipality; (4) (subparagraph repealed); (5) the exercise of its jurisdiction over watercourses, under Division I of Chapter III of Title III of the Municipal Powers Act (chapter C-47.1); (5.1) any matter relating to the fund provided for in section 110.1 of the Municipal Powers Act; (6) a contribution to an investment fund intended to provide financial support to enterprises in a start-up or developmental phase, under section 125 of the Municipal Powers Act; (7) a function of a regional county municipality provided for in any of sections 126.1 to 126.4 of the Municipal Powers Act. 1979, c. 51, s. 188; 1980, c. 34, s. 7; 1982, c. 2, s. 81; 1987, c. 102, s. 25; 1996, c. 2, s. 57; 2001, c. 25, s. 3; 2002, c. 37, s. 27; 2005, c. 6, s. 135; 2005, c. 50, s. 1; 2008, c. 18, s. 1; 2015, c. 8, s. 214; 2024, c. 24, s. 7.

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§ 188.1Section 188.1Provision

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The municipal clerk or clerk-treasurer must send a certified true copy of the withdrawal resolution to the regional county municipality by registered mail, and the municipality’s representatives must stop taking part in related council deliberations once the resolution is sent.

188.1. The clerk or clerk-treasurer of a municipality that exercises its right of withdrawal under the third paragraph of section 188 must send to the regional county municipality, by registered mail, a certified true copy of the resolution by which the municipality exercises that right. From the sending of the resolution, the representatives of the municipality shall cease to participate in the deliberations of the council of the regional county municipality that relate to the exercise of the function to which the withdrawal pertains. 1996, c. 2, s. 58; 2021, c. 31, s. 132.

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§ 188.2Section 188.2Provision

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A municipality that has exercised a withdrawal right may terminate the withdrawal, and its clerk or clerk-treasurer must send a certified true copy of the terminating resolution to the regional county municipality by registered mail.

188.2. A municipality that has exercised its right of withdrawal under the third paragraph of section 188 may terminate the withdrawal. In such a case, the clerk or clerk-treasurer of the municipality must send to the regional county municipality, by registered mail, a certified true copy of the resolution by which the municipality terminates the withdrawal. From the sending of the resolution, the representatives of the municipality shall once again participate in the deliberations of the council of the regional county municipality that relate to the exercise of the function to which the withdrawal pertained. 1996, c. 2, s. 58; 2021, c. 31, s. 132.

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§ 188.3Section 188.3Provision

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A regional county municipality may make a by-law on the administrative and financial terms for exercising or reversing a withdrawal right.

188.3. A regional county municipality may, by by-law, set out the administrative and financial terms and conditions relating to the exercise of the right of withdrawal under the third paragraph of section 188 or to a reversal of that withdrawal, in particular to determine the amounts that must be paid by the municipality that exercises or ceases to exercise that right. 1996, c. 2, s. 58.

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§ 189Section 189Repeal

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Section 189 is repealed.

189. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 189; 1980, c. 34, s. 8; 1987, c. 102, s. 26.

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§ 189.1Section 189.1Repeal

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Section 189.1 is repealed.

189.1. (Repealed). 1982, c. 2, s. 82; 1987, c. 102, s. 26.

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§ 190Section 190Repeal

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Section 190 is repealed.

190. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 190; 1982, c. 2, s. 83; 1987, c. 102, s. 26.

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§ 191Section 191Repeal

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Section 191 is repealed.

191. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 191; 1987, c. 102, s. 26.

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§ 192Section 192Repeal

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Section 192 is repealed.

192. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 192; 1993, c. 65, s. 79.

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§ 193Section 193Repeal

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Section 193 is repealed.

193. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 193; 1987, c. 102, s. 27; 1993, c. 65, s. 79.

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§ 194Section 194Provision

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The warden is the head of the regional county municipality council and must preside at council sittings.

194. The warden is the head of the council of the regional county municipality and shall preside at the sittings of the council. 1979, c. 51, s. 194.

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§ 195Section 195Repeal

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Section 195 is repealed.

195. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 195; 1993, c. 65, s. 80.

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§ 196Section 196Repeal

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Section 196 is repealed.

196. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 196; 1993, c. 65, s. 80.

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§ 197Section 197Provision

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A qualifying warden may have or exercise a casting vote when council members are tied, subject to stated exceptions.

197. If the vote by the council members results in a tie, a warden elected in accordance with section 210.26 or 210.26.1 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O-9) has a casting vote in addition to any other vote to which the warden is entitled as the representative of a municipality, unless the warden is the mayor of a municipality whose representatives are not qualified to vote on the matter in question. A warden elected in accordance with section 210.29.2 of that Act may exercise the casting vote on the matter in question if the other council members were not able under section 201 to reach an affirmative or a negative decision on the matter. If the warden does not exercise this right, the council is deemed to have made a negative decision on the matter. 1979, c. 51, s. 197; 1987, c. 102, s. 28; 2001, c. 25, s. 4; 2010, c. 18, s. 2.

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§ 198Section 198Provision

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The council must appoint a deputy warden from among its members, and the deputy warden must be chosen from among the mayors.

198. The council shall appoint among its members a deputy warden who, in the absence of the warden or while the office is vacant, shall fulfil the functions of the warden, with all the privileges, rights and obligations attached thereto. The deputy warden shall be chosen from among the mayors. However, where the warden is elected in accordance with section 210.29.2 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O-9), the following rules apply to the appointment of the deputy warden: (1) the warden shall appoint from among the members of the council a deputy warden who, while the warden is unable to act or while the office of warden is vacant, shall cease to be the representative of a local municipality and shall fulfil the functions of warden, with all the privileges, rights and obligations attached thereto; (2) that appointment is made by the transmission to the secretary of a writing signed by the warden; (3) the council of the local municipality whose representative is appointed as deputy warden may, on the appointment, designate from among its members a person to replace the representative of the municipality when the representative fulfils the functions of warden. 1979, c. 51, s. 198; 2001, c. 25, s. 5; 2010, c. 10, s. 112.

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§ 199Section 199Provision

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After the first warden is elected, the council of the regional county municipality must meet regularly at least once every two months.

199. After the election of the first warden, the council of the regional county municipality shall hold a regular meeting at least once every two months. 1979, c. 51, s. 199; 1993, c. 65, s. 81.

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§ 200Section 200Provision

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A quorum of the regional county municipality council is one-third of the members, if they represent at least half the votes.

200. One-third of the members representing at least one-half of the votes are a quorum of the council of the regional county municipality. For the purposes of the exercise of the functions referred to in the second paragraph of section 188 or in any other provision limiting the number of members qualified to vote, one-third of the members qualified to vote on a question representing at least one-half of the votes to which such members are entitled is a quorum of the council of the regional county municipality. 1979, c. 51, s. 200; 1987, c. 102, s. 29; 1996, c. 2, s. 59.

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§ 201Section 201Provision

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The council may reach an affirmative decision only if a majority of votes are affirmative and those votes represent more than half of the total population awarded to voting representatives.

201. For an affirmative decision to be made by the council, a majority of the votes cast must be cast in the affirmative, and the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who cast the affirmative votes must be equal to more than half of the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who voted. However, where the warden is elected in accordance with section 210.29.2 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O-9), the decision is negative only if the majority of the votes cast are cast in the negative and the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who cast the negative votes equals more than one-half of the total of the populations awarded to the representatives who voted. For the purposes of the first and second paragraphs, the sole representative of a municipality is awarded the entire population of the municipality; each representative of the same municipality is awarded an equal share of the population of that municipality. This section applies subject to section 197. 1979, c. 51, s. 201; 1987, c. 102, s. 30; 1993, c. 65, s. 82; 1997, c. 93, s. 41; 1998, c. 31, s. 7; 2001, c. 25, s. 6.

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§ 202Section 202Provision

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202. Subject to the second, third, fourth and fifth paragraphs, the representative of a municipality has, in the council of the regional county municipality, the number of votes determined in the order constituting the regional county municipality. Where the representative of a municipality whose population is at least half of the population of the regional county municipality has, in accordance with the first paragraph, a number of votes equivalent to at least half of the number of votes that all the representatives have, the representative shall have, for the application of section 201 in respect of a proposal, the number of votes obtained by multiplying, by the percentage that the municipality’s population is of the population of the regional county municipality, the number of votes cast by the other representatives in respect of the proposal. Where the representative of a municipality has, in accordance with the first paragraph, a number of votes equivalent to a least half of the number of votes that all the representatives have, the representative shall have, for the application of section 210.26 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O‐9), the number of votes obtained by multiplying, by the percentage that the municipality’s population is of the population of the regional county municipality, the number of votes that the other representatives have. Where the number of votes obtained under the second or third paragraph, as the case may be, has a decimal fraction, the decimal fraction is disregarded and, if the first decimal would have been greater than 5, the number is increased by 1. For the purposes of the second and third paragraphs, the expression “representative of a municipality” also means all the representatives of a municipality if the municipality has more than one representative. In that case, the number of votes obtained under either of those paragraphs shall be apportioned among the representatives in the same proportion as that established under the first paragraph. A representative may also have a right of veto if the order so provides. 1979, c. 51, s. 202; 1993, c. 65, s. 83; 2001, c. 25, s. 7; 2002, c. 37, s. 28; 2002, c. 68, s. 5.

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§ 203Section 203Provision

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If an order gives a council member a veto, using it stops debate and voting on that question for 90 days.

203. Where the order grants a right of veto to a member of the council of the regional county municipality, the exercise of that right on a question put to the vote suspends deliberations and voting on that question for 90 days. However, the veto may be lifted by the council at a later sitting. The right of veto may be exercised only once by the same member on the same question put to the vote. 1979, c. 51, s. 203; 1993, c. 65, s. 84; 1997, c. 93, s. 42.

