1. Any deed, document or writing signed, in accordance with the Act, by an associate deputy minister or assistant deputy minister of the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles or, where applicable, by a person authorized to perform the duties of those persons on a provisional or interim basis, is binding on the Minister and may be attributed to the Minister as though the Minister had signed it himself or herself.
The same applies to a deed, document or writing listed in the following provisions when signed by a member of the personnel or employee of the department referred to therein or the person authorized to perform the duties of those persons on a provisional or interim basis, insofar as the person acts within his or her jurisdiction.