4. A public officer who stays outside Québec during a leave authorized by the officer’s employer, excluding a stay referred to in section 3, remains entitled to benefits provided that the total duration of the stays for the year does not exceed 12 weeks, without taking into account stays of 21 consecutive days or less.
A person referred to in the second paragraph of section 1 who stays outside Québec, for a stay excluding a stay referred to in section 3, also remains entitled to benefits on the same conditions.