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§ 204Section 204Repeal

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Section 204 is repealed.

204. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 204; 1980, c. 34, s. 9; 1984, c. 27, s. 24; 1995, c. 34, s. 62; 1996, c. 2, s. 60; 1996, c. 27, s. 109.

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§ 204.1Section 204.1Repeal

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Section 204.1 is repealed.

204.1. (Repealed). 1984, c. 27, s. 24; 1988, c. 19, s. 226; 1996, c. 2, s. 61; 1996, c. 27, s. 109.

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§ 204.2Section 204.2Repeal

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Section 204.2 is repealed.

204.2. (Repealed). 1984, c. 27, s. 24; 1996, c. 27, s. 109.

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§ 204.3Section 204.3Repeal

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Section 204.3 is repealed.

204.3. (Repealed). 1984, c. 27, s. 24; 1996, c. 27, s. 109.

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§ 204.4Section 204.4Repeal

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Section 204.4 is repealed.

204.4. (Repealed). 1984, c. 27, s. 24; 1996, c. 27, s. 109.

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§ 204.5Section 204.5Repeal

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Section 204.5 is repealed.

204.5. (Repealed). 1984, c. 27, s. 24; 1996, c. 2, s. 62; 1996, c. 27, s. 109.

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§ 204.6Section 204.6Repeal

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Section 204.6 is repealed.

204.6. (Repealed). 1984, c. 27, s. 24; 1996, c. 27, s. 109.

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§ 204.7Section 204.7Repeal

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204.7. (Repealed). 1984, c. 27, s. 24; 1996, c. 27, s. 109.

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§ 204.8Section 204.8Repeal

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Section 204.8 is repealed.

204.8. (Repealed). 1984, c. 27, s. 24; 1996, c. 27, s. 109.

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Municipalities in a regional county municipality must contribute to its expenses, unless another legislative provision conflicts; one municipality may be exempt from contributing to expenses tied to functions whose deliberations its representatives cannot join.

205. Every municipality whose territory is comprised in that of a regional county municipality shall, subject to any inconsistent legislative provision, contribute towards the payment of the expenses of the regional county municipality. The expenses of the regional county municipality shall be apportioned between the municipalities that must contribute towards their payment according to the criteria determined by a by-law of the regional county municipality, which may vary according to the nature of the expenses. Failing such a by-law, the expenses shall be apportioned between the municipalities on the basis of their respective standardized property values within the meaning of section 261.1 of the Act respecting municipal taxation (chapter F‐2.1). A municipality whose representatives are not qualified to participate in the deliberations of the council of a regional county municipality under the third paragraph of section 188 shall not contribute towards the payment of the expenses related to the exercice of the functions that are the subject of the deliberations. 1979, c. 51, s. 205; 1979, c. 72, s. 399; 1980, c. 34, s. 10; 1982, c. 2, s. 84; 1983, c. 57, s. 37; 1984, c. 27, s. 25; 1984, c. 38, s. 4; 1987, c. 102, s. 31; 1991, c. 32, s. 161; 1996, c. 2, s. 63; 1999, c. 40, s. 18; 2003, c. 19, s. 36.

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A regional county municipality may make a by-law setting how its expenses are apportioned and how municipalities pay their shares, including instalments, deadlines, interest, and related adjustments.

205.1. Every regional county municipality may, by a by-law of its council, prescribe the terms and conditions for determining the aliquot shares of its expenses and payment thereof by the municipalities. The by-law may, in particular, prescribe, for every possible situation with respect to the coming into force, in whole or in part, of the budget of the regional county municipality, (1) the date on which the data used to establish provisionally or finally the basis of apportionment of the expenses of the regional county municipality are to be considered; (2) the time limit for determining each aliquot share and for informing each municipality of it; (3) the obligation of the municipality to pay its aliquot share in a single payment or its right to pay it in a certain number of instalments; (4) the time limit within which each instalment must be paid; (5) the rate of interest payable on an outstanding instalment; (6) the adjustments that may result from the deferred coming into force of all or part of the budget of the regional county municipality or from the successive use of provisional and final data in determining the basis of apportionment of the expenses of the regional county municipality. Instead of fixing the rate of interest payable on an instalment which is outstanding, the by-law may provide that such rate shall be fixed by a resolution of the council of the regional county municipality when its budget is adopted. 1983, c. 57, s. 38; 1986, c. 33, s. 2; 1991, c. 29, s. 3; 1991, c. 32, s. 162; 1996, c. 2, s. 64.

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§ 206Section 206Repeal

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Section 206 is repealed.

206. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 206; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 207Section 207Repeal

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207. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 207; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 208Section 208Repeal

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Section 208 is repealed.

208. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 208; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 209Section 209Repeal

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Section 209 is repealed.

209. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 209; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 210Section 210Repeal

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Section 210 is repealed.

210. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 210; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 211Section 211Repeal

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Section 211 is repealed.

211. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 211; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 212Section 212Repeal

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Section 212 is repealed.

212. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 212; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 213Section 213Repeal

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Section 213 is repealed.

213. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 213; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 214Section 214Repeal

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Section 214 is repealed.

214. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 214; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 215Section 215Repeal

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Section 215 is repealed.

215. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 215; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 216Section 216Repeal

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Section 216 is repealed.

216. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 216; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 217Section 217Repeal

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Section 217 is repealed.

217. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 217; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 218Section 218Provision

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218. Assessments of the Commission signed by the chairman or secretary are authentic, as are documents or copies issued by the Commission or forming part of its records, if they are certified true by the chairman, the secretary or the person in charge of access to documents of the Commission. 1979, c. 51, s. 218; 1987, c. 68, s. 14; 2010, c. 10, s. 88.

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§ 219Section 219Repeal

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Section 219 is repealed.

219. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 219; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 220Section 220Repeal

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Section 220 is repealed.

220. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 220; 1984, c. 27, s. 28.

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§ 221Section 221Repeal

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Section 221 is repealed.

221. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 221; 1982, c. 63, s. 100; 1987, c. 102, s. 32; 1993, c. 3, s. 76; 1994, c. 32, s. 20; 2002, c. 37, s. 29; 2002, c. 68, s. 52; 2003, c. 19, s. 40.

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§ 222Section 222Repeal

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Section 222 is repealed.

222. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 222; 1990, c. 50, s. 8.

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§ 223Section 223Repeal

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Section 223 is repealed.

223. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 223; 1990, c. 50, s. 9; 2003, c. 19, s. 41.

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§ 224Section 224Provision

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A responsible body, a municipality, or the Minister in a government-intervention assessment request must provide the Commission, free of charge, any public document, by-law, study, or public report it requests for carrying out its functions.

224. A responsible body, a municipality or, in the case of a request for an assessment pertaining to a government intervention, the Minister shall furnish the Commission free of charge with any public document, by-law, study or public report it requests for the performance of its functions. 1979, c. 51, s. 224; 1993, c. 3, s. 77; 2010, c. 10, s. 89.

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§ 225Section 225Provision

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The Commission must state the grounds for its assessment of conformity.

225. An assessment of conformity given by the Commission must indicate the grounds on which the Commission bases itself. 1979, c. 51, s. 225; 2003, c. 19, s. 42.

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§ 226Section 226Repeal

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Section 226 is repealed.

226. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 226; 1987, c. 68, s. 15; 2003, c. 19, s. 43.

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§ 226.1Section 226.1Provision

226.1. The Minister may, by regulation, prescribe (1) the form in which the content of a document that may or must be notified or sent to the Minister under this Act is to be prepared; and (2) the terms and conditions governing any notification or sending of a document under this Act. In exercising the powers provided for in the first paragraph, the Minister may prescribe different rules for any municipality or responsible body and for any type of document. 2003, c. 19, s. 44; 2004, c. 20, s. 11; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP); 2021, c. 7, s. 21.

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§ 226.2Section 226.2Provision

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226.2. For the purposes of subparagraphs 2 and 3 of the first paragraph of section 145.21, the Minister may, by regulation, (1) exempt any person from the payment of a contribution; (2) determine any class of structure, land or work in respect of which the issue of a permit or certificate must not be subordinated to the payment of a contribution; and (3) determine the classes of municipal infrastructures or equipment that may be financed by the payment of a contribution referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 145.21. In exercising the powers provided for in the first paragraph, the Minister may prescribe different rules for any municipality. The Minister shall, prior to the publication of the draft regulation, specifically consult any municipality that would be subject to such a rule. 2023, c. 33, s. 4.

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§ 227Section 227Provision

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The Superior Court may order land-use or structure cessation, corrective works, demolition, or restoration when a use, intervention, or structure conflicts with listed plans, by-laws, agreements, or a land rehabilitation plan, on application by specified applicants.

