245. The following persons shall not be nominated for, elected or appointed to the council, nor hold a position as officer of the Regional Government:(1) Any person who is a party, directly or indirectly, by himself or his partners, to any contract with the Regional Government, unless a document emanating from the secretary indicating the nature of the contract and the amounts of money involved is publicly posted in the offices of the Regional Government and of all the municipalities in the Territory at the time of his nomination, election or appointment and remains so posted, with all relevant additions or deletions, at all times during his tenure of office. Acceptance of or application for municipal services available to ratepayers according to a fixed tariff shall not be considered to be a contract with the Regional Government.Nevertheless, a shareholder in any legally constituted business corporation which has any contract or agreement with the Regional Government or which receives any grant or subsidy therefrom shall not be disqualified; but he shall be deemed to be interested if any discussion should arise before the council or the executive committee with reference to any measure relating to the business corporation, save when the business corporation is the Makivik Corporation incorporated by section 2 of the Act respecting the Makivik Corporation (chapter S-18.1) or one of the local Inuit landholding corporations contemplated in the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1), or one of their subsidiaries, in which case he shall only be deemed to be interested if he is an officer or director of the business corporation. The provisions of this paragraph apply with the necessary modifications when a person becomes, directly or indirectly, by himself or his partners, a party to a contract once he has been elected or appointed.
(2) Whenever the office of regional councillor or the office of chairman or vice-chairman of the executive committee is in question, any persons(a) who are responsible for moneys belonging to the Regional Government; or
(b) who are sureties for any officer of the Regional Government;
(c) who are disqualified by virtue of section 20; or
(d) who receive any pecuniary allowance or other consideration from the Regional Government for their services, otherwise than under a legislative provision, save when a document emanating from the secretary indicating the origin and the amount of payments is publicly posted in the office of the Regional Government and of all municipalities in the Territory at the time of their nomination, election or appointment and remains so posted, with all additions and deletions, if any, at all times during their tenure of office.
The provisions of this paragraph apply with the necessary modifications when a person receives or begins to receive any pecuniary allowance or other consideration once he has been elected or appointed.
1978, c. 87, s. 245; 1987, c. 91, s. 22; 1996, c. 2, s. 1105; 1999, c. 40, s. 331; 2009, c. 26, s. 93; 2009, c. 52, s. 712.