26. The associate deputy minister, Forêt Québec, the associate deputy minister for regional operations or a regional director, in respect of the regional branch for which he is responsible and in respect of a volume of timber of less than 1,000 m3, is authorized to sign any deed, document or writing pertaining to authorization to harvest timber and ship it to the holder of a wood processing plant operating permit, provided for in section 92.0.2 of the Act.