227. The Superior Court may, on application by of the Attorney General, the responsible body, the municipality or any other interested person, order the cessation of (1) a use of land or a structure incompatible with (a) a zoning, subdivision or building by-law; (b) a by-law under any of sections 79.1 to 79.3, 116, 145.21 and 145.35.1; (c) an interim control by-law or resolution; (d) a plan approved in accordance with section 145.19; (e) an agreement under section 145.21, 145.35.3, 165.4.18 or 165.4.19; or (f) a resolution referred to in section 145.35.4, in the second paragraph of section 145.7, 145.34, 145.38, 165.4.9 or 165.4.17, or in the third paragraph of section 145.42; (2) an intervention made contrary to section 150; (3) a use of land or a structure inconsistent with the provisions of a land rehabilitation plan approved by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks under Division IV of Chapter IV of Title I of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2). It may also order, at the expense of the owner, the carrying out of the works required to bring the use of the land or the structure into conformity with the resolution, the agreement, the by-law or the plan referred to in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, or to cause an intervention to which section 150 applies to be in conformity with the applicable metropolitan plan, RCM plan or interim control by-law or, if there is no other useful remedy, the demolition of the structure or the restoration of the land to its former condition. It may also order, at the expense of the owner, the carrying out of the works required to bring the use of the land or the structure into conformity with the provisions of the land rehabilitation plan referred to in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph, or if there is no other useful remedy, the demolition of the structure or the restoration of the land. 1979, c. 51, s. 227; 1993, c. 3, s. 78; 1994, c. 32, s. 21; 1996, c. 25, s. 73; 2002, c. 37, s. 30; 2002, c. 68, s. 6, s. 52; 2002, c. 11, s. 15; 2003, c. 19, s. 45; 2004, c. 20, s. 12; 2006, c. 3, s. 35; 2009, c. 26, s. 4; 2010, c. 10, s. 90; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP); I.N. 2020-02-01; 2021, c. 7, s. 22; 2023, c. 12, s. 91.

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§ 227.1Section 227.1Provision

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The Superior Court may, on application by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, make an order under section 227 in certain land-use inconsistency cases.

227.1. The Superior Court may in addition, on application by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, make any order under section 227 where the use of land or a construction is inconsistent with a zoning by-law, subdivision by-law or building by-law relating to the protection of wetlands and bodies of water, or where the use of land or a structure is inconsistent with the provisions of a land rehabilitation plan approved under Division IV of Chapter IV of Title I of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q‐2). 1987, c. 53, s. 6; 1994, c. 17, s. 75; 1999, c. 36, s. 158; 2002, c. 11, s. 16; 2006, c. 3, s. 35; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP); 2017, c. 14, s. 46; I.N. 2020-02-01.

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228. Any subdivision, cadastral operation or parcelling out of a lot by alienation that is carried out contrary to a subdivision by-law, a by-law under section 145.21 or an interim control by-law or resolution, a plan approved in accordance with section 145.19, an agreement made under section 145.21, a resolution referred to in the second paragraph of section 145.7 or 145.38 or a land rehabilitation plan approved by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks under Division IV of Chapter IV of Title I of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q‐2) may be annulled. The Attorney General or any interested person, including the municipality or the responsible body in whose territory the lot is situated, may apply to the Superior Court for a declaration of nullity. The first paragraph does not apply to a subdivision, cadastral operation or parcelling out whose effects are confirmed by the registration of the immovables made as part of the cadastral renewal or review effected in the territory concerned by the implementation of a renewal plan prepared under Chapter II of the Act to promote the reform of the cadastre in Québec (chapter R‐3.1) or a plan drawn up after 30 September 1985 under the Act respecting land titles in certain electoral districts (chapter T‐11). 1979, c. 51, s. 228; 1993, c. 3, s. 79; 1994, c. 32, s. 22; 1996, c. 25, s. 74; 2002, c. 37, s. 31; 2002, c. 11, s. 17; 2003, c. 19, s. 46; 2006, c. 3, s. 35; 2010, c. 10, s. 91; I.N. 2020-02-01.

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§ 229Section 229Provision

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The Superior Court may order land use or construction to stop if it is contrary to section 162, and may also order corrective works, demolition, or restoration.

229. The Superior Court may, on application by the Attorney General, the responsible body, the municipality or any interested person, order the cessation of any use of land or of any construction undertaken contrary to section 162. It may also, in such a case, order, at the expense of the owner, the carrying out of the works required to bring the use of the land or the structure into conformity with section 162 or, if there is no other useful remedy, the demolition of the structure or the restoration of the land to its former condition. 1979, c. 51, s. 229; 1993, c. 3, s. 80; 1996, c. 25, s. 75; 2010, c. 10, s. 111; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).

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§ 230Section 230Provision

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A cadastral operation or a lot parcelling out contrary to section 162 may be annulled, and an interested person may ask the Superior Court to declare it null.

230. A cadastral operation or the parcelling out of a lot by alienation contrary to section 162 is liable to annulment. Any interested person, including the Attorney General, the municipality or the responsible body in whose territory the lot is situated, may apply to the Superior Court for a declaration of nullity. The first two paragraphs do not apply to a cadastral operation or a parcelling out whose effects are confirmed by the registration of the immovables made as part of the cadastral renewal or review effected in the territory concerned by the implementation of a renewal plan prepared under Chapter II of the Act to promote the reform of the cadastre in Québec (chapter R-3.1) or a plan drawn up after 30 September 1985 under the Act respecting land titles in certain electoral districts (chapter T-11). 1979, c. 51, s. 230; 1993, c. 3, s. 81; 1996, c. 25, s. 76; 2010, c. 10, s. 92.

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§ 231Section 231Provision

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The Superior Court may order safety works or demolition for a dangerous structure, require surveillance, authorize urgent action, and order occupants to vacate.

231. Where a structure is in such a condition as to constitute a danger to persons or where it has lost one-half of its value through decay, fire or explosion, the Superior Court may, on application by the responsible body, the municipality, or any interested person, order the carrying out of the works required to ensure the safety of persons or, if there is no other useful remedy, the demolition of the structure. The court may order the owner or the person having custody of the structure to keep the structure under adequate surveillance until the imposed corrective measure has been carried out. It may authorize the responsible body or the municipality to ensure surveillance at the owner’s expense if the owner or person having custody of the structure fails to comply with the court judgment. Where the matter is exceptionally urgent, the court may authorize the responsible body or the municipality to carry out the work or to proceed with the demolition without further delay, and the responsible body or the municipality may claim the cost thereof from the owner of the building. The court may also, in all cases, enjoin the persons living in the building to vacate it within the time it fixes. 1979, c. 51, s. 231; 2005, c. 28, s. 10; 2010, c. 10, s. 111; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).

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§ 232Section 232Provision

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232. An application made under sections 227 to 231 is heard and decided by preference. Where the application is for the carrying out of works or demolition, the court may, if the owner or the person having custody of the immovable fails to proceed therewith within the allotted time, authorize the responsible body or the municipality to proceed therewith at the expense of the owner of the immovable. 1979, c. 51, s. 232; 1999, c. 90, s. 3; 2010, c. 10, s. 111; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).

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§ 233Section 233Provision

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Costs incurred by a responsible body or a municipality when exercising section 232 powers are a prior claim on the immovable and are secured by a legal hypothec.

233. The cost of demolition, repairs, alterations or construction or of restoring land to its former condition incurred by a responsible body or a municipality in the exercise of the powers contemplated in section 232 is a prior claim on the immovable, of the same nature and with the same rank as the claims described in paragraph 5 of article 2651 of the Civil Code; the cost is secured by a legal hypothec on the immovable. 1979, c. 51, s. 233; 1994, c. 30, s. 86; 2010, c. 10, s. 111.

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This section sets the minimum fine for felling trees contrary to certain regulatory rules, with different amounts depending on whether the land is under or over one hectare.

233.1. The minimum fine for felling trees in contravention of a regulatory provision adopted under subparagraph 12 of the second paragraph of section 113 is $500 plus, (1) for felling trees on less than one hectare of land, an amount varying from $500 to $1,000 per tree illegally felled, up to a total of $15,000; or (2) for felling trees on one or more hectares of land, a fine varying from $15,000 to $100,000 per hectare deforested, in addition to an amount determined in accordance with subparagraph 1 for each fraction of a hectare. The amounts specified in the first paragraph are doubled for a second or subsequent offence. 2004, c. 20, s. 13; 2021, c. 7, s. 23; 2023, c. 33, s. 5; 2024, c. 24, s. 8.

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Felling trees contrary to the cited regulatory provisions carries a minimum fine of $500, with additional amounts based on the area cut and the extent of deforestation.

233.1.0.1. The minimum fine for felling trees in contravention of a regulatory provision adopted under section 79.3 or subparagraph 12.1 of the second paragraph of section 113 is $500 plus, (1) for felling trees on 1,000 m2 or less of land, an amount varying from $100 to $2,500; or (2) for felling trees on more than 1,000 m2 of land, an amount varying from $5,000 to $15,000 per hectare deforested or, proportionately, per fraction of a hectare; where at least half of the forest cover has been felled, the maximum amount is increased to $30,000. The amounts specified in the first paragraph are doubled for a second or subsequent offence. 2024, c. 24, s. 9.

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Penal proceedings for certain by-law offences must be started within one year after the prosecutor learns of the offence, and cannot be started if more than two years have passed since the offence was committed.

233.1.1. Penal proceedings for an offence under a provision of a by-law made under section 79.3, subparagraph 12.1 of the second paragraph of section 113 or section 148.0.2 are prescribed one year after the date on which the prosecutor becomes aware of the commission of the offence. However, no proceedings may be instituted if more than two years have elapsed since the date of the commission of the offence. 2021, c. 7, s. 24.

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§ 234Section 234Repeal

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Section 234 is repealed.

234. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 234; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP); 2021, c. 7, s. 25.

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§ 234.1Section 234.1Provision

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In two situations, the sender may replace a required copy with a notice, or with only the changed pages plus a notice.

234.1. Where this Act requires that a copy of a revised metropolitan plan or RCM plan or of a by-law be sent to a recipient after its coming into force, and the recipient has already received an identical copy after the adoption of the metropolitan plan, RCM plan or by-law, the sender may send to the recipient, instead of the copy, a notice indicating that the text in force is identical to the adopted text and specifying the dates of coming into force and adoption. Where this Act requires that a copy of a metropolitan plan, RCM plan or by-law adopted to replace another which did not come into force by reason of non-conformity be sent to a recipient after its adoption, and the recipient has already received a copy of the replaced metropolitan plan, RCM plan or by-law, the sender may send to the recipient, instead of the copy, only the pages of the new metropolitan plan, RCM plan or by-law which contain changes, with a notice indicating the changes, mentioning that except for those changes, the new text is identical to the previous one and specifying the date of adoption of each. 1993, c. 3, s. 82; 1997, c. 93, s. 43; 2002, c. 68, s. 52; 2010, c. 10, s. 93; 2023, c. 12, s. 92.

