7. The Public Curator shall define the functions of the Assistant Public Curator. If the Public Curator is absent or unable to act or if the office of Public Curator is vacant, the Assistant Public Curator shall replace him.
If the Assistant Public Curator is absent or unable to act, the Public Curator shall designate, in writing, one or more persons from his personnel to replace the Assistant Public Curator.
The designation shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec but shall take effect upon the signing by the Public Curator of the instrument evidencing it.
The Public Curator may also, in writing and to the extent he indicates, delegate the exercise of his functions to his public servants or employees. The Public Curator may, in the instrument of delegation, authorize the subdelegation of such functions as he indicates; in that case, the Public Curator shall identify the public servants or employees to whom the functions may be subdelegated.
1989, c. 54, s. 7; 1999, c. 30, s. 1; 2020, c. 112020, c. 11, s. 1221.