1. The allowances referred to in this Act are, except for the purposes of section 26, the family assistance allowances provided for in Division II.
Family assistance allowances are granted by the Régie des rentes du Québec, hereinafter called “the Board”, in accordance with the formalities set out in section 27.2. They constitute the advance allowance referred to in section 1056.1 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3) and are deemed to be paid by the Minister of Revenue pursuant to that section.
Allowances must be used for the welfare of the child in whose respect they are paid and of his family.
1973, c. 36, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1982, c. 17, s. 36; 1986, c. 103, s. 1; 1989, c. 4, s. 2.