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§ 234.2Section 234.2Amendment

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Before giving certain opinions, the Minister must request an opinion or assessment from the relevant metropolitan community body or the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec.

234.2. Before giving an opinion under any of sections 51, 53.7, 56.4, 56.14 and 65 to a regional county municipality that is the responsible body with respect to an RCM plan applicable to a territory contiguous to the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal or the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec, the Minister must request that the metropolitan community give its opinion on the document submitted to the Minister. Before giving an opinion under any of those sections to the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec or to a regional county municipality that is the responsible body with respect to an RCM plan applicable to part of the territory of the metropolitan community, the Minister must request an assessment from the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec with respect to the document submitted. The opinion or assessment requested under either of the first two paragraphs must be received by the Minister, respectively, within 30 or 60 days after the request is made, depending on whether the ministerial opinion is applied for under any of sections 51, 53.7 and 65 or either of sections 56.4 and 56.14. Despite section 47 of the Act respecting the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (chapter C-37.01) or section 38 of the Act respecting the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec (chapter C-37.02), the council of the metropolitan community may delegate to the executive committee the power to prepare the opinion requested by the Minister. Aside from inconsistency with government policy directions referred to in the sections mentioned in the first paragraph, an objection or disapproval expressed by the Minister under any of those sections may be based on a reason set out in the opinion or assessment received by the Minister. For the purposes of the provisions that concern the process of amendment or revision of the RCM plan or an interim control by-law related to that process and that refer to consistency or inconsistency with government policy directions, that reference also includes the solution or lack of a solution offered to the problems raised in the opinion of the Minister based on the opinion or assessment received by the Minister. The first four paragraphs do not apply when the Minister gives an opinion (1) under section 53.7 on a replacement by-law referred to in the second paragraph of section 53.8; (2) under section 53.7 if the proposed amendment to the RCM plan results from the application of section 53.12 or 53.13; (3) under section 56.14 in respect of a revised replacement RCM plan adopted pursuant to a request by the Minister under the second paragraph of that section; or (4) under section 65 on a replacement interim control by-law adopted pursuant to a request by the Minister under the second paragraph of that section. 2010, c. 10, s. 94; 2023, c. 12, s. 93; 2025, c. 4, s. 36.

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For this Act, “qualified voters” means the voters determined under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities.

235. For the purposes of this Act, the qualified voters are the voters determined in accordance with the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (chapter E-2.2). 1979, c. 51, s. 235; 1987, c. 57, s. 677; 1993, c. 3, s. 83; 2025, c. 4, s. 37.

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§ 236Section 236Provision

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A permit or certificate under this Act is valid only if granted or issued by the secretary or a designated officer, and only if done in line with the Act, regulations, and by-laws.

236. No permit or certificate provided for in this Act may be validly granted or issued except by the secretary or an officer designated for that purpose by the council of the responsible body or the council of the municipality, and except in conformity with the requirements of this Act and the regulations and by-laws the adoption of which it provides for. 1979, c. 51, s. 236; 2010, c. 10, s. 95.

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§ 237Section 237Provision

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The responsible body’s council and a municipality’s council may, by by-law, set the application and issuance procedure for permits and certificates within their jurisdiction, and may set related issuance fees.

237. The council of the responsible body and the council of a municipality may, by by-law, establish the procedure of application for and issuance of the permits and certificates it is within their respective jurisdictions to issue under this Act. They may also set the related issuance fees. 1979, c. 51, s. 237; 1996, c. 25, s. 77; 2010, c. 10, s. 111.

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§ 237.1Section 237.1Provision

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The council of a regional county municipality may, by by-law, delegate all or part of its powers under this Act to its executive committee, but not the power to adopt or draft by-laws or accompanying documents.

237.1. The council of a regional county municipality may, by by-law, delegate to the executive committee of the regional county municipality all or part of its powers under this Act, except the power to adopt by-laws or draft by-laws or to adopt a document accompanying any of them. The first paragraph prevails over article 124 of the Municipal Code of Québec (chapter C-27.1). 1993, c. 3, s. 84.

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§ 237.2Section 237.2Provision

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A regional county municipality council may set by by-law which municipal by-laws must undergo conformity review, and the secretary must promptly send a certified copy of the by-law to each municipality in the RCM territory.

237.2. The council of a regional county municipality may, by by-law, determine the cases in which a by-law of a municipality whose territory is comprised in that of the regional county municipality must be submitted to an examination of conformity as regards the objectives of the RCM plan and the provisions of the complementary document. Where a by-law adopted under the first paragraph is in force, the provisions of this Act which concern the rules relating to the conformity of a by-law with the objectives of the RCM plan and the provisions of the complementary document do not apply to a by-law of a municipality whose territory is comprised in that of the regional county municipality if the by-law adopted under the first paragraph does not refer to it. However, the provisions apply to any concordance by-law within the meaning of section 58 or 59, to any by-law whose object falls within any of the provisions of the complementary document, to the by-law revising the planning program and to a replacement by-law referred to in section 110.10.1. As soon as practicable after the coming into force of the by-law adopted under the first paragraph, the secretary shall transmit a certified copy of the by-law to each municipality whose territory is comprised in that of the regional county municipality. 1993, c. 3, s. 84; 1997, c. 93, s. 44; 2002, c. 68, s. 52; 2003, c. 19, s. 47; 2010, c. 10, s. 96, s. 114; 2023, c. 12, s. 94.

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§ 237.3Section 237.3Provision

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Municipal councils in municipalities of 100,000 or more may delegate listed land-use and development powers to the executive committee, except Longueuil and Montréal.

237.3. The council of a municipality having a population of 100,000 or more, except the council of the cities of Longueuil and Montréal, may, notwithstanding any provision, delegate to the executive committee (1) the granting of minor exemptions in accordance with section 145.4; (2) the approval of comprehensive development programs in accordance with sections 145.12 and 145.13; (3) the exercise of the powers provided for in sections 145.18 to 145.20 relating to site planning and architectural integration programs; (4) the making of the municipal works agreements provided for in section 145.21; (5) the authorization of conditional uses in accordance with section 145.34; (5.1) the making of incentive zoning agreements in accordance with sections 145.35.3 and 145.35.4; (6) the authorization of specific proposals for the construction, alteration or occupancy of an immovable in accordance with section 145.38. The first paragraph applies subject to the powers granted to a borough council by any applicable provision. 2002, c. 77, s. 6; 2023, c. 12, s. 95.

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§ 238Section 238Provision

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If a responsible body or municipality defaults within the time allowed, the Minister may act in its place.

238. Where a responsible body or a municipality fails to do a thing within the period or term granted by this Act, by a regulation or by-law, or by an order, decree, notice, opinion or assessment passed, made or given pursuant to this Act, the Minister may act in its place, and anything he does in that case has the same effect as if the defaulting responsible body or municipality had acted. The Minister may appoint a representative for the purposes of this section. The decision of the Minister to exercise or to cease to exercise the powers conferred on him by this section has effect immediately; notice of it shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec within 15 days. 1979, c. 51, s. 238; 2003, c. 19, s. 48; 2010, c. 10, s. 97, s. 111.

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§ 239Section 239Provision

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The Minister may give a new time limit when a responsible body, municipality, or the Commission fails or may fail to meet a required period or term. The Minister may also extend certain periods, up to 60 days total. Decisions take effect immediately, and notices must be published on the relevant website.

239. In the event of failure, real or apprehended, of a responsible body, a municipality or the Commission to comply with a period or term prescribed by this Act or by an instrument made under this Act, the Minister may, on his own initiative or at the request of the responsible body, municipality or Commission, provide a new time limit. The Minister may also extend the period granted to him by any of sections 51, 53.7, 65, 79.9 and 79.19.4, without exceeding a total period of 60 days. The Minister’s decision has effect immediately. A notice of the decision must be notified to the municipality or body concerned by the failure referred to in the first paragraph or to the Commission, as applicable. In the case of a decision referred to in the second paragraph, the notice must be notified to the responsible body that adopted the by-law sent to the Minister in accordance with section 53.7. Any responsible body or municipality that receives a notice referred to in the third paragraph must publish it on its website as soon as practicable. If a municipality does not have a website, the notice must be published on the website of the regional county municipality whose territory includes that of the municipality. 1979, c. 51, s. 239; 1987, c. 102, s. 33; 1989, c. 46, s. 13; 2003, c. 19, s. 49; 2010, c. 10, s. 98; 2023, c. 12, s. 96; 2025, c. 4, s. 38.

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§ 240Section 240Provision

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240. The Minister may request from the Commission an assessment of the conformity, with a metropolitan plan, with the objectives of an RCM plan or with the provisions of a complementary document, of any document with respect to which a request for an assessment may be made to the Commission under this Act by the council of a responsible body or municipality. The Minister must request the assessment within the period prescribed by law, and the request has the same effect as a request made by a council. 1979, c. 51, s. 240; 1982, c. 63, s. 101; 1987, c. 57, s. 678; 1987, c. 102, s. 34; 1990, c. 50, s. 10; 1993, c. 3, s. 85; 1994, c. 32, s. 23; 2002, c. 37, s. 32; 2002, c. 68, s. 7, s. 52; 2010, c. 10, s. 99; 2025, c. 4, s. 39.

