4. The orders of the Deputy Minister must be carried out in the same manner as those of the Minister; his authority shall be that of the incumbent minister of the department and his official signature shall give force and effect to every document within the jurisdiction of the department.
The Deputy Minister may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties vested in the Minister under any fiscal law.
1972, c. 22, s. 4; 1978, c. 15, s. 140.