1. Subject to the other conditions of validity that may be prescribed by law, the deeds, documents and writings listed in Schedule A signed by the officers of the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux holding the positions listed therein, insofar as those officers act within the limits of their duties for the purposes of the mandate of the administrative unit for which they are responsible, are binding on the Department and may be attributed to the Minister as though they were signed by him.
The same applies where such deeds, documents and writings are signed by a person who is authorized in writing to temporarily replace such an officer or to perform the duties of such an officer on an interim basis.