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§ 241Section 241Repeal

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Section 241 is repealed.

241. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 241; 1980, c. 34, s. 11; 1982, c. 63, s. 102; 1984, c. 27, s. 29; 1987, c. 68, s. 16; 1990, c. 50, s. 11; 1993, c. 3, s. 86; 1996, c. 25, s. 78.

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§ 242Section 242Repeal

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Section 242 is repealed.

242. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 242; 1988, c. 19, s. 227; 1993, c. 65, s. 85.

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§ 243Section 243Provision

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If a notice must be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec under this Act, the body that adopted the measure or made the decision must publish it.

243. Where a notice must be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec in virtue of this Act, the obligation of publishing it rests with the body which adopted the measure or rendered the decision which must be set out in the notice. 1979, c. 51, s. 243.

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§ 244Section 244Provision

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The Minister may grant financial assistance for preparing and applying certain metropolitan, regional county municipality, planning, zoning, subdivision, and building plans or by-laws.

244. The Minister may grant financial assistance to a responsible body for the preparation and application of a metropolitan plan or an RCM plan. He may also grant financial assistance to a municipality or a regional county municipality for the preparation and application of a planning program, or of a zoning, subdivision or building by-law. 1979, c. 51, s. 244; 2002, c. 68, s. 52; 2010, c. 10, s. 100.

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§ 245Section 245Provision

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The section says that carrying out an act under the Act does not create an obligation to indemnify the owner of an immovable if reasonable use of the immovable remains possible.

245. The performance of an act provided for by this Act creates no obligation for the person who performs it to indemnify, under article 952 of the Civil Code, a person whose right of ownership in an immovable is infringed because of that act, provided that it remains possible to make reasonable use of the immovable. An immovable must be considered being susceptible of reasonable use where the infringement of the right of ownership is justified in the circumstances, which must be assessed from a proportionality perspective, taking into account, among other things, the characteristics of the immovable, the objectives set out in a metropolitan plan, RCM plan or planning program, and the public interest. An infringement of the right of ownership is deemed to be justified for the purposes of the second paragraph where it results from an act that meets one of the following conditions: (1) the act is intended to protect wetlands and bodies of water; (2) the act is intended to protect an environment of high ecological value, other than the environments covered by subparagraph 1, provided that the act does not prevent the carrying out, in a forest area identified on the property assessment roll, of forest development activities that comply with the Sustainable Forest Development Act (chapter A-18.1); or (3) the act is necessary to ensure human health or safety or the safety of property. This section is declaratory. 1979, c. 51, s. 245; 1988, c. 19, s. 228; 1993, c. 65, s. 86; 2023, c. 33, s. 6.

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§ 245.1Section 245.1Provision

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The municipal secretary or responsible body secretary must send a notice to the owner of any affected immovable within three months after the relevant act comes into force, and then file a report confirming the transmission with the council as soon as possible.

245.1. The secretary of the municipality or of the responsible body shall transmit a notice, within three months after the coming into force of an act referred to in the third paragraph of section 245, to the owner of any immovable concerned by the act. The secretary shall file with the council, as soon as possible, a report confirming the transmission. 2023, c. 33, s. 6.

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§ 245.2Section 245.2Provision

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An eligible immovable owner may apply to the Superior Court for an indemnity if an infringement of ownership prevents all reasonable use of the immovable.

245.2. The owner of an immovable who has suffered an infringement of his right of ownership that prevents all reasonable use of the immovable may bring a proceeding before the Superior Court for the payment of an indemnity under article 952 of the Civil Code. Such a proceeding is prescribed three years after the date of coming into force of the act that infringes on his right of ownership, and must be heard and decided on an urgent basis. 2023, c. 33, s. 6.

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§ 245.3Section 245.3Provision

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If an owner covered by section 245.2 is entitled to indemnity, the court must determine the final indemnity, state the amounts owed or potentially owed, set at least a nine-month time limit to stop the infringement, and require the person acting to notify the court and owner within four months whether they will stop the infringement or acquire the property.

245.3. Where it is declared that an owner referred to in section 245.2 is entitled to be indemnified under article 952 of the Civil Code, the court shall determine the final indemnity to which the owner may be entitled, and shall indicate in its judgment the amounts of the indemnity that are owed to the owner and those that could be owed if the infringement does not cease. The indemnity is determined in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions 2, 3, 4 and 6 of Division III of Chapter III of Title III of Part I of the Act respecting expropriation (chapitre E-25). For the purposes of section 129 of that Act, the cessation of the infringement is considered a discontinuance. The judgment shall grant a time limit to the person who performs the act to put a stop to the infringement, which must not be less than nine months from the date of the judgment. Within four months after the judgment, the person who performs the act must notify the court and the owner of his decision either to put a stop to the infringement or to acquire the property concerned. In the latter case, the court shall order the person who performs the act to pay the indemnity it determined in the event that the infringement did not cease and shall order the transfer of ownership of the property concerned to the person who performs the act. If the infringement does not cease within the time limit granted, the court, on the owner’s request, shall order the person who performs the act to pay the indemnity determined, which shall be adjusted at the owner’s request to account for any new damages, and shall order the transfer of ownership of the property concerned to the person who performs the act. 2023, c. 33, s. 6.

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§ 245.4Section 245.4Provision

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A municipality may grant a tax credit to the owner of an immovable if the immovable is concerned by an act referred to in the third paragraph of section 245.

245.4. A municipality may grant a tax credit to the owner of an immovable concerned by an act referred to in the third paragraph of section 245. 2023, c. 33, s. 6.

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§ 245.5Section 245.5Provision

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245.5. A regulation whose sole purpose is to put a stop to an infringement of a right of ownership in execution of a judgment referred to in section 245.3 is not subject to approval by way of referendum. 2023, c. 33, s. 6.

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§ 245.6Section 245.6Provision

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Sections 245 to 245.4 apply, with necessary modifications, to certain acts by a municipality or responsible body when the act is for regulating land or structures.

245.6. Sections 245 to 245.4 apply, with the necessary modifications, to an act performed by a municipality or responsible body under any Act where the purpose of the act is to regulate the use of land or structures. 2023, c. 33, s. 6.

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§ 246Section 246Provision

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This section says certain land-use laws cannot prevent mapping an exclusive exploration right, exploration or development of mineral substances, or gas storage carried on under the cited statutes. It does not apply to extraction of sand, gravel, or building stone on private land when the mineral right belongs to the soil owner.

246. No provision of this Act, or of a metropolitan plan, an RCM plan, an interim control by-law or resolution or a zoning, subdivision or building by-law has the effect of preventing the designation on a map of an exclusive exploration right, or exploration or search for or the development or exploration of mineral substances carried on in accordance with the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1), or gas storage carried on in accordance with the Act respecting natural gas storage and natural gas and oil pipelines (chapter S-34.1). The first paragraph does not apply to the extraction of sand, gravel or building stone on private lands where, under the Mining Act, the right to those mineral substances belongs to the owner of the soil. 1979, c. 51, s. 246; 1987, c. 64, s. 331; 1994, c. 32, s. 24; 1996, c. 25, s. 79; 2002, c. 68, s. 52; 2010, c. 10, s. 101; 2016, c. 35, s. 23; 2021, c. 35, s. 4; 2022, c. 10, s. 5; 2024, c. 36, s. 179.

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§ 246.1Section 246.1Provision

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A failure by a responsible body, municipality, council member, or officer to follow a required formality does not invalidate a deed, except in specified cases.

246.1. Failure by a responsible body or a municipality or any of its council members or officers to observe a formality prescribed by this Act does not invalidate a deed, except where such failure causes serious harm or the Act provides for its effect, in particular, by stating that the formality must be observed on pain of nullity or rejection of the deed. 1993, c. 3, s. 87; 2010, c. 10, s. 111.

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§ 246.2Section 246.2Provision

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A municipal body must, on request and free of charge, provide another municipal body with a certified copy of archived documents or information it may communicate, if the material relates to the other body’s exercise of powers under the Act.

246.2. To the extent provided for in the second paragraph and in addition to any notification or service provided for in another provision of this Act, a municipal body must send another municipal body, at the request of the latter and free of charge, a certified copy of any document in its archives or any information it is authorized to communicate that is directly or indirectly related to the other body’s exercise of a power under this Act. Certified copies or information may be sent under the first paragraph between a metropolitan community and a regional county municipality that is the responsible body with respect to an RCM plan applicable to part of the territory of the metropolitan community or between such a regional county municipality and a municipality to whose territory such an RCM plan applies. 2010, c. 10, s. 102; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).

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§ 247Section 247Amendment

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247. (Amendment integrated into c. C-27.1, a. 3). 1979, c. 51, s. 247.

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§ 248Section 248Amendment

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This section contains a consolidation note stating that the amendment was integrated into c. C-27.1, section 117, and a historical citation to 1979, c. 51, section 248.

248. (Amendment integrated into c. C-27.1, a. 117). 1979, c. 51, s. 248.

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§ 249Section 249Amendment

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This section only notes that an amendment was integrated into c. D-11, s. 1.

249. (Amendment integrated into c. D-11, s. 1). 1979, c. 51, s. 249.

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§ 250Section 250Amendment

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This section notes that an amendment has been integrated into c. D-11, s. 12.

250. (Amendment integrated into c. D-11, s. 12). 1979, c. 51, s. 250.

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§ 251Section 251Amendment

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251. (Amendment integrated into c. D-11, s. 12.1). 1979, c. 51, s. 251.

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§ 252Section 252Provision

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252. This Act applies notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any charter or special Act applicable to a municipality. 1979, c. 51, s. 252; 2000, c. 56, s. 99.

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§ 253Section 253Repeal

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A reference to a repealed provision is treated as a reference to the equivalent provision of this Act.

