21.1. Notwithstanding section 19, a ceremony for the investiture with insignia of a person referred to in section 4 of the Act respecting the Ordre national du Québec (chapter O-7.01) may be held at all times.
Notwithstanding section 20, outside Québec and at the request of the Prime Minister, a minister or, in his absence, a delegate of the Gouvernment du Québec may invest that person with the insignia.