46.16. Administration by Retraite Québec under the provisions of Division III of the Regulation to provide a framework for settlement of the benefits of members and beneficiaries of plans covered by subdivision 4.0.1 of Division II of Chapter XIII of the Supplemental Pension Plans Act and for administration by Retraite Québec of certain pensions paid out of the assets of the plans (chapter R-15.1, r. 3), can encompass all members and beneficiaries of some or all of the pension plans whose benefits are paid under this Division in the same year, and the assets of those plans that correspond to the portion of the benefits of the members and beneficiaries referred to in the third paragraph of section 46.1. The plans administered collectively are therefore deemed, for such purposes, to constitute a single plan.