253. In any general law or special Act, charter, order in council or by-law, a reference to a provision repealed pursuant to this Act is considered to be a reference to the equivalent provision of this Act. 1979, c. 51, s. 253; 1999, c. 40, s. 18.

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§ 254Section 254Repeal

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A by-law repeal or amendment that would otherwise need approval may be done only in conformity with this Act.

254. Notwithstanding article 453 of the Municipal Code (chapter C-27.1) and section 365 of the Cities and Towns Act (chapter C-19), the repeal or amendment of a by-law which, according to the provisions of a general law or special Act repealed by this Act, required any approval, may be carried out only if such action is taken in conformity with this Act. 1979, c. 51, s. 254.

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§ 255Section 255Repeal

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Older plans or by-laws covered by this Act continue in force, with their effects, until they are replaced, amended, repealed, or made inoperative under this Act.

255. Any plan or by-law dealing with a matter contemplated in this Act and put into force before the coming into force of this Act remains in force and retains all its effects until it is replaced, amended, repealed or rendered inoperative in conformity with this Act. 1979, c. 51, s. 255.

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§ 256Section 256Provision

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256. Any joint town-planning commission instituted by virtue of article 392e of the Municipal Code of 1916 or of subsection 3 of section 70 of the Cities and Towns Act (chapter C-19) remains operative until the adoption of a resolution

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§ 256.1Section 256.1Provision

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256.1. No permit authorizing a cadastral operation may be refused in respect of a tract of land that, on 30 November 1982 or on the date of the day preceding that of the coming into force of the first interim control by-law of the regional county municipality, when that date is later than 30 November 1982, does not form one or several separate lots on the official plans of the cadastre and the metes and bounds of which are described in one or several acts published to that date, on the sole ground that the area or the dimensions of the land do not allow it to satisfy the pertinent requirements of an interim control by-law or of a subdivision by-law, if the following conditions are observed: (1) on the date mentioned above, the area and the dimensions of the land allow it to satisfy, where such is the case, the pertinent requirements of the regulation on cadastral operations applicable on that date in the territory where the land is situated, and (2) a single lot results from the cadastral operation, except where the tract of land is comprised in several original lots, in which case a single lot for each original lot results from the cadastral operation. 1982, c. 63, s. 103; 1984, c. 47, s. 5; 1999, c. 40, s. 18.

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§ 256.2Section 256.2Provision

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256.2. No permit authorizing a cadastral operation may be refused on the sole ground that the area or the dimensions of the tract of land do not allow it to satisfy the pertinent requirements of an interim control by-law or of a subdivision by-law in respect of a tract of land that meets the following conditions: (1) on 30 November 1982 or on the date preceding the date of the coming into force of the first interim control by-law of the regional county municipality, whichever date is the later, the tract of land did not form one or several separate lots on the official plans of the cadastre; (2) on the date applicable under subparagraph 1, the tract of land was the site of a structure built and used in accordance with the by-laws in force at that time, if such was the case, or protected by acquired rights. To be authorized, the cadastral operation must result in the creation of a single lot or, where the tract of land is comprised in several original lots, of a single lot for each original lot. The first two paragraphs apply even if the structure is destroyed by a disaster after the applicable date. 1986, c. 33, s. 3.

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§ 256.3Section 256.3Provision

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A permit for a cadastral operation cannot be refused solely because the land’s area or dimensions do not meet the relevant interim control or subdivision by-law requirements in the specified remainder-of-land case.

256.3. No permit authorizing a cadastral operation may be refused on the sole ground that the area or the dimensions of the tract of land do not allow it to satisfy the pertinent requirements of an interim control by-law or of a subdivision by-law in respect of a tract of land that is the remainder of a tract of land (1) part of which has been acquired for purposes of public utility by a public body or some other person having powers of expropriation, and (2) which immediately before the acquisition had sufficient area and dimensions to conform with the by-laws in force at that time or could have been the subject of a cadastral operation pursuant to section 256.1 or 256.2. To be authorized, the cadastral operation must result in the creation of a single lot or, where the tract of land is comprised in several original lots, of a single lot for each original lot. 1986, c. 33, s. 3.

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§ 256.4Section 256.4Provision

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A structure, work, use or lot gains acquired rights when it becomes non-conforming because part of an immovable was taken for public service by a person with expropriation powers, if it was compliant with the by-laws or already protected immediately before that acquisition.

256.4. A structure, work, use or lot is protected by acquired rights from the time it becomes non-conforming by reason of the acquisition of a part of an immovable for public service purposes by a person who has powers of expropriation if, immediately before that acquisition, the structure, work, use or lot was in conformity with the applicable by-laws or protected by acquired rights. 2023, c. 27, s. 185.

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§ 256.5Section 256.5Provision

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A municipality’s council may, by by-law, authorize reinstatement of certain structures, works, or uses after part of an immovable is acquired for public service purposes by an expropriating person.

256.5. The council of a municipality may adopt a by-law to authorize, despite any planning by-law and on the conditions it determines, the implementation of all or part of a structure, work or use that was on a part of an immovable that was acquired for public service purposes by a person who has powers of expropriation. Such implementation may be carried out on the remainder of the immovable or, if necessary, on an adjacent immovable. Such authorization may not be granted if (1) the structure, work or use was not, immediately before the acquisition, in conformity with the applicable by-laws or protected by acquired rights; (2) the implementation hinders the owners of the neighbouring immovables in the enjoyment of their right of ownership; or (3) the implementation increases the risks with regard to public safety or public health or adversely affects the quality of the environment or general well-being. The council must, at the request of a person who has expropriation powers, adopt a by-law referred to in the first paragraph in order to allow the reinstatement, to the extent possible, of any structure, work or use that was on the acquired part of the immovable. However, the council may refuse to do so if of the opinion that the application of the criteria set out in the second paragraph would prevent any authorization, in which case it must send the person a notice stating the grounds for its refusal. 2023, c. 27, s. 185.

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§ 257Section 257Amendment

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257. (Amendment integrated into c. C-19, s. 421). 1979, c. 51, s. 257.

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§ 258Section 258Provision

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Section 258 is marked inoperative.

258. (Inoperative, 1979, c. 72, s. 267). 1979, c. 51, s. 258.

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§ 259Section 259Amendment

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259. (1) (Omitted); (2) (omitted); (3) (omitted); (4) (omitted); (5) (omitted); (6) (amendment integrated into c. C-27.1, a. 493); (7) (omitted); (8) (omitted); (9) (omitted); (10) (omitted); (11) (omitted); (12) (omitted); (13) (omitted); (14) (omitted); (15) (omitted); (16) (omitted); (17) (amendment integrated into c. C-27.1, a. 540); (18) (omitted). 1979, c. 51, s. 259.

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§ 260Section 260Amendment

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This section consists of notes that amendments were integrated for subsections (1) to (5), and subsection (6) was omitted.

260. (1) (Amendment integrated into c. C-19, s. 70); (2) (amendment integrated into c. C-19, s. 356); (3) (amendment integrated into c. C-19, s. 411); (4) (amendment integrated into c. C-19, s. 412); (5) (amendment integrated into c. C-19, s. 415); (6) (omitted). 1979, c. 51, s. 260.

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§ 261Section 261Provision

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261. (Omitted). 1979, c. 51, s. 261.

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§ 261.1Section 261.1Repeal

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Section 261.1 is repealed.

261.1. (Repealed). 1982, c. 2, s. 85; 1982, c. 63, s. 283; 1996, c. 2, s. 65.

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§ 262Section 262Repeal

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Section 262 is repealed.

262. (Repealed). 1979, c. 51, s. 262; 1981, c. 59, s. 7.

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§ 263Section 263Amendment

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263. (Amendment integrated into c. R-10, s. 2). 1979, c. 51, s. 263.

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§ 264Section 264Repeal

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264. Ville de Laval is subject both to the provisions of this Act, except the provisions of Chapter II.1 of Title I that concern by-laws other than the by-law provided for in section 79.1, that concern regional county municipalities and to the provisions of this Act that concern local municipalities, subject to the necessary modifications. The powers and responsibilities conferred by this Act on the warden, the council, the executive committee and the secretary of a regional county municipality shall be exercised in that city by the mayor, the council, the executive committee, and the clerk or any other officer designated for that purpose, respectively. However, (1) any by-law that adopts, amends or replaces the planning program or a planning by-law is deemed to be in conformity with the RCM plan as soon as it is adopted; (2) section 84 applies to Ville de Laval, with the following modifications: (a) the special planning program may be adopted independently from a planning program, (b) the provisions of this Act relating to the planning program apply to the special planning program, with the necessary modifications, except sections 83 and 98, and (c) the special planning program must include the general aims of land development policy in the territory of the municipality regarding the part of that territory to which it applies; (3) (subparagraph repealed); (4) sections 114 and 117 apply, taking into account the procedure provided for in subsection 23 of section 51a of the Cities and Towns Act (Revised Statutes, 1964, c. 193), enacted for Ville de Laval by section 12 of the Charter of the City of Laval (1965, 1st session, c. 89); (5) subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 113 applies with the addition of “where the RCM plan specifies development areas grouping one or more zones for which a special planning program has come into force, a development area may be a territorial unit for the purposes of the provisions of subdivisions 1 to 2.1 of Division V that relate to approval by way of referendum” at the end; (6) Chapter V of Title I applies, with the possibility of establishing subcommittees of the planning advisory committee on the basis of existing planning sectors. Subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph ceases to apply if a planning program comes into force in the territory of the city. 1979, c. 51, s. 264; 1982, c. 63, s. 104; 1986, c. 33, s. 4; 1987, c. 53, s. 7; 1987, c. 57, s. 679; 1993, c. 3, s. 88; 1993, c. 65, s. 87; 1996, c. 25, s. 80; 2002, c. 68, s. 52; 2010, c. 10, s. 103; 2021, c. 7, s. 26; 2023, c. 12, s. 97; 2025, c. 4, s. 40.

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264.0.1. Ville de Mirabel is subject both to the provisions of this Act, except the provisions of Chapter II.1 of Title I that concern by-laws other than the by-law provided for in section 79.1, that concern regional county municipalities and to the provisions of this Act that concern local municipalities, subject to the necessary modifications. The powers and responsibilities conferred by this Act on the warden, the council and the secretary of a regional county municipality shall be exercised in that city by the mayor, the council and the clerk or any other officer designated for that purpose, respectively. However, (1) any by-law that adopts, amends or replaces the planning program or a planning by-law is deemed to be in conformity with the RCM plan as soon as it is adopted; (2) section 84 applies to Ville de Mirabel, with the following modifications: (a) the special planning program may be adopted independently from a planning program, (b) the provisions of this Act relating to the planning program apply to the special planning program, with the necessary modifications, except sections 83 and 98, and (c) the special planning program must include the general aims of land development policy in the territory of the municipality regarding the part of that territory to which it applies; (3) (subparagraph repealed); (4) subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 113 applies with the addition of “where the RCM plan specifies development areas grouping one or more zones for which a special planning program has come into force, a development area may be a territorial unit for the purposes of the provisions of subdivisions 1 to 2.1 of Division V that relate to approval by way of referendum” at the end. Subparagraphs 2 of the second paragraph ceases to apply if a planning program comes into force in the territory of the city. 1984, c. 47, s. 6; 1986, c. 33, s. 5; 1987, c. 53, s. 8; 1987, c. 57, s. 680; 1993, c. 3, s. 89; 1993, c. 65, s. 88; 1996, c. 2, s. 66; 1996, c. 25, s. 81; 2002, c. 68, s. 52; 2010, c. 10, s. 104; 2021, c. 7, s. 27; 2023, c. 12, s. 98; 2025, c. 4, s. 41.

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Ville de Gatineau is subject to this Act, with stated exceptions, and certain regional county municipality powers are exercised by the mayor, city council, and clerk.

264.0.2. Ville de Gatineau is subject both to the provisions of this Act, except the provisions of Chapter II.1 of Title I that concern by-laws other than the by-law provided for in section 79.1, that concern regional county municipalities and to the provisions concerning local municipalities, subject to the necessary modifications. The powers and responsibilities conferred by that Act on the warden, the council and the secretary of a regional county municipality shall be exercised, respectively by the mayor, the city council and the clerk. However, any by-law that adopts, amends or replaces the planning program or a planning by-law is deemed to be in conformity with the RCM plan as soon as it is adopted. 2000, c. 56, s. 100; 2001, c. 25, s. 218; 2002, c. 68, s. 8, s. 52; 2010, c. 10, s. 105; 2021, c. 7, s. 28; 2025, c. 4, s. 42.

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§ 264.0.3Section 264.0.3Amendment

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264.0.3. Ville de Montréal is subject both to the provisions of this Act, except Division II of Chapter II.1 of Title I, that concern regional county municipalities and to the provisions of this Act that concern local municipalities, with the necessary modifications. The powers and responsibilities conferred by this Act on the warden, the council and the secretary of a regional county municipality shall be exercised in that city, subject to the provisions of the Charter of Ville de Montréal, metropolis of Québec (chapter C-11.4) relating to borough councils, by the mayor, the urban agglomeration council and the clerk, respectively. However, (1) any by-law, adopted by the city council, that adopts, amends or replaces the planning program or a planning by-law is deemed to be in conformity with the RCM plan as soon as it is adopted; (2) the examination of the conformity of a by-law adopted by a borough council with the city’s RCM plan must be carried out in accordance with sections 137.2 to 137.8, with the necessary modifications and the modifications applicable under the second paragraph of section 133 of the Charter of Ville de Montréal, metropolis of Québec; (3) the powers conferred on the council of the regional county municipality by section 148.0.20.1 must be exercised by the city council if the immovable concerned is situated in the territory of the city. All the functions devolved under this section to Ville de Montréal as a regional county municipality constitute a matter referred to in paragraph 12 of section 19 of the Act respecting the exercise of certain municipal powers in certain urban agglomerations (chapter E-20.001). In accordance with that Act in particular, the territory of Ville de Montréal is deemed to correspond, for the purpose of exercising those functions, to the urban agglomeration of Montréal. 2010, c. 10, s. 106; 2021, c. 10, s. 112; 2025, c. 4, s. 43.

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§ 264.0.4Section 264.0.4Amendment

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Ville de Québec is subject to certain provisions of the Act, with one specified exception, and some regional county municipality powers are to be exercised in the city by designated municipal bodies.

264.0.4. Ville de Québec is subject both to the provisions of this Act, except Division II of Chapter II.1 of Title I, that concern regional county municipalities and to the provisions of this Act that concern local municipalities, subject to the necessary modifications. The powers and responsibilities conferred by this Act on the warden, the council and the secretary of a regional county municipality shall be exercised in that city, subject to the provisions of the Charter of Ville de Québec, national capital of Québec (chapter C-11.5) relating to borough councils, by the mayor, the urban agglomeration council and the clerk, respectively. However, (1) any by-law, adopted by the city council, that adopts, amends or replaces the planning program or a planning by-law is deemed to be in conformity with the RCM plan as soon as it is adopted; (2) the examination of the conformity of a by-law adopted by a borough council with the city’s RCM plan must be carried out in accordance with sections 137.2 to 137.8, with the necessary modifications and the modifications applicable under the second, third and fourth paragraphs of section 117 of the Charter of Ville de Québec, national capital of Québec. All the functions devolved under this section to Ville de Québec as a regional county municipality constitute a matter referred to in paragraph 12 of section 19 of the Act respecting the exercise of certain municipal powers in certain urban agglomerations (chapter E-20.001). In accordance with that Act in particular, the territory of Ville de Québec is deemed to correspond, for the purpose of exercising those functions, to the urban agglomeration of Québec. 2010, c. 10, s. 106; 2025, c. 4, s. 44.

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§ 264.0.5Section 264.0.5Amendment

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264.0.5. Ville de Longueuil is subject both to the provisions of this Act, except Division II of Chapter II.1 of Title I, that concern regional county municipalities and to the provisions of this Act that concern local municipalities, subject to the necessary modifications. The powers and responsibilities conferred by this Act on the warden, the council and the secretary of a regional county municipality shall be exercised in that city, subject to the provisions of the Charter of Ville de Longueuil (chapter C-11.3) relating to borough councils, by the mayor, the urban agglomeration council and the clerk, respectively. However, (1) any by-law, adopted by the city council, that adopts, amends or replaces the planning program or a planning by-law is deemed to be in conformity with the RCM plan as soon as it is adopted; (2) the examination of the conformity of a by-law adopted by a borough council with the city’s RCM plan must be carried out in accordance with sections 137.2 to 137.8, with the necessary modifications and the modifications applicable under the second paragraph of section 74 of the Charter of Ville de Longueuil. All the functions devolved under this section to Ville de Longueuil as a regional county municipality constitute a matter referred to in paragraph 12 of section 19 of the Act respecting the exercise of certain municipal powers in certain urban agglomerations (chapter E-20.001). In accordance with that Act in particular, the territory of Ville de Longueuil is deemed to correspond, for the purpose of exercising those functions, to the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. 2010, c. 10, s. 106; 2025, c. 4, s. 45.

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§ 264.0.6Section 264.0.6Amendment

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Ville de Lévis is subject to this Act, with stated exceptions, and certain regional county municipality powers and responsibilities are exercised in the city by the mayor, city council, and clerk.

264.0.6. Ville de Lévis is subject both to the provisions of this Act, except the provisions of Chapter II.1 of Title I that concern by-laws other than the by-law provided for in section 79.1, that concern regional county municipalities and to the provisions of this Act that concern local municipalities, subject to the necessary modifications. The powers and responsibilities conferred by this Act on the warden, the council and the secretary of a regional county municipality shall be exercised in that city, subject to the provisions of the Charter of Ville de Lévis (chapter C-11.2) relating to borough councils, by the mayor, the city council and the clerk, respectively. However, any by-law that adopts, amends or replaces the planning program or a planning by-law is deemed to be in conformity with the RCM plan as soon as it is adopted. 2010, c. 10, s. 106; 2021, c. 7, s. 29; 2025, c. 4, s. 46.

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§ 264.0.7Section 264.0.7Amendment

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This section makes Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine subject to specified rules for regional county municipalities and local municipalities, with one division excluded and necessary modifications.

264.0.7. Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine is subject both to the provisions of this Act, except Division II of Chapter II.1 of Title I, that concern regional county municipalities and to the provisions of this Act that concern local municipalities, subject to the necessary modifications. The powers and responsibilities conferred by this Act on the warden, the council and the secretary of a regional county municipality shall be exercised in that municipality by the mayor, the urban agglomeration council and the clerk, respectively. However, any by-law, adopted by the municipal council, that adopts, amends or replaces the planning program or a planning by-law is deemed to be in conformity with the RCM plan as soon as it is adopted. All the functions devolved under this section to Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine as a regional county municipality constitute a matter referred to in paragraph 12 of section 19 of the Act respecting the exercise of certain municipal powers in certain urban agglomerations (chapter E-20.001). In accordance with that Act in particular, the territory of Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine is deemed to correspond, for the purpose of exercising those functions, to the urban agglomeration of Îles-de-la-Madeleine. 2010, c. 10, s. 106; 2025, c. 4, s. 47.

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§ 264.0.8Section 264.0.8Amendment

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Ville de La Tuque is subject to certain Act provisions, with one specified exception, and municipal functions and roles are reallocated for the city.

264.0.8. Ville de La Tuque is subject both to the provisions of this Act, except Division II of Chapter II.1 of Title I, that concern regional county municipalities and to the provisions of this Act that concern local municipalities, subject to the necessary modifications. The powers and responsibilities conferred by this Act on the warden, the council and the secretary of a regional county municipality shall be exercised in that city by the mayor, the urban agglomeration council and the clerk, respectively. However, any by-law, adopted by the city council, that adopts, amends or replaces the planning program or a planning by-law is deemed to be in conformity with the RCM plan as soon as it is adopted. All the functions devolved under this section to Ville de La Tuque as a regional county municipality constitute a matter referred to in paragraph 12 of section 19 of the Act respecting the exercise of certain municipal powers in certain urban agglomerations (chapter E-20.001). In accordance with that Act in particular, the territory of Ville de La Tuque is deemed to correspond, for the purpose of exercising those functions, to the urban agglomeration of La Tuque. 2010, c. 10, s. 106; 2025, c. 4, s. 48.

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§ 264.0.9Section 264.0.9Provision

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Certain listed cities may keep a single combined document in force, and if they do, specific planning-program provisions apply instead of other listed sections. When replacing certain by-laws, the listed municipalities must follow the rules for a by-law under section 110.10.1, and the replacement by-law must be adopted within two years after the revising by-law comes into force.

264.0.9. Ville de Gatineau, Ville de Laval, Ville de Lévis, Ville de Mirabel, Ville de Rouyn-Noranda, Ville de Saguenay, Ville de Shawinigan, Ville de Sherbrooke and Ville de Trois-Rivières may maintain in force a single document that contains both provisions specific to the content of a land use and development plan and provisions specific to the content of a planning program. In such a case, sections 47 to 53.11, 53.11.5 to 56.12, 56.12.3 to 56.12.5, 56.12.8 to 57, 57.3, 58, 59 to 61.1, 61.3 to 71 and 71.0.3 to 72, rather than sections 88 to 100 and 102 to 112.8, apply, with the necessary modifications, to the provisions specific to the content of a planning program. To replace its zoning by-law, conditional use by-law, incentive zoning by-law or differentiated zoning by-law, every municipality listed in the first paragraph must comply with the rules applicable to a by-law referred to in section 110.10.1, with the necessary modifications. However, the replacement by-law may be adopted not later than the day that is two years after the day of coming into force of the by-law that revises the single document. 2017, c. 13, s. 18; 2023, c. 12, s. 99; 2024, c. 24, s. 10.

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§ 264.1Section 264.1Repeal

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Section 264.1 is repealed.

264.1. (Repealed). 1982, c. 18, s. 146; 1982, c. 63, s. 105; 1983, c. 57, s. 39; 1984, c. 27, s. 30; 1985, c. 27, s. 8; 1985, c. 31, s. 27; 1987, c. 57, s. 681; 1987, c. 102, s. 35; 1990, c. 50, s. 12; 1993, c. 3, s. 90; 1995, c. 34, s. 63; 1996, c. 25, s. 82; 1997, c. 44, s. 96; 2000, c. 34, s. 238.

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§ 264.2Section 264.2Repeal

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Section 264.2 is repealed.

264.2. (Repealed). 1982, c. 63, s. 106; 1983, c. 57, s. 40; 1984, c. 27, s. 31; 1984, c. 32, s. 28; 1985, c. 27, s. 9; 1987, c. 57, s. 682; 1987, c. 102, s. 36; 1990, c. 50, s. 13; 1993, c. 3, s. 91; 1995, c. 34, s. 64; 1996, c. 25, s. 83; 2000, c. 56, Sch. VI, s. 225.

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§ 264.3Section 264.3Repeal

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Section 264.3 is repealed.

264.3. (Repealed). 1983, c. 29, s. 72; 1983, c. 57, s. 41; 1984, c. 27, s. 32; 1985, c. 27, s. 10; 1987, c. 102, s. 37; 1990, c. 50, s. 14; 1990, c. 85, s. 123; 1993, c. 3, s. 92; 1995, c. 34, s. 65; 1996, c. 25, s. 84; 2000, c. 56, s. 101.

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§ 265Section 265Provision

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For certain listed municipalities, the letters patent may include special provisions about preparing, adopting, and bringing into force an RCM plan, a planning program, or zoning, subdivision, or building by-laws.

265. In the case of the municipalities contemplated in the Act respecting the vicinity of the new international airport (1970, c. 48) and in the case of the municipalities of the Haut-Saguenay contemplated in the Act respecting certain municipalities of the Outaouais and Haut-Saguenay (1974, c. 88), the letters patent respecting those municipalities or a group thereof may include special provisions respecting the preparation, adoption and coming into force of an RCM plan, a planning program or a zoning, subdivision or building by-law. 1979, c. 51, s. 265; 2002, c. 68, s. 52; 2010, c. 10, s. 110.

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§ 266Section 266Provision

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This Act does not apply in the territories north of the 55th parallel or in certain Category I lands south of that parallel.

266. This Act does not apply in the territories situated north of the 55th parallel nor in the Category I lands situated south of the 55th parallel north, described in Chapter I of Title III of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1). 1979, c. 51, s. 266; 1996, c. 2, s. 67; 2001, c. 61, s. 11; 2013, c. 19, s. 52.

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§ 267Section 267Provision

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A minister designated by the Government is responsible for preparing certain listed government materials and must consult the other ministers concerned.

267. The aims, guidelines, documents, assessments, opinions, notices, orders and interventions of the Government or of its Ministers or mandataries of the State contemplated in sections 51, 53.7, 53.12, 56.4, 56.14, 56.16, 57.9, 65, 79.9, 79.19.4 and 79.19.20 and 149 to 165 shall be prepared under the responsibility of a minister designated by the Government. The minister shall, for that purpose, consult the other ministers concerned. The minister designated in accordance with the first paragraph may authorize another minister or an agency of the State to exercise all or part of his powers or to perform his duties and functions under sections 149 to 165. 1979, c. 51, s. 267; 1987, c. 53, s. 9; 1990, c. 50, s. 15; 1993, c. 3, s. 93; 1996, c. 25, s. 85; 1996, c. 26, s. 69; 1999, c. 40, s. 18; 2010, c. 10, s. 107; 2021, c. 7, s. 30; 2023, c. 12, s. 100. The Minister designated is the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Order in Council 1162-2025 dated 10 September 2025, (2025) 157 G.O. 2 (French), 5416.

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§ 267.1Section 267.1Provision

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When the Minister gives an opinion on a document about an agricultural zone, the Minister must consider two specified matters.

267.1. Where the Minister gives his opinion, in light of governmental policy, on a document concerning an agricultural zone established pursuant to the Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities (chapter P-41.1), he shall take into consideration whether or not the elements it contains enable the objectives referred to in the third paragraph of section 5 to be met. He shall also take into consideration whether or not the parameters to serve in the establishment of separation distances are consistent with the parameters indicated pursuant to section 56.4. Those obligations do not apply if the document in respect of which the opinion is given is a metropolitan plan or is related to a metropolitan plan. 1996, c. 26, s. 70; 2010, c. 10, s. 108; 2023, c. 12, s. 101.

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§ 267.2Section 267.2Repeal

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Section 267.2 is repealed.

267.2. (Repealed). 1997, c. 44, s. 97; 1997, c. 93, s. 45; 2000, c. 56, s. 102; 2001, c. 25, s. 8; 2001, c. 68, s. 3; 2002, c. 77, s. 7; 2004, c. 20, s. 14; 2010, c. 10, s. 109.

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§ 267.3Section 267.3Repeal

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267.3. (Repealed). 2001, c. 68, s. 4; 2002, c. 77, s. 8; 2010, c. 10, s. 109.

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§ 268Section 268Provision

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The Minister is responsible for applying this Act.

268. The Minister is responsible for the application of this Act. 1979, c. 51, s. 268.

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§ 269Section 269Provision

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269. (Omitted). 1979, c. 51, s. 269.

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§ 270Section 270Provision

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Section 270 states that it ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987.

270. (This section ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987). 1982, c. 21, s. 1; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33.

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§ —ScheduleRepeal

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This schedule repeals specified provisions of chapter 51 of the statutes of 1979, with some exceptions, and ties each repeal to the coming into force of later updates to chapter A-19.1.

In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), chapter 51 of the statutes of 1979, in force on 1 November 1980, is repealed, except sections 247, 248 and 269, effective from the coming into force of chapter A-19.1 of the Revised Statutes. In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), sections 247 and 248 of chapter 51 of the statutes of 1979, in force on 1 January 1984, are repealed effective from the coming into force of the updating to 1 January 1984 of chapter A-19.1 of the Revised Statutes. In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), paragraphs 4 and 7 of section 261 of chapter 51 of the statutes of 1979, in force on 1 September 1985, are repealed effective from the coming into force of the updating to 1 September 1985 of chapter A-19.1 of the Revised Statutes. In accordance with section 9 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), paragraph 6 of section 261 of chapter 51 of the statutes of 1979, in force on 1 September 1993, is repealed effective from the coming into force of the updating to 1 September 1993 of chapter A-19.1 of the Revised Statutes. In accordance with section 9 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), paragraph 10 of section 261 of chapter 51 of the statutes of 1979, in force on 1 March 1996, is repealed effective from the coming into force of the updating to 1 March 1996 of chapter A-19.1 of the Revised Statutes.

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Act respecting the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (chapter C-37.01) or section 38 of the Act
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Sections 227, 227.1, 228
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